Felt swindled. I was so excited to share this experience with my husband for his 51st birthday with our two young daughters (11,13). The ambiance, location, decor, and menu was right up my husbands 'foodie alley'. It was our first time, and was recommended by our waiter Marcos to try the 150.00 tasting menu for each - as he explained, the whole table had to order the same (including my daughters 11, 13) and indicated that it would be ample food. The food as it was served is delicately and artistically impressive - but, we were still extremely hungry and felt like the waiter pushed the tasting menu upon us (instead of ordering a la carte) to obtain the guaranteed 18% tip on top of the 700.00 check! We enjoy exploring 5 star restaurants and 5 star prices. But in this case, we felt totally deprived and swindled. On top of that I used a visa gift card to pay towards the dinner (the balance was paid with my platinum amex card) and I my visa card was charged additional dollar amount, other than what the waiter stated was charged! We feel totally deflated, it really changed the mood of the whole evening which was meant to celebrate my husband and our family. Totally disappointed.
