Email: madeline. Dean C. View this post on Instagram. If you are wondering, that meant a private room with a sink inside but a hallway bathroom shared amongst the boarders we were saving all our cash to buy wine. To our surprise our call netted success after which we had to run to the Napa outlets to get my husband a suit because dinner jackets were required. After hemming the suit with some safety pins we headed to the restaurant clearly as misfits.
We were treated like royalty, the sommelier was sensitive to our position and suggested half bottles of wine to keep the night from getting away from us financially and we eventually found out that the Pastry Chef was from our midwestern city and made a special treat just for us to say hi.
The next day we stopped buy to beg a couple of their trademark clothes pins and a copy of that nights menu to remember our visit and were treated just as warmly. My lesson from French Laundry — When you recognize your staff as artisans and elevate their craft be it hospitality or cooking to the level of respect and awe that usually is only handed to the wealthy for no good reason the best of humanity comes out. No comment on Newsom, I think he was absent during that lesson.
You bring up an interesting point about the great feeling of getting treated with respect. I have to say the answer is yes. And maybe, because I have a thick skin and feel like I am respected enough, I have little interest in going through such a production event any more. I did when I was in my 20s, no more. Back in Spain since I would probably have better quality here paying 10 times less so going to The French Laundry is not in my wishlist.
Have been there quite a few times and have even brought my toddler. My toddler is super picky and only eats mainly carbs, and both restaurants would usually prepare something special for him like a plain butter pasta.
The food is always top notch. Service is always excellent and the chef comes out to greet you and even take pics. Or is that only babies? Have you ever eaten at The Inn at Little Washington? Second off the pricing makes the French Landry seem like a laundry mat snack bar.
However, it is so famous and the seatings are set so far in advance that it can take months! And if you do you are reserved a seating but you still have to pay for dinner.
They also have different levels of rooms, suites, and country homes that you can rent on property. I will say having stayed there and numerous other 5 star hotels the service is by far top notch.
So I had decided to surprise my wife in our 4 year anniversary with a dinner there, and because of the wait list I talked myself into a hotel room. The dinner has 3 menu options which are also 9 course meals. When you are seated you select one, we also elected for the wine pairing as well. However I would do it again in a second. It was amazing and definitely worth the trip. Anyway to your point paying that much for a meal seems insane.
However seeing people that just seemed to pop in there for a quick meal and bolt out not staying for all the amenities or the breakfast the next day was shocking. Even while sitting at the table and staying in the hotel you feel like a visitor among those who belong there. But after experiencing it… I get why they would eat in places like that and why they would do it as much as possible.
Never been. Glad you enjoyed your meal and stay. First of all, who wants to have fine dining at a laundry? Are you planning to wash and dry your clothes while you eat? Just puzzling. Second of all, the food items on the sample menu posted above from this particular French laundry are vomit-inducing.
Vanity of people has no bounds. Good that French Laundry knows how to exploit that. They should charge even more. I had a look at the menu you posted and and the main ingredient permeating throughout seems to be white truffle. That is certainly not French as any food enthusiast would tell you, it comes from Piedmont region in Italy and it almost exclusively used in their cooking in Piemond and Alba region.
Also the traditional way of serving 8 to 12 courses menu is almost exclusively found in the Alba and Piedmont regions, certainly not French. The menu posted is a special menu, typically they serve a different menu that changes based on seasonal availability.
Truffles are used in many different types of cuisine, not just Italian, in fact France is very well known for their black truffles. You are correct however that white truffles are predominantly found in Italy. Multi course tasting menus are definitely not exclusively Italian, you can find tasting menus from just about every region of the world.
This restaurants style most resembles French cuisine. I would try a place like that at least once. Sometimes I try fine dining and am disappointed. But I would imagine a 3 star Michelin would likely be amazing. Is it worth per person? That depends on how much disposable income you have. Good thing its a long wait to get in otherwise one might go too often!
You have to have your mask down to eat, but I think the large group gathering is obnoxious. These politicians know there is no consequence for bad policies and bad optics in deep blue Calif. You left out the best part, before the picture came out Gavin swore they were outside following protocols I. Hopefully theres a separate hell for politicians where they work jobs and pay taxes instead of raising them!
They are the top law enforcers in our state and nation! Totally not worth it. Check your inbox for a welcome email. Email required. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice and European users agree to the data transfer policy. Loading comments The Latest. Sign up for the newsletter Sign up for the Eater San Francisco newsletter The freshest news from the local food world. Tapioca with oysters and white sturgeon caviar, it was hit at the table!
Foie gras terrine, stewed garden peaches, cinnamon and vanilla infused creme fraiche, toasted pecans. Slow cooked fillet of steelhead trout, with marinated sun gold tomatoes, harmony cucumbers, garden dill and whole grain mustard.
Potato puree with shaved Australian black winter truffles. A favorite at the table! Applewood smoked bacon and onion brioche, served with hand churned butter. Pork jowl with buttered corn, garden figs, chanterelle mushrooms, glazed turnip and coffee scented chocolate sauce! I am not a fan of goat cheese so I took only a bite of this and passed it to my husband. Dessert, 3 different kind.
Love the ice cream, the other two not so much. The donuts were exceptional, especially with coffee and tea! Homemade chocolate with 8 different flavors. My husband loved the peanut butter and I loved the hazelnut. We were given a bag of short bread cookies and a nice box of chocolate to take home.
Before we headed out, our server offered a tour of the new kitchen. We also got to keep our menu! Our dinner lasted almost four hours, at a wonderful pace as we would expect from a restaurant with this price level. While we know there is no valet parking, it is odd for restaurant of this kind of fame.
And picking a wine from an iPad without a real sommelier to navigate the extensive wine list? That is disappointing and almost unacceptable! We were also surprised how noisy it was where we sat, and disappointed that we could hardly hear our servers when they presented each course. Yes the ingredient all came from their own garden, but there are plenty farm-to-table restaurants in Napa Valley, in fact farm-to-table is the theme here!
At the end of the day, we are happy that we had a wonderful night at French Laundry. We had an incredible weekend hanging with our friends, wine tasting and fine dining, without kids in tow! Life is good! But if you want to experience French Laundry at least once like we did, give Platinum Concierge a call, they will help you get in!
Otherwise, call them exactly two months ahead of your desired date, you just might get lucky with a reservation! Guests are allowed to bring any wine that are not represented on their wine list.
Had dinner there in September and it was absolutely worth the cost and effort. Made phone calls in 25 minutes to get a reservation. The downstairs dining room was a bit noisy but that was our only complaint. In the course of my business I have enjoyed dining at some of the best restaurants around the world and did look forward to dining here after the remodel. Four of us business dinner, three bottles of wine we brought in.
Sorry FL but the wait is now more hype. Not withstanding that the service was impeccable, friendly partly trained perfectly choreographed. Food is what you expect from a top tier French, but not over the top. Small portions is getting really tiring. Live in Ny , so Yes the quality is great but spending 1 K for two and still being hungry afterwards is not worth the adventure. Well we were actually pretty full after the dessert.
But at course 7 I felt I needed much more to fill up! Yep not worth the price, I rather go to Redd next time. I forgot to add a better alternative is Ad Hoc their sister restaurant down the street. Will have to make a point to try it next time! That was 9 years ago May That fall Hubby and I had an event in San Francisco and we added a couple of nights in Yountville to the trip. We took a shot at getting a table at Ad Hoc and the French Laundry.
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