"2015-12-07T00:00:00"^^ . "1"^^ . . . "5"^^ . "5"^^ . "2"^^ . "An anniversary, a birthday, or just a beautiful night out--Altius is your stop for it all.\n\nI was gifted a gift certificate to Altius from a friend and couldn't wait to check it out as I had recently moved to Mount Washington. It was a treat in itself to celebrate an event with a new restaurant. I had to switch my original reservation to an earlier date and the hostess was more than accommodating for helping me pick a new date and time.\n\nWell, on that day we must have hit the jackpot, because not only did we have a window view upstairs, but we sat in the corner where the windows meet for what I think is the best seat in the house!\n\nOur waiter started us out with an amuse bouche and some house popcorn--what a fun treat to start off a great meal. I asked the waiter some questions about what I had read from previous reviews and the menu on Yelp. Apparently the info on Yelp menu-wise is not up-to-date (can you see my sad face finding out they did not have polenta?). But we marched forward because there were so many other great options.\n\nWe ordered the Charcuterie because who doesn't love cheeses?! It included honeycomb (fav) and various cheese. I could have just had a second of this and the night would have been complete, but then we ordered our meals.\n\nWe ordered the lamb chop and the sea bass. Both were cooked well. The lamb--one piece was perfect the other a little well done, but still delicious.\n\nFor desert we got the cheesecake, which was really like an espresso pot de creme In the form of a cake slice. Usually I am not one for desert, but this one was outstanding.\n\nAn amazing gem on Mount Washington--we'll be back!"^^ . .