Taylor, their wine sommelier, did an exceptional job of describing each wine we tasted as well as the background on each winery. We each ordered the CHEF’S FIVE COURSE TASTING MENU with the GRAND CRU WINE PAIRING. It is expensive, but every single aspect of the dinner was exceptional. My wife and I celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary at The Refectory last night. They did put a candle in my wife's desert but as I kind of expected, it was not complimentary! More Not a word about what the different cheeses were! Needless to say this night did not turn out the way we had envisioned. We ordered a cheese plate and he set it down and walked away. Never did he offer to explain anything on the menu unless we asked. We got the feeling that he could care less whether we dined there and that there were more important guests for him to attend to. We felt very rushed from the start! The first thing out of our waiter's mouth was "do you know what you would like to order?" He (Joseph) asked us that at least 3 times before we had time to review the menu and decide on what we would like. celebrating my wife's birthday and were looking forward to a leisurely dinner. However the service was not up to what I would expect when spending this kind of money in a restaurant. Let me start by saying the food was delicious although my lamb was over cooked and all the dishes were very small portions.
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