Elemental: Snooty, delicious.
Omaha and I, for our anniversary, went to a restaurant called Elemental Next Door. The menu was hand-written on a roll of artpaper that scrolled out a broad, wood-panel-enclothed support beam a few feet from the door. The music was popular and slightly intrusive. The tables were all unique one-of-a-kind heavy wooden constructs, and along one wall a vast array of wines and beers could be had for a price.
The menu was heavy on foods few people eat. There was a lot of rabbit on the menu. Omaha had a rabbit stew that was actually quite delicious, and I ordered the vegetarian risotto. We also got a cheese board and an order of artichoke dip. For that and a bottle of (high-end, alcoholic) apple cider, we paid nearly $72.
Yeah, that's snooty all right. Astoundingly so. It was delicious, but that's pretty pricey. An example: a plate of popcorn was $5.
The staff was unobtrusive, if sometimes a little hard to find. Omaha and I shared a long bench table with another party, separated by a few empty seats, and a voluminous and somewhat intoxicated argument about politics broke out among the other diners. All in all, definitely a place to see and be seen, if you can afford it.
On the other hand, Omaha and I were working off a gift card worth a hundred bucks, and they gave us a corresponding gift card with the remainder of our credit on it. That's surprising, for an auction gift card. Kudos for them.
The menu was heavy on foods few people eat. There was a lot of rabbit on the menu. Omaha had a rabbit stew that was actually quite delicious, and I ordered the vegetarian risotto. We also got a cheese board and an order of artichoke dip. For that and a bottle of (high-end, alcoholic) apple cider, we paid nearly $72.
Yeah, that's snooty all right. Astoundingly so. It was delicious, but that's pretty pricey. An example: a plate of popcorn was $5.
The staff was unobtrusive, if sometimes a little hard to find. Omaha and I shared a long bench table with another party, separated by a few empty seats, and a voluminous and somewhat intoxicated argument about politics broke out among the other diners. All in all, definitely a place to see and be seen, if you can afford it.
On the other hand, Omaha and I were working off a gift card worth a hundred bucks, and they gave us a corresponding gift card with the remainder of our credit on it. That's surprising, for an auction gift card. Kudos for them.