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😍 5/5 - Lovely Tasting Menu w/ Two Different Wine Pairings
By 👻 @The_Loup_Garou, 10/16/2020 3:00 am
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Lovely Tasting Menu w/ Two Different Wine Pairings
In March, we had the opportunity to dine at Pineapple & Pearls, 715 8th St SE, Washington, DC, while in town for my wife to attend several days of meetings on The Hill.
This was our first visit, and was predicated on many recommendations, and reviews, that I had received and read, and I am so glad that we made our reservations - not that easy to do, but we managed, and for an early table at the Chef’s Counter. This was a great meal, with excellent wines, and in a fun venue.
We were greeted by the hostess at a small bar in the front of this nondescript restaurant, that is not all that easy to locate. Our Uber driver had issues, and even with our mapping software, he missed it twice. Hint: the much more obvious Finn McCool’s is next door. Pineapple & Pearls is the black building, with “715" displayed.
We started in that bar area, with a coupe of Charles Orban Carte Noir Champagne - coupes for Champagne seem to be making a comeback. We were led through a small dining area, to a counter, in front of the open kitchen, and seated at one end, with fixed stools, which we found to be adequately spaced.
We had opted, at the time of reservations, for the full Tasting Menu, and for two different levels of wine pairings. Our service began immediately, with more wine (including the Dom Pérignon Champagne), and several lovely amuse bouche courses. I lost count of the number of courses, but lets say “more than adequate,” though all were rather small, which we find ideal for a Tasting Menu. It appears that there were nine distinct courses, plus several amuse bouche courses, so let’s call it eleven courses in all. Each course had a subject name, such as White, Kaeng, Ink, etc, with a full description of the dish for that course, and then the two different, but excellent wines for each.
My wife has a few, minor dietary restrictions, but those were acknowledged, and accommodated for, by the kitchen staff.
Each course was very good, to excellent, with the stand-outs, for me being:
Kaeng - Ginger, Mustard and the accompanying Skin - Chicken, Burnt Peanut, Makrut Lime
Then Coal - Squab (not our favorite fowl, but this one was great), Black Forbidden Rice, Binchotan
Ink - Octopus, Scallion and Black Lime
The wines/beverages were great, and some rather esoteric, which we love.
Now, service was from both in front (kitchen side), as well as from behind. All wine/beverage service was from behind. That is probably the one aspect that was a bit uncomfortable, but then we were able to watch the kitchen in action, so not a major issue - just a slight inconvenience. All food service, as well as the wine/beverage service was excellent, as was the pacing. The Sommelier took the time to go over each wine in some detail, and we had adequate space for our growing collection of glasses.
The presentations were lovely, and each dish tasty. It did feel that maybe the kitchen was trying a bit too hard on a few, but they all worked, so I can overlook the theatrics - besides, we’ve dined at Alinea, é by José Andrés, MiniBar by José Andrés, Benu, Atelier Crenn and several other restaurants, where the theatrics are a big part of the experience. The lighting was also very good, to allow us to appreciate the culinary beauty, and artistry in front of us.
One nice aspect was that we were celebrating our anniversary, though a few days late. We did such celebrations this year, in Chicago, San Francisco and Washington. Pineapple & Pearls was one of the few restaurants that got it correct - “Happy Anniversary.” Most of the rest celebrated with “Happy Birthday??” Oh well, we still got to celebrate.
We had an early seating, so it was rather quiet, when we began. However, as the smallish restaurant filled up, the noise level never reached above moderate.
Though not even close to inexpensive (especially with the “reserve” wine pairing), we found Pineapple & Pearls to be a very good value. They were great in every aspect, from wine service (the Sommelier was excellent), to food and its presentation, to service - with the slightly awkward presentation from the rear, mentioned above, for a few of the courses. So, while maybe not perfect in every respect, we were very satisfied, and will return.
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