点评:Having listened to other TripAdvisor patrons, and hearing from our family that The Conche was an amazing establishment, we reserved a table for an early evening seating. Our table was ready upon arrival and the waiter came shortly thereafter to take our drinks. Although the restaurant wasn't close to full capacity, our drinks seemed to take an inordinate amount of time before they were served whereupon we placed our order. We opted for the three-course prix fixe menu.
My meal consisted of their calamari starter (w/o any hint of chocolate) that was well prepared and little different from any other higher-end restaurant. The Fresno Pepper Aioli didn't have much of a tang as one might anticipate from this fruit. This was followed by their braised short rib which was the disappointment of the evening. The beef was overdone, tough, and of no succulence. True, the muscle fibers were easily separated, but there was no juiciness to the meat. A minimalistic approach to the garlic-infused goat-cheese puree which was a wisp of itself, and there was an insufficient serving of the chocolate-burgundy reduction to offset the dry nature of the meat. Dessert featured their Chef's Chocolate Tower, consisting of six bonbons, that was the highlight of the evening.
Yet, six chocolates are not enough to overcome the average calamari preparation and the overcooked braised short rib which constitutes 2/3rds of the meal.
翻译:听了 TripAdvisor 其他顾客的意见,也听我们家人说 The Conche 是一家很棒的餐厅,我们预订了一张傍晚的桌子。我们到达时桌子已经准备好了,服务员很快就过来给我们拿饮料。虽然餐厅还没有满座,但我们的饮料似乎等了很久才上来,然后我们才点了菜。我们选择了三道菜的套餐。
我的餐点是他们的鱿鱼开胃菜(没有任何巧克力的味道),准备得很好,和其他高档餐厅的菜没什么不同。弗雷斯诺辣椒蛋黄酱没有人们想象中那么浓烈的水果味。接下来是他们的红烧牛小排,这是当晚最令人失望的菜。牛肉煮得太熟了,很硬,没有多汁。的确,肌肉纤维很容易分离,但肉质没有多汁。大蒜浸泡的山羊奶酪泥的做法很简单,本身就很稀薄,而且巧克力勃艮第酱的分量也不足以抵消肉的干燥。甜点是主厨巧克力塔,由六颗糖果组成,这是当晚的亮点。
然而,六颗巧克力不足以弥补普通鱿鱼的做法和占餐食三分之二的煮过头的炖排骨。