I’m normally not a fan of Restaurant Week since most restaurants have such a limited menu, and the few options that they do have just don’t hit me as a good deal. Sibling Rivalry seems to be an exception to this. They pretty much have their entire menu available. This was my first time eating there so I don’t know if the portion sizes are different than a regular day, but that didn’t matter since I was stuffed when I left.
For appetizers, we had Moroccan Style Lamb (Brik Cumin, Soft Poached Egg, Curried Lamb Jus and Cool Cucumber Salad) and Hand Made Pappardelle – Ragout of Rabbit (Chanterelles, Green Olives, Oven Dried Cherry Tomatoes and Thyme). Main Course consisted of Baked Salmon in Crisp Pastry (Wild Mushroom Duxelle, Spinach, Lemon Thyme Sauce and Tomato Fondue) and Crispy Pressed Duck (Grilled Prosciutto Wrapped and Stuffed Dried Apricots, Port Sauce and Watercress Salad). For dessert, we had Caramel Chocolate Mousse Cake and Bread Pudding.
Everything was great! The appetizers were the highlights. PK’s salmon was really tasty. My duck was cooked perfectly and the crispy skin was so good.
I believe that they are continuing the Restaurant Week menu through March (and maybe into April).
Verdict: A great Restaurant Week deal!
South End, backbay
Boston, Restaurant Week
I know that my photos have been crappier than usual, and that I have been posting less frequently than I used to. But, eatanddestroy is still alive, and today’s posting is going to feature some of the lowest quality images that I have posted to date. I wasn’t going to use them, but I figured that after a comment and several emails about how bad the dumpling photo is in my last post that I have no choice but to use some pictures that are just about as bad (or maybe even worse).
Anyway, on to my quick post about L’espalier…
Last year for our birthdays, a bunch of friends gave us a very generous gift certificate for L’espalier. So, for our birthdays this year (they are just days apart), we decided to put the gift to good use.
We started with the foie gras and the seared tuna.
Main course was the beef tenderloin and the rack of lamb.
For desert, we had the banana soufflé and the chocolate cake. Everything on our plates was fantastic. The only thing that was below average was the potatoes that came with the sirloin. The rack of lamb was the best dish of the night.
Verdict:
Delicious? Yes!
Expensive? Hell Yes!
Atmosphere: An experience: If you plan on checking this place out, go soon before they move to a hotel.
Worth the price? Not in my opinion unless you have loads of cash.
Boston, backbay