Monday, October 6, 2014

RAVE - Jardiniere


We last dined at Jardiniere over 10 years ago, and found it a delightful spot mostly occupied with diners squeezing in an early meal before going on to the theater, opera, or symphony nearby.

I was excited to go again, not only to celebrate our 11th Wedding Anniversary, but also to see if it had lost any of its late night style. We needn't have worried, as it was special in every way.

The ambiance - that of relaxed luxury from the moment we left our car with the parking valet and sat for pre-dinner cocktails at the bar occupying the ground floor - to that of the busy restaurant up the sweeping staircase. The well-controlled efficiency of the many, many staff permeated the evening, where the standards were impeccable.

We splurged on the tasting menu, 10 courses of oyster, caviar, halibut, albacore tuna, wagyu beef, pork belly, hazelnut mousse, and a variety of amuse bouches to keep us engaged.

Jardiniere offers a refreshing change to the many temporarily trendy, impossible to get into places that spring up all over San Francisco.

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