Ahh...was ALMOST 5/5...I'll explain why I gave this place a 4 below So, I needed a good place to bring my fiance to for his birthday. Something classy yet romantic. New and exciting yet delicious. Friends referred me to Europea, saying that although the food isn't worth what you pay for it, the overall experience is. So, wanting to pamper my fiance, off to Europea we went! Upon entering, we were happy with the ambience and the nice reception we were greeted with. We were seated in a secluded area of the restaurant upstairs - something I was grateful for. We looked at the menus, and quickly made our decision. Fiance was to take the 12 course tasting menu, and I would take the table d'hote with the fois gras for an extra $12. A half bottle of wine for $45 was also decided on (yes, 45 is a bit much for less than 12oz of wine......). So, I won't go into ALL the details regarding the food, but I will say that we were really happy with all the "surprises" from the kitchen ranging from cheese lollipops and cigars to charcuterie hung from a wire by a clothespin to little sponge cakes from bordeaux and more. We were also very pleased with the presentation of all the food. Sure, they could have just put everything in bowls and on plates, but they went above and beyond to be as creative as possible when serving food. The staff was very friendly and accommodated our requests, and although at times I wondered if it was too expensive, I decided that the service surpassed ANY restaurant I've been to in North America, and so it was fine. My only tiny piss off was the fact that the fois gras I paid an extra $12 for was kind of gross. My fiancee gladly ate it (although the same thing was to be brought to him a few courses later). What we did instead was ask the waiter if it was possible to remove the $12 charge and simply not bring my fiance his portion. We were told that this wasn't possible. Seeing as to how I did order it, I gladly accepted that. The problem for me was when the waiter came around 2 minutes later and apologetically asked me if he could bring me a different appetizer instead (one that was part of my table d'hote). I said sure and when he asked me what I wanted, I told him to bring whatever (assuming that it was for free since he was the one who proposed). So, he brought me a bison tartare which was to DIE for. However, I must admit that I felt VERY ripped off when the bill came, and I was charged an extra $20 for this appetizer on top of the $70 table d'hote and the $12 fois gras bringing my THREE course meal to be more expensive than my fiance's TWELVE course meal!!! I didn't fuss about it because I didn't want to put a dent in our good night, but that move definitely left a sour taste in my mouth. Up until then, I was saying that I would definitely go back, but now I'm not so sure. All in all, it was a cool experience. Would I go back?? Unfortunately no, but definitely give it a try! (I mean after all, who doesn't love cotton candy with dessert??) I'm really sad our waiter had to put that crappy move on us..otherwise, I'd be making reservations right now for next weekend! :|
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