Michelle N.
Yelp
La Table is off the table!
Service was horrible...at first then the waiter started picking up slack after receiving dishes that we kept having issues with.
First thing the waiter asked was about cocktails not water but cocktails. We just wanted ice water with lemon.
After receiving water, the ice never came until 10 mins later after ordering our food. The lemon was never received (I gave up)
--Oysters on the Half Shell (3/5) - A pre-made sauce migononette and some lemon on the side. I didn't like the sauce a little too vinaigrette-ish to my liking. I wish they had horseradish and regular cocktail sauce. As for the oysters, needed to be more chilled it was a tad briny and salty but fresh.
--Hudson Valley Foie Gras Terrine (3/5) - Not the typical foie gras you think. This was more like a cold pressed pate with their brioche bread. The foie gras was good, creamy, a bit sweet, and a bit bitter. As for the bread, it was very stale, and he kept insisting it's a different type of bread, but I've had brioche before! He replaced the brioche and brought us some baguette from the bakery area and "warmed them up". The bread was super hard and chewy and the insides were still cold.
--Scottish Salmon (4/5) - The only dish we enjoyed most. The fish was a little dry but when you drizzle the sauce over the salmon then it tastes better, made it more moist. The sauce was a bit buttery, and a tad of sweetness, and we loved it. At the bottom of the dish was a bed of rice with some really hard turnips.
--Ravioli (2/5) - I was hoping they had the mushroom ravioli, but I guess their dishes are seasonal. Goat cheese, spring peas, and mint. The veggies and creamy sauce was great. As for the ravioli itself, the cheese was very pungent. Almost as if it were to be blue cheese which I hate! I have had goat cheese before and never had a problem with it, this was a bit much for my liking.
--Frittes with Bearnaise Sauce (3/5) - After ordering all the appetizers and entree, 5 minutes later we decided to add this on as well. This was the second dish we received and the rest didn't come out til 40 minutes later. Just a side of fries that came with bearnaise sauce. We received ketchup and had to ask for the other sauce it was suppose to come with. The food runner seemed like he didn't know what I was talking about. Got so tired of asking for this, so we just continued to finish our meal until the waiter finally realized that we still didn't receive it. He apologized and said most of their staff was new. The sauce was good, had a tart taste to it and it was creamy. The fries were crispy, they were about the size of McDonald's fries. Topped with herbs and seasoning.
--Lemon Merengue Tart (3/5) - I would probably give this a 4 if it came fresh out the bakery. It was still good though! The merengue was torched at the top but it was soggy, the filling was perfect, not too sweet and had enough of the lemon tart in it.
This whole experience was really annoying and I felt the waiter also felt our distraction. He comped our drinks and dessert which was really nice of him.
Honestly there was so much more I wanted to try and my expectations were pretty high here, but it didn't go as planned. I don't think we would return back here, we also felt a little sick when we got home.