3/5 Paul H. 1 year ago on Google • 13 reviews
This
review
is
a
little
complicated.
We
didn’t
have
an
exceptional
experience
at
Amen
-
but
we
also
should
have
seen
it
coming.
We
were
told
by
some
folks
we
met
that
the
restaurant
had
been
awarded
Michelin
accreditation
and
were
celebrating
with
a
tasting
menu.
I
thought
it
was
a
meal
celebrating
the
win
for
a
short
time.
In
reality
it
was
a
tourist
menu
that
amounted
to
a
brush-off.
If
one
cannot
experience
Amen’s
cuisine
without
spending
400
euros
that
is
fine.
I
know
the
cost
of
fine
dining
and
have
happily
paid
it
in
the
past.
But
we
were
served
the
most
basic
menu
-
ravioli,
veal
chop,
passable
dessert.
There
was
no
creativity,
no
exploration,
and
nothing
that
would
make
me
think
I’m
dining
in
a
Michelin
starred
restaurant.
I’m
not
writing
this
to
evoke
pity.
If
I
had
been
paying
attention
I
could
have
walked
out
or
ordered
a
la
carte.
When
the
man
at
the
door
asked
where
our
car
was
and
I
said
we
had
walked
he
turned
up
his
nose
and
looked
at
us
scornfully.
It
is
clear
this
restaurant
is
very
much
about
the
prestige
and
intended
for
the
landed
gentry.
And
that’s
perfectly
ok.
It’s
just
not
what
I
like
to
enjoy.
The
prior
week
I
had
a
dégustation
menu
in
Lyon
that
excited
the
senses,
challenged
assumptions,
celebrated
and
upended
Lyonnaise
cuisine,
and
left
me
emotional
and
ebullient.
We
were
treated
with
warmth,
welcome,
and
joy.
For
roughly
the
same
price
at
Amen
we
were
thrown
in
a
corner,
mostly
ignored,
served
a
bland
tourist
menu
and
given
two
insultingly
overpriced
coupes
of
champagne.
The
one
special
thing
was
the
bottle
of
wine
that
was
suggested
for
our
meal.
It
was
truly
unusual
and
delicious
and
would
have
been
great
paired
with
a
great
meal.
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