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😍 5/5 - TLDR: Excellent food and service, well worth the price.
By 👻 @Saul G., 02/25/2022 3:00 am
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Even before you enter, the restaurant graciously offers free parking in the hotel facility, unlike other properties that charge. We had a short wait for our table in a historic lounge. We were not pleased with our two top right in the middle of server traffic, but were soon moved to a more comfortable banquette.I started with a double charcuterie plate - the chicken liver pate and the short rib terrine. The silky pate is better than your Aunt Sylvia's chopped liver, the short rib terrine was a bit more subtle and reminiscent of one I ate in rural Normandy. Daniel Boulud sometimes offers a similar one at his market in Lincoln Plaza - A.R.'s is a bit less vegetal. La Portena plumped for a sort of custard of parsnip, creamy and delicate. Every bit as good as the charcuterie.For some reason, the bread guy skipped us and we had to ask. Do not omit les pains, they are excellent. The biscuit is the best of a great lot.We moved onto the main course. I had the duck and confit leg. The duck was perfectly cooked, the breast being closer to medium than medium rare and was all the better for it. It came with a sort of spaetzle. When my wife's rack of lamb arrived, she must have given it the side eye - it was full on rare, rather than medium rare as requested. Still she accepted it. The maitre d' (Humberto?) must have spotted her expression, as he swiftly gathered it up, took it back to the kitchen for a correction, and returned with so quickly the pace of our meal was not interrupted. One of the most extraordinary, well executed, and professional gestures from FOH staff in my experience. She greatly enjoyed the results. Humberto also comped her a second glass of wine. I believe the lamb came with squash. Not realizing that each plate was enough food, I had also plumped for the beets with pistachio butter. These arrived in a portion that would have fed four. They were delicious but unnecessary. They are a little sweet and if you're a Brit you'd call them a pudding. My Negroni was spot on, and not over priced at $15. La Portena's Quintessa Illumination sauvignon blanc was a cut above the usual wine by the glass. Unfortunately, I don't have a handle on the glass of pinot noir I enjoyed with the duck.We were too full for dessert. My well made double espresso was accompanied by petit sweets, not to worry.Go here.....
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