Marjan Roos
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We (group of 4 wine enthousiasts) chose the 10-course menu with wine paring.
Highlights were a course with green peas, imaginative and flavorfull and green asparagus with tagliatelle from calamari. The main course was Waygu beef, well prepared, great match with the Vega Sicilia Pintia, however, the beef famously contains 50% fat which I could not stomach (yay for my table mates).
But then the misses: First and foremost - the toast served with the foie gras was burned black to a crisp, inedible. The not even dime sized dollop of reduced aromatic liqueur was way too small for the substantial amount of uninspired foie gras. The dish was paired with a white Pinot Noir, a total miss pairing wise.
The filled cabbage course had potential flavor-wise but was so mushy that it totally missed the point.
The bouillabaisse with red mullet smelled (and tasted) so fishy that I only took one bite.
The cheese course was made with Osseau-Iraty (very strong cheese) with figs (not sweet enough to match the cheese) and paired with a white Port. Another miss pairing wis.
The wines were average, definitely not meeting expectations (except for the Toro) and the pairings were often not too great.
The service was choreographed, making it far from invisible.
To sum it up: my expectations were high, but I walked away deflated. So was my wallet: the bill was almost 450 euros.