Alinea Take Out

Alinea Take Out

I have been debating whether or not to order take out from Alinea due to the cost. While its reasonable overall for what Alinea represents, its still pricey. I decided to splurge and order the current Duck Cassoulet, the entire experience felt like a visit to amateur hour. There was nothing remotely luxurious about this menu. None of the ingredients seems particularly special or high end.

1. Green beans- nicely prepared but had no flavor.. Their directions say to salt them yourself
2. Salad- good but basic. I was looking forward to the goat cheese on the salad and it didn t taste like anything special. The dressing was very good.
3. Duck cassoulet- this was good, a little salty. Tender but nothing mind blowing
4. Dessert- terrible!! The banana concoction tasted overly sweet and like imitation banana.

Overall, I don t think this was worth the $57 price tag. If you are excited to say, I tried Alinea! Go for it. I absolutely love french food and all of these dishes are hardly notable. None of the ingredients seem high end and the dessert is just awful.

As a company representing true culinary excellence, this is way below standards for French food, even from the most simple French bistro.