We went there once for my in laws 30th wedding anniversary. Food was very good but it didn't stand out for me. However it was on my mother in law's bucket list and they were glad that they could get a reservation there. Apparently it takes months to get reservations.
Of course, they insisted on paying for a party of ten. They are comfortably FI and have been so for years that I think this bill wouldn't have made a big dent in their budget.
We went with some friends to
http://www.manresarestaurant.com/ once. I had heard it was expensive but didn't realize how expensive. Foolishy, we went into it saying 'on us' because it was our turn to pay based on previous outings.
The price tag wasn't the only problem.
A) Portion size was small.
B) On any given night I might not be able to taste, as my allergies can be bad. And this night they were bad. I couldn't even taste the food when I blew my nose. (Yeah - I'm
that guy).
C) Between wine and dinner, it came out to something like $500. And that didn't include tip!
We paid. When I got home, I at a big bowl of cereal because I was still hungry. I would have rather eaten at pasta pomodoro.
I will never find value in eating at a place that is so expensive. Even DH, who could taste, found the food was a big 'meh'.