My wife and i ate there in July and I have to say, the meal couldn't have been better, other than the wine. Tp start I had the foie gras, which was tremendous with a terriffic sauce (I think all their sauces were superb), and for dinner I had the lamb, my wife had the sirloin. The shell steak was as good as at any steakhouse -- thick, perfectly trimmed, perfectly cooked, with a subtle sauce. My lamb was a combo of loin and chops, and truly wonderful - meaty and gamy, and for once I found the lamb loin flavorful (tasteless lamb loins are a pet peeve of mine - i even had a bad once at Gramercy Tavern once!). The wine just didn't work out. I don't know too much about wine, but do tend to like Rhones and asked the sommelier to pick out a nice one for us. Unfortunately, it was about 14% alcohol, and ended up a bit strong for food. it would have made a great pre-dinner glass, but it overwhelmed what i eating a bit - even properly rare and gamy lamb! I agree the room is small, but I did like the intimacy of it. I eat at a lot of big, noisy restaurants for business lunches, so I found it a pleasant change. All in all, i thought on the basis of food quality it was one of the best meals I've had all year. Cemented what i had heard that the food, while overshadowed by the hype over the wine list, is good enough to stand on its own. Sorry to hear others had bad experiences.
