I was fortunate enough to have a friend get me a reservation for two friends and me for my birthday and thought I had it made. The day of our reservation one of my guests was called into work at which time I notified the restaurant and they told me due to such last minute plans I would have to terminate the reservation. I was shocked by such a bold answer and immediately notified my dining guest. Her boss was familiar with the Laundry and told her to go and have fun, but it was a downer. \r
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Once we got to Yonteville we couldn't find the place because street signs are little 3 foot high posts on the ground, not lit markers in the sky so we weren't sure if we were on Washington yet. So, we called the restaurant, but apparently after 6 no one answeres the phone so we just searched around Yontville until we believed we had found the place. \r
As we parked we got a call asking if we were coming and said we could find the palce and they sounded decent. That's when the experience began.\r
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Once inside serves was almost flawless, leaving vary little to be desired. During the course of the evening I'd say we had 8 servers attending us, our head server was Kevin, and two Sommelior's. Service had a nice flow, always allowing for adequete time to order another bottle of wine :). Servers were professional, but nice, unlike the the ultra stuck up servers u find at inner city restaurants in SF or NYC this isn't the Ritz. \r
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I chose the chef's tasting menu which covered all a Kellers bases with a few tricks up his sleeve. From the oyster and caviar to begin with to the little pastries at the end the food couldn't have been anybetter!!! The foie gras was a true treat... The wine list kind of finished of the whole experience seeing as how there were bottles in every price range and I mean every but it was great and truly well thought out. \r
For 3 we spent 1500, but it's worth it! Only live once!\r
Pros: food, service, location
Cons: hosts and reservationist
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