Restaurant Week Review
This Restaurant Week I went to Smith and Wollensky with my law school friends and L'Espalier with my college friends.
At Smith and Wollensky, I selected the salad, the steak sandwich, and the chocolate cake. Let's get to the meat of the matter. The filet itself was good. However, I've certainly had better. Ruth Chris and Oak Room just did a better filet. S&W's filet just lacked the tenderness, juiciness, and moistness that the other restaurants had. Further, it was a filet sandwich so the portion is small.
However, if you are a dessert person, the chocolate cake more than makes up for the paltriness of the sandwich. The cake was magnificent with its layers of cake and mousse.
L'Espalier was just a major disappointment. The food was average and I hope that it's regular menu makes a better showing. My ultimate conclusion about L'Espalier is go there if you want to be able to say that you've gone to the most expensive restaurant in Boston, but it's not worth going there for the food.