This restaurant won a 1* Michelin in 2007? Well, those days are long gone too!
Let me tell you what abomination of food we had. Foie gras appetizer $20, passable. Not great, nothing fantastic. As a matter of fact, there was too much crap added to it, and there was a puddle of grease IN the bowl! How unappetizing is that? My friend had the yellow beet appetizer, with exactly 4 pieces of dried-up fresh (yeah right) truffle shavings on top.
Golden beet carpaccio $12. Now how the heck does sournand earthy supposed to match? It didn't even contrast either. Just an atrocious, amateur pairing.
For entrees, I had the Sonoma duck breast $28
According to the waiter, there was supposed to have some type of reduction with it, never saw it on the plate. Crunchy chunks of crap on top of my duck just didn't match once again. My friend had the beef cheeks, a $42 abomination!
Washugyu beef tender loin $42
The French waiter described it as so gelatinous and the ladies especially love it for their skin (like collagen injections -- are you getting the picture how full of it these people are?) since it has been cooking for over 6 hours. What got to the table looked like 2 at the most. Save for a teeny center portion, the meat was tough! How can I describe it, hard, like chewy doughy, as opposed to the melt in your mouth, collagen-filled meat that was sold to us.
If this was Top Chef, Collichio would have already asked the Chef "Did you taste the food before it left the kitchen? The potatoes with the duck were burnt, the spinach was a soggy mess. These are basic, basic things any line Chef could have done perfectly. Where was the skill in what you produced?"
2 appetizers, 2 entrees, 2 bottles of mineral water = $150 after tip
Do you want to get ripped off too? This is the perfect place if you're in the mood for throwing your money away for one of the most horrendous food experiences I had since a couple of days ago when I went to 16 Mile in Millbrae.
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