Fig & Olive

On the eve before Taylor's departure for Greece, the family decided to have one last finally meal together. Since this was a special occasion, we felt it was neccesary to spend a few more bucks to get a one of a kind meal. Fig & Olive is very large, and it provides a very nice open setting, but the only problem is that it is difficult to hear the person sitting across from you. I began my glorious meal with some charcuterie which consisted of iberico. I savored every bite of the meat because this was the same exact meat I had while I was visiting Madrid back in 2007. The supplier of this meat was the restaurant Cinco Jotas which has many restaurants throughout Spain, and even has a small location at Harrod's in London. The meat was exquisite, and it went perfectly with a fine piece of bread. We all then shared an assortment of crostinis, which provided a great taste which a mixture of many different meats and cheeses. The finally appetizer that we split was grilled octopus which was then drenched in a lemon dressing, which was absolutely spectacular. The lemon dressing complimented the char of the octopus oh so well, and these were some of the greatest hors d'ouevres I have ever had. Since I was still starving due to the small portion size of the dishes, I decided to order the lobster risotto. The risotto came out onto the table steaming, but there really was not too much risotto to eat. I was still hungry by the time I chomped down all my food. Besides the portion size, the risotto was spectacular, the lobster was quite tasty, and the aspragus tasted as though it was just harvested in a garden. Since my stomach was still grumbling even after two courses, I knew I had to order a lot of dessert if I wanted to please my stomach. We were all so hungry, that we actually ordered four desserts for the eight of us. We ordered two chocolate souflées, an apple tart, and a mixed berry crostata. I was in the mood for chocolate souflée, and boy did the dish blow me away. Honestly, the chocolate melted in my mouth, and it was first true taste of heaven. As for the apple tart, the apples were very fresh, but other than that, I felt as though there was nothing special about the dish, like the chef did not try to impress his customers. The mixed berry crostata was great, and the berries tasted so good with the vanilla ice cream. This was just the dessert I was looking for, to help calm my grumbling stomach. I gave Fig & Olive an 8.75/10 because I felt as though the experience was truly magnificent. While the waiter may not have been very social, he did his job very well, and truly was there to provide a classy meal to all his guests.