3/5 Benjamin N. 4 years ago on Google
Overall:
Every
dish
was
prepared
with
the
quality
of
ingredients
and
attention
to
detail
that
you
would
expect
from
a
fine
dining
establishment
of
this
caliber,
and
the
wine
pairing
was
one
of
the
most
masterful
I've
had
the
fortune
to
experience.
That
said,
the
progression
of
the
meal
left
a
bit
to
be
desired,
and
I
blame
myself
for
expecting
more
of
a
genuine
focus
on
the
culinary
landscape
that
Ireland
has
to
offer.
What
you'll
find
is
a
pretty
well
executed
mixture
of
French,
Japanese
and
Irish
elements
that
was
moderately
successful.
Would
I
go
again?....
definitely
not.
Was
it
enjoyable?....
pretty
much.
Are
there
better
offerings
in
Dublin?....
absolutely!
The
Good:
I
cannot
(really
and
truly
CANNOT)
overstate
the
excellence
of
the
wine
choices
with
the
various
dishes.
It
was
inventive,
unique
and
very
successful.
The
introductions
to
the
wines
and
the
ideologies
behind
them
genuinely
left
me
celebrating
the
sommelier
far
more
than
anyone
in
the
kitchen
-
it
was
the
true
triumph
of
the
entire
dining
experience.
The
staff
was
very
kind
and
attentive,
and
the
plating
was
consistently
exciting.
The
Meh:
The
restaurant,
as
it
true
with
many
a
fine
dining
establishment,
could
do
with
a
dash
(or
hearty
dollop)
of
not
taking
itself
so
seriously.
Thought
it
was
fairly
comfortable,
it
was
certainly
a
bit
stuffier
than
it
needed
to
be.
I
also
found
it
a
bit
odd
that
almost
everyone
I
interacted
with
through
the
meal
was
French,
which
left
me
slightly
longing
for
a
more
Irish
connection.
For
dropping
500+
euros
on
a
dining
experience,
I
want
something
that
I
couldn't
get
in
France
for
half
of
the
price
with
double
of
the
culinary
prowess....
that
said,
there's
something
to
be
said
if
you've
managed
to
get
a
staff
full
of
French
nationals
working
in
a
fine
dining
establishment
in
Dublin,
when
they
have
no
shortage
of
fine
dining
establishments
to
work
their
way
up
through
in
France.
The
Bad:
I
felt
several
decisions
during
the
meal
went
woefully
cliche
(foie
gras
for
foie
gras'
sake,
lobster
just
to
include
lobster,
etc.),
which
ultimately
made
me
feel
a
bit
let
down.
The
Squab
as
the
pinnacle
main
course
felt
like
a
letdown,
if
not
a
betrayal.
I
longed
for
the
rise
in
progression
to
continue,
when
I
was
abruptly
shoved
into
a
denouement
(more
like
cliff
dive)
of
the
two
desserts.
What
started
as
a
largely
inventive
meal
(if
a
bit
derivative
with
some
of
the
protein
choices)
ended
on
a
major
flat
note.
The
yuzu
dessert
was
pretty
tasty,
but
a
wild
and
abrupt
shift
from
a
false
high
of
the
squab.
Never
in
the
meal
did
we
get
the
palate
cleanser
we
so
desperately
needed,
and
we
found
ourselves
launched
into
a
tragic
end
to
what
could
have
been
a
spectacular
dining
experience.
The
wine
pairing,
which
I
will
again
acknowledge
was
wonderful,
did
have
it's
singular
stumble
on
the
first
dessert
where
we
went
had
a
majorly
yuzu
japanese
rice
wine
with
a
yuzu
forward
dish
...
we
get
it!
Yuzu
is
delicious,
but
what
perspective
or
idea
do
you
have
about
how
it
can
be
used?
It
left
you
briefly
wondering
if
you
were
having
a
little
vacation
at
a
Japanese
Yuzu
festival.
Then
the
final
dessert
was,
in
my
opinion,
little
more
than
a
well-made
biscotti.
For
the
price,
I
felt
it
was
pretty
much
an
unnecessary
exercise
in
being
fancy
for
fancy’s
sake
rather
than
the
celebration
of
culinary
crreativitive
excellence
I
was
looking
for.
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