restaurant review: One of by Land, Two if By Sea...

[lagilman]

And I in the happy foodie heaven shall be...


Went out last night to celebrate the book deal in full style, specifically One If By Land, Two If By Sea.
There are some folk who have posted bad reviews of this restauant. I don't know where they were eating, but from the bartender to the waiter to the maitre'd, everyone was fabulous. And the food? OMG. To. Die. For. (even if my companion did scarf that last bite of the caviar) Duck and fois gras terrine, followed by saddle of rabbit with vanilla-infused couscous. Yuuuuum. Dessrt was a molten chocolate fondant with praline ice cream tht I wanted to finish but could not. Overload of culinary pleasure. And the alcohol? *thud* The single malt before dinner was excellent. The wine with dinner? Ch. Palmer. Nuff said. (waits for Tina to *thud* from jealousy.) The older-than-I-am single malt with dessert? *swoon*

And the restaurant is as beautiful as they say, from the dual fireplaces by the bar to the fresh roses on the table. When you have something special to celebrate...



(just don't do as another table near us did, and go pre-theater. This is not a place to be rushed through on your way to elsewhere)

Comments

[qnotku.livejournal.com]

Wow. I darn near drowned my keyboard in drool reading this post. :wanders off to find a snack: Might I ask which restaurant?

T *wondering if there's anything comparable here in the DC Metro area:

[aitchellsee.livejournal.com]

>Might I ask which restaurant?

http://www.oneifbyland.com/

>T *wondering if there's anything comparable here in the DC Metro area:

Bound to be -- I've always heard that expense-account wining and dining (or lunching) was a frequent byproduct of the major industry there in DC ;-)

HLC
(wishing she'd known about OIBL
last year when she had a major
deal to celebrate)

[qnotku.livejournal.com]

Probably is. I tend to gravitate towards small and quirky rather than tony and expensive, but like you said, it's always great to know of a knock-out spot to celebrate.

Teri

[nick-kaufmann.livejournal.com]

I always wondered what that restaurant was life. I assumed it was prohibitively expensive. I'll check it out sometime when I've got some dough.

[lagilman]

It's expensive, but not outrageously so. Assuming you exercise some moderation with your bar tab.

And speaking of exercise.. yeah. Must waddle off to the gym at some point, now. But worth it. :-)

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

I can envy you the lovely evening, but not the workout to put those calories in their place! 8^)

Sounds like a perfect celebration place.

[havocthecat]

Heh. I'm thudding from jealousy on the whole meal, not just the wine! *dies* Sounds like it was great! And congrats on the book deal!

[debg.livejournal.com]

Reposting. Damned thing ate my HTML code.

As yum as the food sounds, your icon is even tastier.

The feel of the place reminds me of San Francisco's "take out a second mortgage and go celebrate something" restaurant, Julius Castle. That's it, right under Coit Tower. You can imagine the view; first-time diners can develop a sort of distracted schizophrenia, alternating between killer food and killer views.

If a certain thing comes through next week, as it may well, I think I'll do the same thing you did: eat properly.

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

Huh, I've never heard anything but good feedback about One if by Land. Glad to hear it lived up to the hype!

[lagilman]

Reviewers have claimed that the food is "tired" and the service bad. As I said, I'm not sure where they were dining...

(also? OIBL is so not about avant garde food. Go elsewhere if you want funky. It's good classic stuff with fresh ingredients and masterful preparation, in my experience.. )

[kalligraphy.livejournal.com]

A scotch older than you? I am impressed, few bars/restraunts stock single malts older than 18 years. And knowing how much a good single malt of that vintage costs (I own a bottle), I shudder to think what a glass at bar prices ran. But it sounds awesome!!