The chef refused to make me anything else instead. Five minutes later, he returned and relayed to me that the chef was extremely insulted since I had insulted one of his masterful dishes. I don’t think he was lying to me, but it was just too fishy, and I had specifically asked him if it was fishy when I ordered it. He looked disapprovingly at me at assured me that the fish was extremely fresh. Furthermore, I presumed that an upscale and expensive restaurant with a reputation to maintain would try to excel at its customer service.
I did not think returning my dish would cause an issue, as he had initially discouraged me from ordering it. I told the waiter that I did not fancy the fish and asked him if I could have the chicken stir fry instead. Furthermore, the chicken stir fry was a greater amount of food and a more filling dish.
It was garnished with a sparse amount of shredded mango and corn niblets and was not prepared with enough flavor for my liking. He raved about it so much that I could not resist.Īs it would turn out, my sister and my mom were completely satisified with their dishes, and I was less than pleased with mine! After my mom’s initial taste, she exclaimed, “this is not something that I could just whip up at home!” My fish was strongly fishy and tasted very plain and simple. He insisted that the Sea Bream is his absolute favorite dish on the menu, and he could eat it every day, as it is light and delectable. I was going to follow suit and order the “boring” chicken, but the waiter succeeded to convince me to order the Sea Bream (34 euro). Since neither of them eat beef or fish, this was the only main dish that appealed to them anyways. My mom and sister saw passed the waiter’s discouragement and ordered the chicken stir fried with curry and vegetables (24 euro). The side portions were very tiny and served in ultra mini gourmet bowls, however, they both enjoyed their beef. Both also ordered a side of potatos (6 euro) sauteed mushrooms with dried herbs (8 euro). My dad ordered the Pave of beef (31 euro) and Josh ordered entrecote (33 euro). This must be why the French are so skinny! When he offered me a taste, I was really tempted, but felt bad taking away from what was to begin with a portion that would leave me hungry. He thought the salmon tasted fresh and delicious and provided a unique Oriental flavor. The portion was very tiny, but the presentation was beautiful and the fish was garnished delicately and artfully. Of all of us, he enjoyed his dish the most.
This was definitely the most mainstream entree on the menu, as many others featured more obscure French delicacies like foi gras, salmon tartar, and beef marrow.īenjy ordered the salmon with a small side of sesame noodles and a vegetable garnish (32 euro). We ordered a few “After the Crunchy” appetizers, a delicious dish of two small fried chicken skewers with a picadilly mushroom and mustard puree and a side salad. We had a really nice Tepperberg Meritage Ella Valley Israeli wine (38 euro), although to no surprise, the waiter had recommend the bottles in the 70-100 euro price range. It was clear that each of us would be ordering a three course dinner, as well as a bottle of wine for the table. He couldn’t have made it more obvious that he was trying to take advantage of us non-French speaking Americans! He claimed that it tasted like something that you could make for yourself at home and that we shouldn’t waste our time ordering it. He also skipped over the stir-fried chicken dish which was the least expensive item on the menu as well as the only chicken main. Our waiter skipped right over the Specials page (which had the best priced meals) and told us that it was not worth him explaining it since we should order off of the regular listed items. The food at Osmose is mostly French, with an Asian fusion twist on several of the dishes. We asked him to translate the menu into English, as a majority of our table couldn’t understand French. Our waiter looked extremely French, from his long hair, which was styled to stick up on top of his head, his scruffy yet barbered beard, snobby facial expressions, and extremely fitted pants. The evening actually played out relatively comically.
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