点评:I have been to Creation many times over the years and it has always been excellent. The wine pairing experience with the tasting menu this time was an interesting experience and in the main well executed. Using props was a good idea but at times ridiculous and a little pretentious.
The staff member explaining each course appeared bored. The service was extremely slow and then I realised they were trying to delay our table so we synchronised with another 2 tables, that were also doing the full experience, (both of which arrived at staggered points well after us). This meant at times we had a thimble full of wine that had been poured for up to 20 minutes before our food arrived….not ideal on a hot day with the white wines. The wine servings were also pretty stingy, so tiny sips advised.
Lamb fat was not rendered enough and was returned to be cooked again. When returned, it was clear it had either been put under a very hot grill or blow torched as the fat was still not rendered but the top layer was black. (Lamb was still nice and pink but some parts were inedible due to the solid chewy fat).
Bottles of wine to purchase are totally overpriced. The wine quality however is excellent but has become too expensive. Don’t even consider using their British distributor as that’s at least twice the price again, it would be cheaper to purchase and ship-over yourself.
Creation is certainly an experience but not all of it was a positive one on this occasion.
翻译:这些年来我去过Creation很多次,它一直都很棒。这次的葡萄酒搭配体验与品尝菜单是一次有趣的体验,而且总体来说执行得很好。使用道具是个好主意,但有时很荒谬,而且有点自命不凡。
解释每门课程的工作人员显得很无聊。服务非常慢,然后我意识到他们试图延迟我们的餐桌,所以我们与另外两张桌子同步,这两张桌子也在做完整的体验(两张桌子都在我们之后到达交错点)。这意味着有时我们会在食物到达之前就倒满一顶针的葡萄酒长达20分钟……在炎热的天气里喝白葡萄酒并不理想。酒的份量也相当小气,所以建议小口喝。
羊肉脂肪没有充分提炼,被返回再次烹饪。返回时,很明显它要么被放在非常热的烤架下,要么被吹火炬,因为脂肪仍未呈现,但顶层是黑色的。 (羊肉仍然很好吃,呈粉红色,但有些部分由于固体耐嚼脂肪而无法食用)。
购买的瓶装葡萄酒价格完全过高。然而,葡萄酒的质量非常好,但变得太贵了。甚至不要考虑使用他们的英国经销商,因为这至少是价格的两倍,自己购买和运送会更便宜。
创作当然是一种体验,但这次并不是所有的体验都是积极的。