I’m a sucker for those plates. I’m such a hypocrite.
mrdl76
Sorry about the pictures and post, I don’t really make posts and the accompanying long text writeup did not carry through I guess, not sure how to do both pictures and text lol. To summarize, the main items pictured here are caviar/uni/creme fraiche, a chilled tomato soup with an avocado sorbet, potato canneloni with a curry inside and carrot sauce, Poussin in a truffle foam/stew, venison with mole, panna cotta with dried fruits+jam and banana bread pudding with warm chocolate inside. I went more into detail in my post that didn’t carry through, but the main conclusion was that it was overall excellent, classic cooking done well which is exactly what I was expecting for a retrospective of a restaurant that had its heyday 30 years ago. It’s not reinventing the wheel but it doesn’t need to. Never went to Charlie Trotter’s when it was around so very much the last/only chance to get a taste of it. The service was friendly and unobtrusive, the pacing was perfect and it was just the right amount of food. Highly recommend you check it out if you’re a fan of the classic French style of fine dining or are curious what a Trotter’s experience would be like. I’d definitely be interested in seeing future menus from them.
hekhl00
I’m confused. Where and what is this?
InRetrospeckt
We went Sunday before last on a whim and were really happy with the experience. Like you said, there was no reinventing the wheel being done but excellently done coursing and pairings. We did have a wine glass fall from a servers tray and spill a wee bit on me but they brought out a side by side pairing of the reserve pairing and the standard wine pairing with the next course as an apology.
My only tiny complaint is that the silverware corresponding to the dish felt a bit clunky – the first course with and the second specifically – it was weird getting the first onto a fork/spoon and the bowl + spoon combo made it hard to get all the soup out easily!
pointsnfigures
I wish I could go to this. Miss Trotters. It was a fantastic place.
ABigCoffee
So how much did these adorable tiny dishes set you back?
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I’m a sucker for those plates. I’m such a hypocrite.
Sorry about the pictures and post, I don’t really make posts and the accompanying long text writeup did not carry through I guess, not sure how to do both pictures and text lol. To summarize, the main items pictured here are caviar/uni/creme fraiche, a chilled tomato soup with an avocado sorbet, potato canneloni with a curry inside and carrot sauce, Poussin in a truffle foam/stew, venison with mole, panna cotta with dried fruits+jam and banana bread pudding with warm chocolate inside. I went more into detail in my post that didn’t carry through, but the main conclusion was that it was overall excellent, classic cooking done well which is exactly what I was expecting for a retrospective of a restaurant that had its heyday 30 years ago. It’s not reinventing the wheel but it doesn’t need to. Never went to Charlie Trotter’s when it was around so very much the last/only chance to get a taste of it. The service was friendly and unobtrusive, the pacing was perfect and it was just the right amount of food. Highly recommend you check it out if you’re a fan of the classic French style of fine dining or are curious what a Trotter’s experience would be like. I’d definitely be interested in seeing future menus from them.
I’m confused. Where and what is this?
We went Sunday before last on a whim and were really happy with the experience. Like you said, there was no reinventing the wheel being done but excellently done coursing and pairings. We did have a wine glass fall from a servers tray and spill a wee bit on me but they brought out a side by side pairing of the reserve pairing and the standard wine pairing with the next course as an apology.
My only tiny complaint is that the silverware corresponding to the dish felt a bit clunky – the first course with and the second specifically – it was weird getting the first onto a fork/spoon and the bowl + spoon combo made it hard to get all the soup out easily!
I wish I could go to this. Miss Trotters. It was a fantastic place.
So how much did these adorable tiny dishes set you back?