The food was spectacular, but that was just a part of it.
We had dinner in Queen Victoriaâs Room in 2018. It was right around $1,000 for DH and I and that included the meal ($235 each), a wine pairing for me ($150), upcharges (steak, black truffle pasta, etc.) (roughly $150), plus tax and tip.
Again, the food was amazing, but what I really remember is the experience. The service was excellent from beginning to end. They called the week before to talk about the menu. I donât like seafood, so they altered all the seafood courses for me (which was most of them). I actually recommend this as DH and I got to sample each otherâs plates and get the best of both the surf and turf worlds. Our server was wonderful, very attentive, and informative. When the wine started to get the better of me, the server was gracious and allowed us to pause the meal so I could settle a bit. The presentations like the giant butter sculpture and gravity coffee thing were fun and impressive. We also enjoyed conversation with the table next to ours. And if you donât like making new friends, thatâs ok too. The other two tables in the room kept to themselves. The plating of the food was a work of art. Overall, just an above and beyond experience. DH and I have been anxiously waiting for them to announce the reopening! We will definitely be going back when we are there for our anniversary in 2023.
I will never forget the potato glass on the one fish dish. It looked just like yellow stained glass and it was crunchy crackley, but it tasted just like a buttered potato.
I asked how they made it and I of course donât remember it all (wine) but they did like 3628 things to a potato and made the âglassâ. Spectacular.
Wrong. There is nothing at Y&Y that comes close to the dishes served at V&A.
Exactly. Especially the Chefâs Table; we were there for over 4 hours, savoring each course with time to relax and visit between each course. Yes, the individual portions are small, but with 10 courses (and 8 different wines) itâs a lot of food.
This was when I was a chat person, but give me a minute and Iâll upload them here. Warning though, it was kinda dark, my camera wasnât great, and once the drinks kept going they got blurry
There were 6 of us; my wife and I, @weasus and a friend of hers, and @pirategirl007 and her husband. A friend recommended that if it was just the two of us we would probably like the Queen Victoria room better; the same food and service, but a prettier atmosphere.
I did, but it was back in 2014 and I have no idea how I would find it (I actually think I did it on blogspot and posted a link; I donât even know it that site is still working⊠I do have food pictures, but I didnât bring my DSLR to dinner, and cell phone cameras were not what they are today, so the arenât especially good.
Iâm sure it is tasty, but I just am not that fancy of an eater I guess. Plus I would be annoyed at a meal that took so long. I am glad many like it, and are willing to pay those pricesâŠitâs just not for me.
The service was a little stuffy / pretentious. The dining room is grimly dark and old fashioned.
My best meal? One of the three Iâve had at Tiffins. Truly outstanding, friendly service, fantastic food (every course). Relaxed, comfortable dining. It is the standout for me.
That giant barrel cake was made by the bakery at GF and was stupid expensive. Like over $100, maybe close to 200. There were 7 of us at the chefâs table and it really was an experience like no other. I really wanted to do that this year for my 40th, but no way I can justify that cost.
I found the website that I had been using for TRs (back in the Chat only days), but I didnât use it for my 2014 trip. Iâll have to see if I can find it - but in all honesty @LTinNC82 's pictures are very representative and are of a much better quality than mine.
5 hours, ugh!! I am a fast eater, donât usually get apps or dessert, just the entreeâŠso am ready to get the heck out of dodge after 45-60 minutes. I love good food, that isnât the issue. Itâs the time spent and the amount of money that could be used for more APs or trips.
Fair enough. Most of my signature dinners I treat as âattractionsâ and I typically spend close to two hours at them. At âregularâ TS I only occasionally order an app and virtually never have dessert. At a signature I usually have both.
youâre going to want to leave me behind at Jiko⊠Iâm an admittedly slow eater, especially when I get talking . And when good wine is involved. I spent like 2 hours at Jiko when I was there solo in April
youâre going to want to leave me behind at Jiko⊠Iâm an admittedly slow eater, especially when I get talking 
. And when good wine is involved. I spent like 2 hours at Jiko when I was there solo in April 