E Meerbach
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The service was definitely 5/5 and it kills me to not rate it as such, but honestly the food and atmosphere left a bit to be desired, especially considering the overall price point.
First to say, the service was wonderful. Everyone was incredibly kind, attentive, and patient with us despite my Italian being absolutely horrible. The timing and presentation of the dishes were fantastic, and we never felt any kind of pressure to rush. The staff was truly the best part of the evening for us, personally.
Unfortunately, the food and atmosphere was why I had to give this a 4. We both got starters and felt underwhelmed by them, and my partner’s pasta main was equally ‘fine’ (I think, ‘it’s just filled with potatoes’ were his exact words- which, we knew it would be, but it didn’t make it any less underwhelming). The lamb, on the other hand, was quite spectacular, but not so much that I would recommend the entire dining experience solely based off of it. The three chocolate mousse dessert was also fairly good, but pretty on-par with the chocolate mousse I got recently at a grocery store in France so. do with that as you will.
The atmosphere was a bit odd- it was so close to being the white-tablecloth setting it was trying to be, but the plastic chairs and jumbled music genres interspersed with Pandora radio ads were a bit confusing. They seem to have worked out their music situation eventually, but it was still very odd for such an upscale establishment.
I really do hate to say it, but I think I would skip this restaurant. Perhaps if the tasting menu at the time of your visit suits your preferences then it would be more worth the trip, but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it otherwise.
