I know why Melisse received Michelin 2 stars. The food is excellent. On our first wedding anniversary, my wife and I decided to try the restaurant. The service is very uneven ? I would implore Michelin to try to the restaurant on multiple occasions ? especially a Saturday night. We had the chef?s tasting menu, with a wine pairing. The sommelier is a complete *******; he provided little information on each wine that was paired with a course, and poured the wine flight on our last course while my wife was away from the table ? just inexcusable. I asked for a listing of the wines that we had with each course ? he indicated he was too busy tonight, but that ?I leave a card? and he could email me the listing ? for a 2 star Michelin, this is inexcusable - not to mention downright rude. \r
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The chef is a great at what he does ? but obviously doesn?t have the business talent to recruit the proper folks to run the front of the house. I?d have to recommend folks steer clear of Melisse ? Wolfgang Puck operates a class organization, as well as a number of others in LA. Hopefully when Keller returns to Beverly Hills, the service level Keller provides as well as the attention to detail will provide some competition to the French food of Melisse.
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