The Lobby at The Peninsula

Received a gift card from my sister to spend an afternoon over tea at the peninsula.  Definitely not cheap, but heck! it's great for a special occasion and we felt that it was well worth it.  Beautiful ambience and enjoyed the live string music.  We were not expecting such ample amount of food for the tea...came with three tiers of delicious...OMG! DELICIOUS!!!...little sandwiches and sweets as well as some perfect scones with jams and butters.  My husband and I each received a full pot of tea from their long list of teas.  The server was very helpful in accommodating my special dietary needs since I am pregnant and am not able to have certain teas or food items.  Between the two of us, we were not able to finish all of the food and were surprisingly full!  After the tea time, we headed over to their spa to end the afternoon with some massages....great experience!

For dinner last night, we had the chicken for two, which was truly outstanding...maybe the best chicken I have ever had.  How the chef was able to maintain the integrity of the thin layer of brioche placed between the meat of the breast and the perfectly lacquered skin is beyond me.  The starters of octopus and foie gras were very good, but the custard dessert was as transcendentally good as the chicken.

The prices are fair for what you get, the room is great, the table is well set, and the servers graciously accommodated our conversation.

This is seriously crave-worthy food and I look forward to returning soon.

Had dinner at the Lobby at the Peninsula.  More like dined.  It was an overall fantastic experience.  I went with 2 other chefs and we were all blown away.

Recommendations?  The ricotta gnocchi were absolutely fabulous.  They are almost entirely cheese but feel like soft gnocchi.  Presented with black truffle shavings and in truffle oil.  The Chicken was unique as well.  Stuffed under the skin with a lining of fine breading.  How in the world did they do that?  Essentially everything that Chef Lee Wolen touched was golden.  Finished up with the Peninsula's famous chocolate bar.  It was truly unbelievable the selection of top notch deserts on the chocolate bar.  

As a side note, the Chocolate bar would make a fantastic end to a first date.  I guess you can go just for that.