“Yes, the food was incredible, but the attention to detail?”
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“Yes, the food was incredible, but the attention to detail?”
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“Absolutely loved it. From the moment I entered: warm and friendly, beautiful space, service was 9.5/10, attentive but not intrusive. Food was amazing, honestly 9.5/10.”
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“EMP’s 20 year retrospective was for the most part pretty enjoyable. There weren’t really any seriously egregious dishes nor were there any big standouts. It all hovered between good and very good.”
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“Overall - everything was very tasty & pleasant but nothing really blew me away.”
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“Overall, I’d say very poor value for money, and unless some things (I don’t know exactly what they’d have to be) drastically change, I almost certainly won’t be returning.”
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“We had a terrific time at a birthday meal. Perhaps the best service I’ve ever experienced. Absolutely lovely people, from the hosts / hostesses to the bartenders to the servers.”
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“The whole evening - including one lingering pre-dinner drink at the bar - came close to $1000, with tip (which was deserved, because the service was terrific). Still, it’s a breathtaking amount of money. I’m glad we had the experience, but I can’t ever see doing it again.”
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“EMP excels at this. They are known to google anything they can find out about you once you book -- not to be creepy, but to provide this sort of experience! They want to know who you are so that they cater their entire evening to you. Truly a remarkable place to eat.”
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“The service was incredible, the food was plated beautifully - they even took us back to the kitchen for a tour (at this was the cheapest bar area seating we could get).”
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“i personally thought it was really interesting to see how creative the food is and how much depth and flavor everything had without animal products. i had never been to a 3 michelin star restaurant before and was absolutely blown away by the service.”
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“This place is extremely overrated meat or not.”
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“Wine service is flawless. Zero attempts to upsell. Somms are thrilled to sell + serve a $120 bottle and nerd out w/ someone who knows what's up”
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“The problem with EMP is that they make their specialty cocktails in big batches and pour to order. If I am at a three star Michelin restaurant I expect my cocktail to be prepared with care and not mass produced!”
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“The entire meal was overly salty and vegetable-forward in a way that lacked inspiration.”
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“However, the food was absolutely underwhelming. As my wife said at the end, the most memorable dish was the bread and butter.”
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“In addition to what others have said, I personally did not find the meal to be very satisfying. The whole thing was an experience that took around 3 hours and there was a long time in between courses which were all bite sized for the most part.”
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“The first was they hosted a Kentucky Derby that was an unvarnished frat boy - sorority girl party with abysmal food and drink. I thought it was a terribly low-rent vibe and it soured me. A few months later I took someone for a real dinner and I found stuffy to the point of officious.”
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“EMP is almost always terrific. Service, venue, attention to detail are remarkable and easily worth the cost.”
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“Then they thanked us for not being too picky when they messed things up — like dude — I’m just being polite, this is super disappointing and I’m paying a fortune for this.”
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“Went pre vegan too and was also very disappointed. The duck, which is their signature, was nothing impressive and was cold and over cooked”
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“I thought every single dish was superb. I dream about the red kuri squash; the avocado and tonburi is one of the most delightful dishes I’ve ever eaten.”
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“Definitely was a special experience when the note about a peanut allergy did not make it to pastry, and we ended up hailing a cab on our own to go to the ER (no offer to call a car), and the only gesture was Will providing his business card and saying to email him directly when we wished to return.”
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“Overall we were really happy with our meal. I did the dining room tasting menu almost 10 years ago and it was a truly special experience, but the bar was more low key despite still having really great service and a couple of fun surprises.”
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“It looks like a train wreck on paper--too many components--but is surprisingly balanced.”
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“the bread was just as divine as always - they serve it with a sunflower butter now that kills.”
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“paying $600 at the time to get raw carrot grinded in front of me and told to mix in 15 diff oils and seeds that I never heard of and make my own dish. I went again when they made #1 in the world and felt like an idiot that I did it to myself again.”
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“It was very mushroom centric, food was almost flavorless and texture less. I felt personally offended being served that food and I didn’t even pay for it.”
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“Found a hair in a bun they served, manager spilled water on our table, they forgot a course completely, service felt robotic - all this in one sitting. Waste of an evening and lots of money!”
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“Unfortunately the follow up time I went the menu was changed to a similar one your showing and I did not find it enjoyable at all.”
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“Eleven Madison Park was the worst. I found hair in my food, they got so flustered that the manager spilled water on my husbands lap, didn’t replace his wet soggy napkin, and to top it off they then forgot a course altogether (supposed to have shaved truffles on it).”
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“Now it’s disastrous…so overpriced for wine and food.”
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“Exact same experience at EMP. Thoroughly unmemorable - non-existent menu planning, no center to the meal, no comprehensible flow… and not a single dish we can recall except for the bread.”
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“I find eleven Madison park an overrated restaurant that has no right to have 3 stars, i went yesterday to a boring menu.”
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“but for that much money the food was so underwhelming.”
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“I was really disappointed by our trip to eleven Madison. It was a last minute reservation the day before so maybe they didn’t have time to personalize anything. I didn’t think the service was particularly notable.”
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“What we experienced instead appeared to be a bumbled attempt to hide the very ingredients I was hoping they would showcase. Every dish had the same muddled salinity and soft textures, seemingly to make the meat eaters among us forget they were actually eating vegetables.”
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“The service is poor, the food is average at best, and I burnt my mouth on the dessert which was a glorified donut hole with a side of coconut ice cream. Please spend your money elsewhere!”
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“Some of the dishes were incredible, by the shoeleather duck and the chewy poached lobster did not seem like 3 Star material.”
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“I thought it was some of the best bites of food I’ve ever had and I’m not vegan.”
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“It's the one of the best vegetarian restaurants in the world. As a meat loving carnivore it's a fantastic meal even if it is vegetable focused.”
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“The service was wonderful and we made a lovely memory but food was legitimately a 4/10. We ordered pizza after (lol). Nothing was memorable.”
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“The choreography is superb. What a lovely gesture with the recreation of the photograph from your wedding!”
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“Their granola recipe is super delicious and I make it pretty much every month:”
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“Tellingly, the only dish we could remember from our 11 Mad experience was the bread.”
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“EMP's vegan menu wasn't worth the price or hype, and if you're not a vegetarian, I personally don't find it exciting.”
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“Have had better food, but nothing comparable when it comes to the service.”
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“There was not one good dish and everything was extremely salty and overseasoned. How this place even has one star with their vegan menu is questionable.”
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“each dish here was consistently good, and I value that more than shock value. The staff went above and beyond in making my time there special.”
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“Eleven Madison's service is impossibly good.”
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“EMP at best has a difficult price vs value equation if you focus on ingredients (putting aside labor, though i don't know that many diners really incorporate that). At worst i think some of the more critical reviews do hold water.”
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