David Famero

Review of Manresa Restaurant

My wife and her parents were able to enjoy this bo...

My wife and her parents were able to enjoy this booking that we had at Manresa Los Gatos. Guy Savoy in Paris, Restaurant Gordon Ramsey in London, Benu in San Francisco are in our top favorites all time. Manresa is different and has special dishes compared to our favorites above. Manresa to us was a much better experience than we had at Le Bernardin in New York. Gary Danko in San Francisco is another of our favorites but completely different from Manresa.

We cannot compare any of the above to Omakase, Kusakabe, or Akiko's all in San Francisco as sushi is another world for us where Sushi Kashiba in Seattle is by far our favorite of all time even after having Jiro Dreams of Sushi in Japan. In our sushi top four add in Chef Ray of Hihimanu Sushi in Oahu Hawaii and Chef Kate of Zilla Sake in Portland.

Manresa is comparable to some of our favorites like Canlis in Seattle and Ad Hoc in Japan. Bottom line it hit the mark for us and we are raving fans. We highly recommend the experience and if you are a rum drinker have them pour you a Clement 1970 on a rock. You will not be disappointed.

Our dinner had very delicious flavors and everything was fresh as would be expected from a 3 Michelin Star restaurant. As the dinner progressed the portions although still petite were a bit larger as the heartier meats were presented.

I enjoyed the ahi, duck and sweet bread which is normally the pancreas of a baby calf or veal. The fish dish with the crispy skin was also memorable. Flavors when mixed together had perfect balance!

We highly recommend this local place for us but be prepared to dent your wallet.

This is a DMF approved restaurant 11/17/19