Eleven Madison Park
“I've eaten at a number of Michelin-starred restaurants (and a few 3-starred places), and 11MP delivers with the best of them.”
“-As we left they gave us gift bags with more of the chocolates and copies of our particular menu and pairings.”
“14 courses of creatively prepared dishes ranging from Sturgeon Sabayon with chive to Caviar Benedict with Egg, Cauliflower and Ham.”
Eleven Madison Park
Takes Reservations: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
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$$$$ Price range Above $61
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#1 Restaurant in the US. #3 in the World. 3 Michelin stars. This place BETTER BE 5 stars on Yelp, amirite?!?
It was. 🙂
We had the million course dinner. Seriously they said four, seemed like 20. I lost count. THREE hours we sat there and food kept coming. Everything was exquisite. Creative. Magical. Mouthwatering. I can't find the words. Umami? Mouthgasmic?
The courses included (in order):
Black & White Cookie
Peekytoe Crab Salad
Fava Bean Croquette
Morel with Rye Crisp
Oyster with Champagne & Caviar
Caviar Benedict with Corn & Ham
(Secret Pastrami in kitchen!)
English Peas
Foie Gras
Lobster
Halibut
Asparagus (cooked in a pigs bladder!!!)
Honey & Lavender Glazed Duck
Dry-Aged Ribeye (140 days!)
New Potatoes
Mushrooms
Camembert with Rhubarb & Sorrel
Sassafras
Baked Alaska
4 Chocolate Bars
The service was superb. John was our main server, but I feel like every staff member in the restaurant came by at least once for some purpose.
The maître d (Erica?), came over and asked us if we'd like a tour of the kitchen (IT'S IMMACULATE!), and while we were back there they snuck us in an extra course — their take on a pastrami sandwich — so DELICIOUS! Not everyone gets to do this, so we felt really honored they chose us.
Y'all, I can't even tell you what an incredible experience this was. My mind got blown. By the end of the meal, I was so full, but I still squeezed in two helpings of Baked Alaska (that they flambéed at our table)!
Dinner, plus four rounds of cocktails and an extra dessert for my husband and myself, we spent about $710, which is a record for us, but it was more than a meal, it was an unforgettable experience.
I hate NYC, but if I could get a meal like THIS on a regular basis…NOW I see why people suffer through living here. xoxo
There's a reason EMP is rated #3 in the world!
What makes EMP great isn't just how delicious food the is, but the entire experience. The staff, the timing of each course, the little details in between each meal, the playfulness and creativity in presenting the food, etc..
Food: The food was unbelievable. Of all the courses, I probably had only 1 dish that I wasn't a huge fan of. Other than that, every course was delicious, amazing, and unforgettable.
Service: the service was impeccable. The staff makes sure to time each of your courses perfectly and even when I leave for the washroom, they replace my linen cloth.
Creativity: Their food is not only delicious, but they really put a lot of thought into how to present each dish in a very playful and creative way. Without giving away too much (because I don't want to spoil your experience there), there are courses
My girlfriend brought me here for my birthday (April 2016) and we were thoroughly impressed…Not often does a place live up to the hype. Service is impeccable, and the atmosphere was right up our alley – casual, insanely precise, and attentive. Everyone in the front of house staff is there to help you, and they never make you feel any other way. The meal has about 8 courses, ranging from a small black and white cookie to a full out entree. The entree, which is something like the 6th course, comes out with family style sides – very cool. The dishes that I mostly enjoyed from our meal was the caviar benedict with eggs, potato, and ham, the seared foie gras with maple and apple, the celery root (cooked en vessie no less!) braised with black truffle, and the duck with honey and lavender glaze with salsify, pear, and broth. My girlfriend additionally enjoyed her sunchoke, hot/cold with veloute, and braised pork cheeks with onion, mustard, and broth. The broth thing is cool, after the entree they will bring you this small bowl of a very crisp tasting broth made from your entree, whether you had pork or duck.
At this point (as I enjoyed my Pappy 12), we were offered a kitchen tour which was very cool. The manager was very thorough and eager to enjoy our questions, even though I'm sure she did this many times a day. We were also treated with a snack in the kitchen, a stick dipped in maple and ice. For dessert we had the baked alaska which was quite nice, and that was followed up with various dessert snacks and an apple brandy. A chocolate pretzel with seasalt came out that was dangerously good, and also the "chocolate game" as we like to call it. They bring out 4 pieces of chocolate made from various animal milk, and you have to identify which animal made the milk for that chocolate. A nice way to get your brain going after such a marathon of a meal.
The cool part was that Chef Daniel Humm came out to greet everyone and told me happy birthday..I'm sure they do that for all special occasions, but I whatever I don't care! It was still cool.
While not every single course was mindblowing, the ones that were will stick with you and the experience alone makes everything worthwhile.
Came for lunch a la carte because wanted a quick bite. It was amazing…everything was. Great cocktails.
Put simply Eleven Madison Park is degustation at the world's best, well deserved of its ranking as the world's no 5 restaurant. Eleven Madison is an epic food journey created with the finest of local and international produce, sympathetic to the menu de jour. Expect food theatre and NYC style table banter, without it going over the top.
