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😒 3/5 - November 2017What a disappointment.
By 👻 @Andrew S., 06/02/2018 3:00 am
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My mood after dining at Exteberri could only be described as a child being told there is no Santa Claus. After reading about this place for so many years and seeing it pop up endlessly on travel shows described as "the last meal chefs would order before they die," I obviously had the highest hopes. Of the various Michelin-stared/San Pellegrino ranked restaurants we had booked for our honeymoon it was the one I was most looking forward to, and the one that the locals seemed to hold in the highest esteem.Not only did it not meet my high hopes, I left asking if the meal was genuinely bad (I wasn't questioning the service at this point--it was obviously bad). In fact, part of me thinks that had this meal been at a restaurant lacking Exteberri's pedigree I may have offered up only 2 stars (possibly even just 1) given the value proposition.Food: Rather than going course by course, some general observations.- the food is shockingly simple. I know this is the draw for so many chefs, but at this price it just doesn't make sense. I'm not sure I saw any benefits of the chefs minimalist methods on the taste of the food. It was just simple and plain.- everything seem under-cooked and under-seasoned. I like a medium rare steak as much as the next person; the steak here is served almost raw and was the highlight of the meal (I loved it, although I couldn't say it was the best steak I've ever had, and it should have been). But under-cooked fish and shellfish? To me it results in an uncomfortable texture of unset proteins that accentuates the fishy-ness in a negative way. Just didn't enjoy this aspect in so many of the dishes. Also, a bunch of dishes needed a jolt of salt (certainly the house-made burrata).- all the coverage of the place focuses on how the chef made special equipment to grill all sorts of ingredients in a customized perfect grill. At the end of the day you get several courses that all taste of the same smoke and grill. - Despite being a "barbecue" or "grill" restaurant, many of the dishes lacked an element of heat or fire. This is something that often bugs me at fine dining establishments--that refined techniques lead to overworked lukewarm food. I certainly did not expect this here, where everything is cooked over the grill, but almost all the dishes came out cold or lukewarm. Service: shockingly aloof and untrained for a restaurant of this supposed quality (and price tag). The staff bordered on rude. Despite having one waitress who spoke English who started off our meal, after the 2nd or 3rd course we were passed along to a new waitress who spoke no English. Accordingly we dined at the supposed 6th best restaurant in the world and received no descriptions of what we were eating. Further, courses seemingly came out haphazardly. We were never asked if we needed anything, poured our own water, and waited nearly 45 minutes for the check. It wasn't the worst service ever, but the worst service I've ever received at a Michelin stared restaurant. Compared to the caring attentiveness of Azurmendi, this was a joke. And at 175 euro a person, a major let down. The two tables next to us, which seemed to include people in the food industry, received much more attentive service. I guess the honeymooners who flew across the world and drove 3 hours to the middle of nowhere just for a special experience aren't worth your attention.Exteberri is located in the remote village of Axpe. The setting itself is beautiful, and the restaurant itself is nice enough, offering up bucolic views of rolling hills and sheep sheephearders. I wish I could say this restaurant met the Michelin standard of worth the journey, but it just came up short. There are simply so many other great restaurants in this region where you can devote your time and money too.
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