The most expensive dinner I ever had was not planned at all. A friend and I had flown from Philly to Boston on a Saturday morning to go to an afternoon Bruins game. It was snowing when we left Philly and by the time we got to Boston, the snow was really piling up.
Later that night, we were trying to find some place that was open to get something to eat. We found a restaurant in the directory that was open and was less than two blocks away from the hotel. It was ‘something Grille and Bar” so we figured it would be a nice casual place to eat and drink.
Apparently, there is a big difference between "Bar and Grille", and "Grille and Bar"
When we walked in there, the place was basically empty but we soon realized it was a much higher end restaurant that we anticipated. And of course, we weren’t really dressed for the place, but they let us stay anyway. I remember being mortified at how under dressed we were.
My friend had lobster (at market price, whatever it was that day) and I had filet mignon. We figured, what the hell, we’re here, we might as well go all in. We drank expensive wine, and the bill was outrageous but we had a great time.
We knew we were way out of our league when the waiter came over and "combed" away the crumbs from the bread they served.
We went here (Marinus) on our honeymoon back in 2009. I knew my wallet was going to hurt when I ordered a $25 glass of pinot to start. The menu on their website doesn't do our experience justice, because we opted for the tasting journey. $420 later...
(it was quite possibly the best meal I have ever had)
Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
my favorite are the places that don't allow children.
Those are always good for some funny blog posts.
ooohhhh! I want to know where those are over here! (we usually just go straight to the bar to eat)
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bet you felt over dressed
I did at first, but then realized I had gym shorts on to even it out.
:fp:
Those are always good for some funny blog posts.
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Grill 23, I'm guessing. Wicked expensive.
Yeah, that's generally my experience. I've been to many upscale restaurants in my life. The ones that are great are worth it.
This place comes to mind:
http://www.bernardus.com/lodge/restaurants/
We went here (Marinus) on our honeymoon back in 2009. I knew my wallet was going to hurt when I ordered a $25 glass of pinot to start. The menu on their website doesn't do our experience justice, because we opted for the tasting journey. $420 later...
(it was quite possibly the best meal I have ever had)
Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
ooohhhh! I want to know where those are over here! (we usually just go straight to the bar to eat)
- Christopher McCandless
click on the 'contact' tab and see the paragraph on the bottom right. http://www.lucassteakhouse.com/main.html
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Bahahaha