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Our 3-hour long dinner was one of the best dining experiences I've had so far. We never felt rushed with each course and wow, was the ambiance romantic! The place is so nice and quiet, with only the occasional booming from the fountain show. Most tables have a very good view of it from the dining room. They even offer patio/balcony seating to get an even better view!
Dinner included the following:
Amuse-bouche
First course: -poached oysters with osetra caviar and sauce vermouth
-warm quail salad with sauteed artichokes and pinenuts
Second course: -foie gras au torchon with pineapple and port reduction
-sauteed ruby red shrimp with roasted zucchini, crispy artichoke, tomato confit, and piquillo pepper vinaigrette
Third course: -roasted (whole!) Maine lobster with sauce Americaine and salsify
-sauteed medallions of fallow deer with caramelized green apple and zinfandel sauce
Dessert: -warm chocolate fondant with dark chocolate gelato, toasted marshmallow, and graham cracker
-trio of meyer lemon flan with raspberry jellie, vanilla creme fraiche sorbet, and raspberry bavarois
Ended with petits fours.
Food was superb, but I wouldn't call the dishes extremely creative or original. However, they definitely were all perfectly prepared and tasted amazing. My favorites were definitely the foie gras (best foie I've had so far in my life!) and the lobster, but the entire meal was to die for! Thank you, Picasso!
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