Dinner at Dallas’ newest starred restaurant. Only two of us, so we will go back to try some other dishes.
The vibe is outstanding, they hit the French / Italian theming across the board. And the restaurant had a Friday night buzz – it was a place to see and be seen. Dressy chic was predominant.
Our drinks were excellent and the wine list offered a great selection of by-the-glass, half bottles and full send.
The food was very good. I would say comparable to some other one stars I have been to, and not comparable to others. I love sushi, so take that into consideration, but to me this restaurant is very good but not as good as Tatsu (*) the other starred restaurant in the city.
We started with bread course ($15!!) which had delicious French butter but otherwise plain and what many fine establishments provide as complimentary.
We had a lovely Amberjack crudo starter which was the second best bite of the night next to the croquettes with country ham and manchego cheese which was perfectly executed and a star of the menu. We shared the tagliatelle bolognese which was fine but seemed on par more with an above average mid to high quality Italian restaurant. For mains, my wife had the grilled whole Branzino in a delicious Pil Pil sauce, this was the third standout. I had the lobster which is an 11/10 in Instagram pics and an 8/10 on the palate. Lobster was cooked perfectly but I found the au poivre sauce a bit too much contrast. Only four dessert choices and we chose a sample version of the vanilla gelato with chocolate sauce and pecans. Tasty but seemed more like a kids dessert.
Things we didn’t try were Veal cordon bleu and Duck Mamani which we will try next.
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