Dinner for two cost close to $400.
"Bluestem has received local and national accolades including being named as a 2015 James Beard Foundation semi-finalist for “Outstanding Restaurant” for an invigorating marriage of cuisine and hospitality."
The tasting menu was lovely. However, the fish dish (main course) was one bite of fish (the size of a green bean) and one green bean (cut into 5 pieces). That certainly does not does not satisfy a hungry diner. The portion sizes and everything put on each plate was so small that the kitchen staff literally used TWEESERS as the main serving implements.
We've done tasting dinners before at other fine restaurants. However, a single leaf of basil did not dwarf the dish being served like the dishes at Blue Stem.
Everything was well presented, very pretty, and had excellent flavors. However one single, 1 1/2" macaroon to be split between two people is not my idea of dessert. By that point in the meal, I wished I'd eaten the decorative flowers served earlier with the soup course: http://www.pbase.com/britestar/image/160516507
When I got home, I had a bowl of Cheerios because I felt like I'd missed dinner...
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