This was one of the most prestigious restaurants I have been to in my travels and unfortunately despite its 3 Michelin Stars it was not among the best. The food was above average with a few unique features on occasion (the tomato mousse was a surprise delight) however the experience as a whole was to be expected in most areas and reflecting on my experience unfortunately did not go above my expectations in any.
Comparing to similar level restaurants I've experienced one of my biggest areas of feedback would be: create more of a journey with the menu vs simply a series of dishes (aside from simply being based on Spanish cuisine and "a tomato dish" or "vegetable" perhaps providing a journey through the regions with information on the inspiration). Especially for travelers like myself the journey experienced can certainly elevate the experience especially when comparing this price point to other alternatives.
If you're someone who is seeking more of a dining journey then I would recommend considering other dining experiences. If money is not as big of an object then Ca Sento will serve as a nice dinner experience. Unfortunately Ca Sento does not meet my...
Read moreThe food was good in general, only one meat dish though. I would have preferred more meat dishes. normally i dont like cooked white fish but the fish of the main course was very delicious. It is definitely fusion more than Spanish since we have lived in Spain several years and have years of fine dining experience through out Europe. I did not really like the round table for two people because I felt quite distant from my husband sitting beside me and had to keep leaning towards him when we talked. The dessert was quite good. I wish that they would have more choices of wine by glass. The lead server/waiter was very good . Though, I would recommend that you train your bladder before going to the restaurant because both my husband and I were blocked by one of the young male waiters right in front of the washroom, attempting to talk us back to our table so they could serve the food at the right time and right temperature. I think it would have been hard for me to enjoy food when my bladder...
Read more快速總結:完全不是米其林水準的食物跟服務,非常糟糕的體驗,跟語言無關,我們有一個人是日文專業的完全的可以講日文,四萬日幣可以吃到太多更好的東西,今天四桌就有三桌在罵服務或餐點,別來,誠心建議別來。
拿過米其林三星的餐廳也吃不少間了,表現最好的依然是 Odette,因此會拿來對比作為基準。
難以置信的錯誤 1:入座才說強制點飲料但沒有 Menu 跟價格,問了也不提供因為「就是沒有」
難以置信的錯誤 2:「被餐廳控制上廁所的時間」,這種荒謬的事情我是第一次遇到,作為一個高價的「拿過」三星的餐廳,觀察客人動向決定要不要現在上菜是基本,而不是我要去廁所還要報備給服務生帶才行(甚至被要求延後上廁所因為等一下要上菜),更甚之上主菜前被要求決定是否要上廁所,等等要連續上菜了不能去上廁所,這簡直荒謬至極,我是小學學生上廁所還需要舉手獲得老師批準嗎?
難以置信的錯誤 3:燈光昏暗且佈置不均,我看不清楚帳單的同時用來簽名的筆還是壞的,跟帳單本接觸就會自動回彈,反應之後居然只是「叫我輕一點簽名」,堂堂一個米其林三星餐廳連支正常的筆都沒了?我現在要簽四個人十六萬的帳單居然還要一邊找燈光一邊小心控制力道簽名,這是否太過荒誕。
其他包含吃到甜點前完全沒打掃桌面,油脂下面的湯汁很燙卻沒說,麵包底部烤焦發苦,Wine pairing 越倒越少之類都是高級餐廳不該出現的低級失誤,光服務面就完全不及格。
剩下菜色的問題我一個一個說明:
番茄慕斯:就是慕斯狀的番茄,沒有特別香或是特別甜,就只有番茄味,毫無層次跟口感可言,我不如去吃一個正常的番茄。
麵包:沒有任何搭配就乾吃麵包,味道極為單調,也沒有嚼勁,麵包烤的熟度不均,我的半邊焦掉半邊還行,家人的直接底部完全焦掉發苦。
竹筍:海膽味道不夠被厚粉麵衣蓋掉,麵衣包整塊竹筍導致很難切很難入口,雖然味道算可以但米其林的菜色不該有那麼明顯的缺點。
野菜:在一小碗裡面塞了各式香草,加上味道很淡的奶油高湯,吃起來非常衝,原本用來點綴用的薰衣草柑橘薄荷之類的全部混在一起,沒有和諧可言在多種不相襯的味道嘴裡打架,看起來有美感吃起來並沒有。
久高島海蛇素麵:麵煮爛了。
鰹魚:唯一有水準的料理,花椒跟辣椒的調味過關,有在鰹魚上製造合格的層次。
赤座海老:最失敗的一道料理,湯很燙不說,湯本身就是水餃湯加點清酒,沒有驚喜我上我也行的味道,蝦子本身基本沒味道,餛飩的麵衣吃得到白白的地方根本沒熟...我以為在吃我人生第一次煮的水餃,這道真的太失敗毫無可取之處。
金目鯛:魚肉本身煮的很好,外皮「看起來」是酥脆的,九條蔥很好吃,然後淋上醬汁把外皮直接泡軟...蔥跟魚互相味道沒有結合,我推測是分開處理好再放在一起的,結果就是兩個好吃的東西並沒辦法結合,還不如分開擺。
熟成牛:熟成的味道挺香但部位普通,導致入口還不如我昨天隨便找個牛排館吃的夏多布里昂,牛排館的夏多布里昂套餐還便宜的。
米:以為是西班牙燉飯結果是西班牙雜炊,做為一個米其林餐廳料理首先擺盤就不及格,看上去就是一坨深紅色的稀飯,好歹第一份上來的時候放點蛤蜊或是蟹殼裝飾一下吧,上次看到如此沒有美感的食物還是在學校吃學餐的時候,吃起來也不特別,就是給我材料我開火燉一下也能整出來的的味道,失敗。
甘夏:圓盤裡面放了一小坨柑橘慕斯加一層果凍,味道又甜又酸的同時還帶點苦味,並不好吃,味道太重了有沒有清口的效果,上菜之後還要聽指令手動打開碗,但打開來之後並沒有任何效果,就是打開碗看到食物而已,那不如一開始就幫我開好,讓我特別配合你指揮幹嘛?
甜點:草莓加無味道奶油加糖粉,材料本身都沒有什麼特殊之處,還特別把鮮奶油弄成沒味道的,問了服務生也沒給出啥合理的解釋為什麼要這樣整,口感也沒加分,吃的很莫名其妙也不滿足的一份甜點。
茶:點了招牌的花草茶,拿上來之後還特別要我等 10 分鐘再喝,但至少給個理由吧,比如可以先聞香味再喝之類的,什麼都沒解釋,那為什麼不泡好再拿給我?味道就像用 Aesop 沐浴露洗澡後的洗澡水。
酒:介紹的極為潦草,餐酒上來只跟你講「這是O國產的X酒」,沒有任何關於酒本身的特色,選用的理由,搭配食物的想法都沒有,本店侍酒師根本沒有存在的價值,我換個 Google 語音口齒都更清晰介紹更清楚,收費並沒有提供專業的服務只有敷衍。
一整套下來還要再加 10% 服務費 8%消費稅,四萬多近五萬円的價格超過其他一眾二星一星的米其林日料/法餐/義餐,但服務破綻百出甚至不如熱情一點的居酒屋,料理完全不是米其林的檔次,這個價格我去吃 Odette/Quentiness/L’Effervescence/Reminiscence 都好的多還有找,整體甚至還不如一個 Course 只要 8800 五分之一價格的 ALICE IN...
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