Brasserie Tatin is a surprising letdown
This lovely mass of fish and notochord was served on top of a pile of reconstituted, gritty mushrooms in an excessively sweet balsamic reduction. Presentation was abysmal - the brown, white and grey foods on the white plate were only mildly offset by a sprig of parsley.
The venison chop was large with prominent sear marks, yet perplexingly had none of the expected crispness. It was served with a tart blackberry sauce, spaetzle and several thick stalks of asparagus. None of the parts of the dish complemented another. They were just on the plate together.
We ordered a duck, caramelized onion and bleu cheese pizza to go for my roommate and passed on dessert, fearing another round of torment. The bill came and the damage was formidable.
With a total bill of over $95 dollars, perhaps that trip to Paris for dinner would have been a better value.
We begrudgingly paid and made our escape back into the dreary rain. Back at my apartment we unveiled the pizza to my roommate after telling of our evening. The pizza was unsightly, and served with awkwardly large rounds of duck meat. The pungent bleu cheese fragranced our apartment for a couple of days. In terms of taste, the pizza wasn't bad, in an over-salted, greasy sort of way.
After recovering from my traumatic dining experience, I went online to try and understand what had happened. What I found was a general sentiment of good will and favor towards Brasserie Tatin.
In fact, some reviews were extremely complimentary, which I found absolutely shocking and contrary to my entire experience.
Perhaps it was a craze of the full moon or an unfortunate aligning of the planets that night, but as far as I'm concerned, this restaurateur has no clothes.
The venison chop was large with prominent sear marks, yet perplexingly had none of the expected crispness. It was served with a tart blackberry sauce, spaetzle and several thick stalks of asparagus. None of the parts of the dish complemented another. They were just on the plate together.
We ordered a duck, caramelized onion and bleu cheese pizza to go for my roommate and passed on dessert, fearing another round of torment. The bill came and the damage was formidable.
With a total bill of over $95 dollars, perhaps that trip to Paris for dinner would have been a better value.
We begrudgingly paid and made our escape back into the dreary rain. Back at my apartment we unveiled the pizza to my roommate after telling of our evening. The pizza was unsightly, and served with awkwardly large rounds of duck meat. The pungent bleu cheese fragranced our apartment for a couple of days. In terms of taste, the pizza wasn't bad, in an over-salted, greasy sort of way.
After recovering from my traumatic dining experience, I went online to try and understand what had happened. What I found was a general sentiment of good will and favor towards Brasserie Tatin.
In fact, some reviews were extremely complimentary, which I found absolutely shocking and contrary to my entire experience.
Perhaps it was a craze of the full moon or an unfortunate aligning of the planets that night, but as far as I'm concerned, this restaurateur has no clothes.
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oldscope
posted 3/11/08 @ 9:54 AM EST
Just wondering, how was the service? That is always part of the price ... was it commensurate with the cost ... or the disappointing dinner?
tatin?
posted 3/13/08 @ 5:45 PM EST
Why not a back to back comparison with Petit Louis? By all accounts it is the best in the area, and really not too expensive.
orchard
posted 3/26/08 @ 9:29 AM EST
Your experience is different from any that i have had at Tatin. While there are dishes i like more than others, I have eaten there nearly 20 times and always found the food fresh and flavorful. (Continued…)
mike
posted 3/31/08 @ 2:45 PM EST
This is a lame review of a good restaurant. The reviewers mostly seem concerned with the color and presentation of their food, as well as a desire to show off their science metaphors and terminology ("sheep brain"), "notochord. (Continued…)
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