We went (4 people) last night. It's still early. The room isn't finished (this made MB happy, as we opened a few without them being actually done.) The staff is very nice, and tries hard, but isn't really together yet. On the up side, we called at 8:00 on Saturday night for a 9:30 reservation and didn't have any trouble. I like going at this stage, but you have to know what you're in for, and not be too critical of things that can easily change with a few weeks practice.
To second Big Jimmy: MAN it ain't cheap. The crab gazpacho with crab was good. The fried clams were very good. The lobster roll was great (sort of a weird app though, wish I could get that for lunch.) The tuna was probably my favorite app. Others in our group thought the ceviche was best.
Big Jimmy is totally on with the kobe toro review. Since we were sharing everything the richness wasn't too much of a problem. Everyone agreed it was one of the best/most interesting fish dishes we'd had. Melts in your mouth. Really unusual.
The haddock (fish and chips basically) was top notch. The halibut ribs were a little boring I thought. As was the barracuda (but both still good.)
We had to beg for no desserts. The other vouvray (the sec, not the sparkling that B.Jimmy mentioned) is quite nice to start. But what's with the wine list organization? Three sections (hillside, valley, coastal,) and each section has wines from all over the world mixed in (mostly France with some US and Austrailian and Italian.) That seems ridiculous. For instance, two wines from Chablis are in different sections, as if a wine on the hillside in Chablis has more in common with some wine from a hillside in Australia than with another Chablis from a few hundred feet below. I could be wrong, but this seems kind of stupid.
If it wasn't for the price Fresh would be in my high rotation. But no way can I afford to eat there much. Still, I'll be interested to see how they progress.
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To second Big Jimmy: MAN it ain't cheap. The crab gazpacho with crab was good. The fried clams were very good. The lobster roll was great (sort of a weird app though, wish I could get that for lunch.) The tuna was probably my favorite app. Others in our group thought the ceviche was best.
Big Jimmy is totally on with the kobe toro review. Since we were sharing everything the richness wasn't too much of a problem. Everyone agreed it was one of the best/most interesting fish dishes we'd had. Melts in your mouth. Really unusual.
The haddock (fish and chips basically) was top notch. The halibut ribs were a little boring I thought. As was the barracuda (but both still good.)
We had to beg for no desserts. The other vouvray (the sec, not the sparkling that B.Jimmy mentioned) is quite nice to start. But what's with the wine list organization? Three sections (hillside, valley, coastal,) and each section has wines from all over the world mixed in (mostly France with some US and Austrailian and Italian.) That seems ridiculous. For instance, two wines from Chablis are in different sections, as if a wine on the hillside in Chablis has more in common with some wine from a hillside in Australia than with another Chablis from a few hundred feet below. I could be wrong, but this seems kind of stupid.
If it wasn't for the price Fresh would be in my high rotation. But no way can I afford to eat there much. Still, I'll be interested to see how they progress.
- jim 7-07-2002 8:16 pm