L2O

I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at L2O.  I was here to celebrate an anniversary and was pleasantly surprised by the customized menus prepared for the occasion.  The service was 5-star worthy, with at least 5-6 people servicing us throughout the night and each of them polite and polished.  The food presentation was flawless and, although there were a few dishes I didn't care much for, I thought the food was delicious overall.  The prices are obviously high, but the staff provides a wonderful experience worthy of the cost.

Why, L2O, you devil, I'd completely forgotten about you!  That is, until my fiance ushered me through the door for a lovely surprise Valentine's dinner.  Which is when the only somewhat negative experience occurred: the hostess commented on the fact that we had the last seating of the evening, which felt a bit awkward, like, we weren't fancy enough to get a better seating, or something.  

Everything that followed, however, was the love child of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and frickin, like, Mies van der Rohe.  In other words, sleek, modern, unexpected at times, and whimsical.

All in all, it was a lovely experience, the service was fantastic, the food was amazing, the wine pairings were spot on (except the PBR--that was random), and dang the caviar was to die for.

If you liked Tru but found it a bit stuffy and formal, this is the place for you.  If you loved Alinea, but can't make a 3 month out commitment, this too is the place for you.  If you like PBR, hell, this might still be the place for you.

Random comment: the table next to us when we arrived was a couple and their two children.  Wow, seriously?  That's intense.  *I* barely felt adult enough to eat there.

So, I'm writing this review as a non-seafood person....that doesn't really matter at this place.  The service is the reason for such a high rating in my book--there were at least 5 different people servicing us--the waitress, sommelier, the girl bringing us amazing breads, the guy who never let our waters get low, the people serving the food, etc. etc.  They have the service down to an art, it was amazing just watching them.

And everybody was nice.

The ambience is very nice, and we were seated in a couch like table, so we could look out on the other guests and the restaurant.  We told them it was our anniversary, so we received special menus commemorating it, with our names and dates, etc.  They also saved our wine label for us.  

As to the food, I thought it was all really good-I tried to go in with an open mind because otherwise I would be afraid to try a lot of it.  Some of my favorites--the dessert and candies at the end...very nice touch!  The lobster we had was incredible, with the potatoes, and some avocado dish was great, too.

Price is obviously high but you know that going in.  I'd recommend!

Oh, and use the WC on your way out (the larger one, not the smaller one).