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Our experience didn't start off on a good note. We arrived early to our reservation, and they told us our table wasn't ready yet (which was fair, since we we were early). So we went out and walked around the Distillery District for a bit before returning at the time of our reservation. We then had to wait a further 15 minutes before they sat us. I thought this was very unprofessional as we had a reservation, arrived early, and still had to wait so long. When we were seated, they only gave us one menu even though there were four of us. We had to ask for additional menus. After taking our orders, the bread came out, which tasted ok, but was cold.
Now the food: I ordered the melted gruyere French onion soup, arctic char almondine, and finished with the bittersweet kwokolate bar. The French onion soup was very good, though the presentation was awkward. The bowl itself was sitting in another shallow bowl, presumably to catch the overflow. But this construction made the soup a little awkward to eat. I really liked the toast, which was still very crispy even though it was in the soup. The arctic char was ok. I would have preferred the skin to be crispier, rather than soggy. The dessert was the star for me. Beautifully chocolately and decadent.
My family members didn't fare as well with their meals, however. The filet mignon came out medium to medium-well done, even though it was requested to be rare. The short ribs were very dry. The final desserts were also mixed up, as they brought out the wrong desserts twice.
Ultimately a pretty disappointing experience. I might come again when it's not winterlicious/summerlicious, to see if the regular service will be better.
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