I’d say it’s 3.5 to 4 stars (if Yelp did such a thing) 🙂
Second or third time here a few weeks ago, after not being in here for perhaps close to a year. It was a busy buzzy Friday night and the place was accordingly hopping. We had a party of 6. Generally very positive reviews of the food across the board from all present. I could only detect minor gripes (not enough wasabi in the wasabi mayonnaise that accompanied the excellent tuna starter), or one of two people not major fans of the funky lamb starter (they make a breaded lamb thingy that evokes memories looks-wise of rectangular frozen fish). I loved it – but one other person wasn’t delighted and wouldn’t re-order.
Minor gripes aside – food was of a high standard. I had the gnocchi for my main – for some reason I often thing that dish is a good test of a place : do you get bullets of undigestible dough, or fantastic slightly fluffy balls (or in this case – tubes) of wonder. In this case, the latter. Everyone sang the praises on the mains, and indeed, the desserts.
Service was great – we had a French waiter with a wry sense of humor (good discussion about how crap my French accent was when I pronounced Tarte Tatin). All in all – a very good meal.
Pricy? Yes. Worth it? Just about – although various other places are now pushing Pichet in terms of quality for a slightly lower price (step forward Camden Kitchen).
I won’t leave it a year before returning next time 🙂