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Yelp
Being owned by Michellin two star chef of Relais Chambard, all should would expect better food and service.
First the good stuff. One of the best pieces of beef I've ever had that I did not prepare myself. Amazing really. The chef took me through the various options on display, all aged 30-60 days, sourced from select regions and producers. It was cooked to effin perfection and amazingly flavorful. It was not a thick cut, about an inch thick, but I knew how much I could enjoy. He weighed it at 330 grams, so 3/4 pound, boneless sirloin. Photo below. It was seasoned well, perhaps a tad too well, but I love salt so that works for me, and was rubbed with garlic and rosemary. I will say it again, delicious.
However.... the wines offered, while varied and with many options, were not of the caliber of this meat. I tasted a number of options, with one of the servers, but really nothing fit the structure this meal required.
Perhaps the saddest part however, were the sides of roasted potatoes and green beans... over cooked, mushy and completely flavorless.
My wife had one of their signature tarts flambées, with "prosciutto and cornichon". So OK, they have their own idea, perhaps "house made?" Prosciutto, which was a very thick, chewy cut, of some cured meat, but nothing resembling what you might expect, and nothing so satisfying as the real DOP product. But the gravest insult was the giant, clearly imported, pickles they used instead of the artisan delicacy of tiny 1-2" crispy bites. Sure, I'm nit-picking, but again, right across the street is their Micheline two star!
So, most travelers won't be disappointed, but just thought a few of you might like to know what to expect. If they had even ok sides I probably would have given four stars, but that, and the average service just left us feeling like this place is flying on the reputation more than the execution.
