text: Last year I gave it stars this year The chef has just gotten lazy they have gone from a full menu full of fabulous choices to set menus a Course at granted selections within this but nothing enticed at all and a course all if which sounded delicious for Since we are not allowed foie gras in California I am on a mission on my yearly visit to Wisconsin The usual plan is to sit at the bar and let the excellent and knowledgeable bartenders guide us through wine drinks and food for dinner nights in a row at LEtoile as their fish selections were varied and always wonderful Usually only one incredible foie gras starter but the helpful Bartenders would have a word and the chef would create something new different and exciting for our return the next night to accompany one of the other fish dishes we were dying to try That is no longer possible with this set menu I am normally all for Prix fix IF you have a choice of that or the usual menu Set Menus only Not happy and neither are some of the other regulars we met last night nnSo onto the menu which granted we shared but still incredibly puny portions Montauk Grilled Scallops was one of the teensiest scallop singular I have ever seen sliced into slivers Had to put on reading glasses to find its accompaniments and impossible to experience all together Foie gras ways and all to myself as husband knows better one teensy pear cracker with buttery heaven on it would have killed for a bowl of this a seared piece in a duck reduction that was very interesting in a good way Would have killed for more than little bites of this too I was able to accompany with a lovely glass of Sauternes but the foie was gone well before the wine Lobster was small but yummy Lamb Rack ha Not memorable Eye of Rib again meh Hooks year cheddar with apple I missed the usual calcium lactate crystals I love to find in the Hooks year so this was a letdown Pumpkin cheesecake was a hit Small but yummy Scott the bartender is amazing and would love to have him guide me through wine and drink menus always Sad as I loved this place our yearly nights in a row food feast pilgrimage but we are looking elsewhere for tonight Highly recommend sitting at the bar though totally different experience than the tables and you meet amazing people who know their food Met the Pleasant Ridge cheese maker last night one of my favs So after a course menu which granted we split hit the Tornado and split a beef tenderloin sandwich which was incredibly satisfying Last night reminded me of our dinner at El Bulli when my husband had to stop for an Iberico and cheese sandwich after courses We really are not that big of eaters usually split a starter and an entree but another amusing end to a food feast evening LEtoile please go back to giving us choices