Looking for upscale dinner suitable for all ages
Hi,
Local family, looking for an excellent restaurant to celebrate mother's 70th birthday. Parents have been to most great restaurants, enjoy all kind of food but prefer not too meaty meals (so no pied de cochon, joe beef...), and grand kids (13 an 16 years old girls) like meat, fish and seafood (with a special love for oysters), but will not want to try anything with seaweed, topinambours, ris de veau, or any other ingredient they haven't seen before in a supermarket (which, unfortunately, takes out Les 400 Coups, which would have been my 1st choice)... Thanks for your help!
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porker
Mar 4, 2012 08:08 AM
Howsabout Osteria Venti. Ate here about a month ago and was very happy with the service and menu.
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porker
Apr 23, 2012 10:12 AM
We had the meatballs, octopus, and cured meats apps. The meatballs were excellent (memorable), the octopus meh (forgetable), and the cured meats were good (I'm a sucker for charcuterie anyway).
I had a board-special of sauteed fish fillet (It might have been cod or turbot) which was superb topped in a tomato/caper sauce.
Mrs Porker had the suckling pig. This was a miss for us - small, some tough parts, and the flavor profile was on the sweet side as it was served with a poached pear. I think they were going for a riff on the pork chop and applesauce thing, but it fell short.
Of these, I enjoyed the meatballs and fish best, but as I ate there only once, the sample size is quite small.
We sat at the small bar overlooking the kitchen which was fun.
We're due to return soon.
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SnackHappy
Mar 4, 2012 07:38 AM
I would suggest Club Chasse & Pêche or La Porte. Both are have great food and service and options that will suit your party.
I have to disagree with Eaterbob about Kitchenette. It's a nice, friendly place with good food, but it never reaches great heights. The cooking is definitely missing that certain something that makes the difference between good and great.
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