This is certainly one of the most remarkable and storied restaurants in America. Twenty-five years ago I first visited, and was struck by the beauty of the restaurant, its view, and the food. Now, all these years later, it’s great to see that it is still in the family, and has evolved with the times to an even higher level of food and service, without sacrificing the interior design that made it so striking when it was founded in 1950.
We had dinner in The Caché, the intimate upstairs private room that used to be Mt. Canlis’ office. It commands a striking view, and is the perfect setting for a romantic dinner.
A consistent winner of the Wine Spectator’s Grand Award, the wine list is both broad and offers good depth of vintages, with great wines for any budget.
The multi-course menu offered selections of three of the six courses, and there were actually far more than six because some courses were comprised of many small bites. We loved almost everything excepting the actual main courses we chose, which were not quite the tour de force of the fixed courses.
Service was very professional yet friendly. And you can’t beat the view!