Captain S.
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Recommended but with reservations..
First to what really worked well. The service was friendly, efficient, informative. Very nice people. Professional. The plants hanging around the restaurant were calming and the serving dishes were well thought out and accentuated the dishes thematically.
The food unfortunately was a mixed bag. The duck dish was quite nice, good quality meat, chanterelle mushrooms were nicely seasoned. the flavors worked together. Paul’s Garden delivered a dissonant layering that produced a smooth coherent flavor, visually pleasant result. And the first dessert which included a lemon verbena ice cream with raspberries was tasty.
The other three dishes were lackluster. The langoustine was perched on what tasted like a glorified tabouli salad. That really didn’t succeed. Either did the accompanying sauce which had very little potency or nuance. The halibut was probably the biggest disappointment: the fish had very little flavor by itself. Definitely the most bland halibut we’ve tasted (aside from my own highly questionable cooking…) and the sauce failed. It just didn’t have much personality and didn’t lend flavor to the dishes thematically.
In summary: excellent service, calming decor, half the dishes worked, sauces failed and fish failed.
My advice: try the 4 course menu and choose the duck and the raspberry verbena dessert.