Everyone should eat at L'Etoile at least once, if ...

Everyone should eat at L'Etoile at least once, if not once a year. Despite a couple of hiccups, the overall dining experience was wonderful. After the first course never having arrived (someone else must have enjoyed it early perhaps), the service quickly recovered and made sure we left happy. Nevertheless, not all the food was mind-blowing, a high bar L'Etoile sets for itself by its price and posture. For example, while we were waiting by the bar to be seated, our inquiries on sherry could have been met with more grace from the bartender, and our dessert's overuse of chocolate sauce made it seem amateurish. However, there seems to be considerable effort to attend to all details; the wine pairings, coffee, flat water, and sparkling water were some of the best I've ever had (I am totally serious).