I told the manager after our holiday party at the Atrium that it was a stellar event, and that it far exceeded my expectations. Our group of lawyers is finicky, hard to please, and many are sophisticated diners. Everyone was impressed with the entire evening, and I, undeservedly, have been the recipient of an endless stream of congratulations and thank yous for finding this venue. We were at first knocked out by the understated elegance, and breathtaking beauty of the dining room. It has been lovingly tended by a fastitdious and most artistic decorator, in addition to being a stunning design. The service was almost shocking---it was so unusually complete, careful, kind, and, like the decor, understated. Last, but by far not least, was the food, that could have graced the plates of any number of 4 star restaurants in the city. Pecan crusted chicken on a butternut squash puree, with a roasted sweet onion sauce and chanterelles, grilled salmon on a celery root remoulade with citrus segments and orange sauce, filet mignon with morels, a silky veal reduction cabernet sauce, stilton cheese potatoes gratin and asparagus, were our choices, which looked even more beautiful and tasted more delicious than they sound. The salad was a dungeness crabcake (all crab) and prawns mixed with a variety of greens with an herb ranch dressing, and at the end the most creamy melt in your mouth chocolate mousse cake with gelato vanilla ice cream. Nothing could possibly have been better, which has inspired me to write this piece, which I have never done before. It was an inspired evening, and I just want to publicly say, BRAVO!
Pros: elegant dining room, warm and impeccable service, brilliant food
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