- Amuse – I don’t remember this all that well; the foam item was tomato and vinegar-y, the cracker had some kind of curry-mayo item, the tart was a savory take on cherry / beet as I recall
- Another amuse; this was a radish gelee with watercress emulsion; very pure flavors with amazing “fresh” quality to it
- Caviar course; actually thin layer of caviar on smoked mashed potato & haddock with crispy, sour cream filled tube. Great.
- Langoustine with lemon thyme and onion mango – also very flavorful and sweet, I’m not sure the mango fully worked for me but it was perfectly made and unique.
- Candele Macaroni – one the signature dishes; sticky Demi glace and four gras sauce, filled with black truffle and artichoke – massive flavor bomb, although I think this was one of my least favorite dishes of the night, the sauce just seemed over reduced to me personally.
- Salmon cooked sous vide with tandoori spices, mint oil, rice vinegar, crispy rice. This was ridiculous, dish of the night for me. Amazing combinations, massive flavor yet so light. Incredible.
- Bresse Hen poached in a bladder – also a signature, they bring it out in the inflated bladder first and then take it back to the kitchen to carve. You get two courses from this – the first is the breast with crayfish, chanterelles, Jura wine sauce that they leave on your table under a candle to keep it piping hot and they resauce you halfway into the dish, so cool never seen that but brilliant idea. Another favorite of the night.
- The legs from the chicken roasted with verbena oil, and herbs. Great but couldn’t compare with the prior course.
- Cheese course – they have a huge cart with maybe 25 selections and they’ll give you whatever you want.
- Strawberries – leaves made from meringue, fresh and candied strawberries, cottage cheese foam. This was epic, such intensity of fresh strawberry.
- Chocolate espuma – this has shortbread on the base, and was served with chicory ice cream. Amazing
Overall incredible experience – beautiful room, perhaps the best service I’ve ever had, really standout meal. Be forewarned it is a lot of food; I wish I would have paced myself a bit better to enjoy the final chicken courses and dessert.
Overall dinner for two was €1400, with about €450 of that on wine. The dinner itself was €440/pp.
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