Having already had a bite earlier we went to Market Street Cafe for late night appetizers and dessert. Greeted by a musician playing acoustic guitar quietly in the back of the restaurant we ordered three appetizers: the raspberry duck, escargot, and mussels. The duck (service with greens) was the most tender melt-in-your-mouth fowl we had ever had. The mussels were so good that we found ourselves spooning up the rest of the light cream sauce in which they were served. The escargot was truly special. Instead of being a heavy and over-buttered dish that you usually find they were served in a dill sauce that was like nothing we had ever had.
Dessert was equally as impressive. We ordered the mango sorbet and flaky cheesecake. The sorbet was served in a hollowed out half-mango, and we wished we had brought our cameras they were so beautifully presented. But the best thing was how balanced the flavor of both desserts was. There was enough sweetness as you would expect in a wonderful dessert, but not enough to overpower the rest of the flavors. "Balanced" was never a word we would have used in the past to describe a dessert, but both of us commented how well the flavors complemented each other. The glass of port we had with the dessert was also excellent.
If I could find one small area of improvement it would be in that our server--while very nice and attentive--might have been a little more knowledgeable, though being a new restaurant it was understandable.
Overall, this is the place to go for a meal you won't forget, and we would not hesitate to compare it to Seattle's finest restaurants.
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