This is our third time to ACRE and our last two visits were outstanding, however it looks like per other reviewers the restaurant has taken a downward turn since the last chef departed!
The food was so disappointing this time around. First off upon looking...at the menu, the prices are WAY higher, which would not be a huge deal if you got the same caliber of food as before, but that was just not the case. We had drinks in the bar, the drinks were ok, but did not justify the price in my opinion.
We have historically done the tasting menu which is now almost 50% more per person, and has several fewer courses than our last visit making it about twice as expensive. After seeing this, we decided not to do the tasting menu and ordered ala carte instead.
The flavors were just not there for us.
The best items on this trip were the bread basket and the dessert, so the pastry chef is doing awesome, but the firsts and mains just did not live up to the expectations as all.
We used to make the annual trip just to visit this restaurant, but sad to say, no more.
I will say the servers were amazing, enthusiastic, and helpful, but that unfortunately does not make a dining experience great without the food.
The music played by the DJ was also annoyingly loud and should be turned down. It was hard to have a conversation or hear the waiter with the speaker blasting house music right behind him.More