FreddyB Aviation Photography17h ago

Ill take restaurants I will never eat at for $1000 Alex.

Thorough the years we have dined at numerous 1,2, and 3 Starred restaurants including one memorable meal at El Celler de Can Roca in Girona (3 Stars) but we have as of late eschewed the higher end.

It was not cost related but rather the hype never seemed to match the reality. For us it is far more fun to find that excellent hole in the wall than it is to sit down at French Laundry if I am being honest. We like the hunt and successful kill so to speak (Don't get me wrong. excellent meals at any 1-3 star restaurant but sticking with the hunting metaphor its like shooting fish in a barrel) #food #restaurants #MichelinStar

Clockwise: Wiseguy, Pizzeria Bianco, DTLA, Fig and bacon Jam L'Industry Pizza, Brooklyn, Moo's Craft BBQ, LA, Beef Carpacio, SUP, Buena Park.

https://la.eater.com/restaurant-news/300939/los-angeles-new-2026-michelin-guide-additions

Show threadColes Street Pothole16h ago

@cvvhrn Having never eaten in a starred restaurant, a few years ago we ate in TWO, back-to-back. The first was AMAZING AND FUN, the second was . . . MEH? Nothing was wrong with it, but it was a very distant second to the previous night in all ways, particularly regarding the service. And so I decided that the stars may in some ways be be earned, but they are subjective, and not a guarantee that you will be AMAZED.

I regret nothing, but yeah, the hunt is the fun.

Show threadFreddyB Aviation Photography16h ago

@ColesStreetPothole For sure. Every restaurant is like that. Some of this is 100% psychology in that your exceptions of a 3 Starred restaurant may not live up to the reality so there will always be a expensive letdown.

All the 3 stars we have dinned in (8 in total) were structurally perfect from the plating to the service but not all hit the same. (Top two vs Bottom 2) Top was a non rated restaurant in Palau-sator, Spain Seguer versus a 2 star molecular gastronomy restaurant in La Bisbal d'Emporda 2 days apart.

Both were excellent but we preferred Mas Pou over the 20 course Chefs tasting menu at the 2 Star eatery

https://maspou.com/en/

Show threadColes Street Pothole

@cvvhrn We were only in one-star restaurants—Scorrybreac the first night, Three Chimneys the second night, on the Isle of Skye. (It didn't help that we had just seen The Menu, as well. )

Scorybreac didn't miss a beat, service was like clockwork, and they told a story about the all-local ingredients that made each dish. A 3+ hour experience that went by too fast.

At Three Chimneys, the food was good but less memorable, and the service very uneven. Dinner felt long. (Sorry, no pics.)

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Show threadColes Street Pothole16h ago
@cvvhrn At Three Chimneys, there was a large table—12 people—in the next room, keeping the staff occupied. Supposedly, a Rick Steves group. Our party of four felt ignored.
Show threadFreddyB Aviation Photography15h ago
@ColesStreetPothole Ugg I hate that even if its not a celebrity group large tables suck more staff in