On balance, the meal was fine. The biggest pleasant culinary surprise was early in the meal. The oysters, kale, and scallops were a great surprise. Also, this was paired with a pear wine. Before I tasted it all together, I had my doubts about how this would work, but it was extremely tasty. Chef Florent shows great talent. Also, I give a shout out to the ravioli and fois gras sauce. My plate was clean enough to use again after I soaked all of the sauce with my bread. Also, I give them fairly high praise for accommodating one of our lactose allergies, although I noticed a couple of times sauces were simply removed and not substituted. Also, our lamb had likely been delayed to the table because it was noticeably cooler than it should have been.
Service was efficient, but I saw a couple minor missteps along the way. At one point the server dropped the bread on the table and simply replaced it on the plate. Also, we smelled mildew off and on throughout the meal (maybe on the clothes of some of the staff). None of these are catastrophic failures but could use a little fine tuning.
For the entire experience, we had two tasting menus (the lower priced one because frankly we liked the lower priced choices better than the higher priced ones), and we each had a wine pairing. The total price was $300 USD and 15 Euros left as a note of appreciation.
This meal sits somewhere between ok and good, but I would lean more towards good. It is a nice option for an overall high-end experience, but if you want to spend more to avoid any rough edges, then I would suggest other options. read more