The service was the best possible; casual, attentive, generous and kind.
The beverages were excellent too, spectacular cocktails. Try the dark scotch and rum based selection. Smooth. As for the food, just take a look at my photos. My words simply wouldn't do it justice.
To die for and totally worth every penny.
The service is impeccable the second you start to walk in and the food is just amazing. So much food! We were full the 3rd course.
Nothing else needed to be said. If you can get the reservation, go.
Summary: 8 courses. Creative and likely deserves it's Michelin stars, but not my favorite. Good service, a bit loud. Try to get a table that is closer to the sides.
Atmosphere: The location in the CSFB building looks like a redone gotham bank. The super high ceilings mean sound bounces in a way that is not great. I could hear everything that was said at the table next to mine, yet struggled a bit to hear my party near by. In comparison, the other 3 star michelins are more quiet. However, that also means EMP is more lively in feel than the others which are more quiet elegance. The crowd, to me, looks more banker than foodie. I mean, not even foodie banker, just banker. A real shame.
The Service: In some ways, they are so extremely thoughtful I cannot possibly rate them low. In other ways, I think the other restaurants have them sorely beat, and this is despite the fact they got the Service award for the 50 Words Best restaurants list. On the good side, you have extremely knowledgeable staff who can tell you everything about the menu and how it's prepared and I will forgive that the person we asked didn't know if the beef was grass fed. Staff watches attentively. The gift bags at the end are extremely considerate and staff has clearly been told who is coming and is gracious.
On the bad…We were seated toward the middle, and I found myself having to track down a waitress. Additionally – and potentially because there is a bit more of a buzz in the place – service is more noticeable. Usually at the 3 star michelins, service is a bit like Mr. Deeds, you don't notice crumbs or their removal. Here it was a bit more obvious.
The Food: The menu changes 1x per quarter and I want to try it again. There is a coherence to the use of ingredients which show up in multiple dishes to tie things together. The restaurant in Jan moved from 11 courses to 8. I have heard that despite their reason – to improve the quality of each course – most feel this season's menu wasn't as good as those in the past. Overall, this is where – sadly – I took off the star. Also, overall…. way way too much salt, even I like salt. Also, there were some real misses, that I hope will never happen again for a 3 star Michelin.
Black & White cookie – 3 stars. Total bust. Savory in all the wrong ways.
Oyster on top of Creme Fraise w/caviar – 5 stars. Amazingly perfect.
Fava Bean croquette – 5 stars, second best bite
Peekytoe crab salad on dikon – 5 stars, eat it like a taco. Wonderful.
Eggs Benedict with caviar and ham – 5 stars, best bite. Extremely creative and compact. If they had stopped here, I would be in love.
Seared Fois Gras. Salty and sour, which I liked but all else found it too salty.
Fois Gras Terraine – 1 stars. Total pass. Salty with weird sweet. Just awkward. Someone should have stopped the chef.
Bean Appetizer – 5 stars. Looks the way it tastes, like spring. Delightful, light and fresh 3rd best bite.
Lobster – 4 stars. Delightful flavor, well seasoned. EXTREMELY difficult to cut. Staff should have caught this and at a minimum served with a steak knife. Odd that you would have this with lobster. Guys… you're too good not to have caught this. Also, a bit salty.
Fluke – 5 stars. The better choice for the course. Delicious, light, modern american.
Asparagus with special preparation and a bit of mash potato. 4 stars. Tied for best bite, but literally a bite. a single piece of asparagus with sauce so good we used the bread to sop it up.
Duck – 4 stars. The better choice for the main. Great unique crust. However, eat each part separately, as putting a bit of everything french style is not a cohesive taste. The other stuff on the place doesn't go so much.
Steak with Eggplant – 3-4 stars. Eh… it's fine. Meaty, but not so notable.
The Bread – salty. as is the cheese butter. Together they are way way way too salty. Think salted butter with salty cheese topping in salty bread. I think the problem is the chef sourced a very salty butter that then overwhelmed the flavor.
Strawberry's poached with elderflower – 3 stars. essentially a decomposed strawberry shortcake. I like strawberry shortcake better.
Baked alaska – 5 stars. Solid execution.
Banana Bread Dessert – 4 stars. My friends liked it. I think it was a bit salty and also this one is better in parts than when you eat a bit with everything together.
Chocolate game. 3 stars. I like how creative the game is. I hate that they made me eat goat and sheep chocolate… a taste I will never be able to get out of my mouth. bad bad bad bad bad… can't we play guess the fruit in the chocolate instead???
Great food – unique preparation, but not over done with silly foam/mousse etc.. but each technique is done for a reason..
Menu changes all the time.. highlight of my visit – Lobster is light with good acidity balance. Dry aged duck dayyyyyam tasty.. chocolate pretzels is a nice way to end the meal.
Service is perfection. nothing short of expectations of a 3 michelin star place.
Worthwhile place.. one of the best 3M* places.. (compared to say Per Se which was a disappointment).