"I heard one guest say, 'man I sure love Satan'. So I sent a chef out to find three virgins and a goat and we sacrificed them on the table with a swish of mustard. Dream weaved."
As a waiter, I can tell you any conversation you have at a table can be overheard even if I'm chatting to another table half way across the room, I'm always listening for comments about the food/drink, and if I'm out of earshot, I'm reading body language, judging eating speed, drink levels. It's not like I'm paying attention, just looking for key pieces of information to help connect with guests/make a memorable impression.
It's not $300 a PLATE, it's $300 a PERSON. You get a prix fixe menu that consists of many, many plates, and it comes with a wine pairing. Most Michelin-starred restaurants will serve you 10-15 plates over the course of a few hours.
@@olfan92 A 10-ish course meal for $300 in a Michelin-starred restaurant is very common. That said, a 3 course meal for $40 in a non-starred restaurant is also very common. Both exist, but one does not equal the other.
@@monkeibusiness You know I truly don't understand people who use this line of argumentation. "If you don't like it, just move on, why u gotta hate bruh?". NO. They put this out here, youtube recommended it to me and I gave my opinion, or rather just wrote a snarky comment. Now I gotta admit I love MasterChef to death so I might be a little hypocritical here but that's another story.
@@CorporateShill well I wouldn't have said it if I hadn't thought it was important for you to know it :) I'm glad I was correct in assuming you wanted to find out about my reality show preferences.
Thats the whole point of high end resturants. Its not like going to chilis and trying to wave down a waitress to get a refill. The whole point is they're there at your beck and call. They dont sit directly over you staring at you, but are nearby in eye sight for your own personal service should you need it.
I'd pay extra just to have the waiter fuck off so my table could eat in peace, but I also wouldn't pay this much for any type of food unless it was my 50th wedding anniversary.
There is nothing risky in what they did. Rich people that are stupid and vaine exist, poor stupid and vaine people that want to feel like stupid vaine rich people exist. These people will throw money at people who will stronę their egose. In a way inadmire people who can litteraly sell bulshit for thousanda of dolars to people who eat it up and are made to say they like it. I say thorow some organic grinded diamonds in there and tripple the price.
I mean watching this video would technically be more expensive than buying a dish there cuz u would need to buy a device, if u don’t already have one to watch this on which prolly costs more than $335
I absolutely loved this restaurant, I dined here last year on my honeymoon from Australia. The waiter knew where we were from and got the chef who happened to be from my city, on the other side of the world to come out and chat with us. It was fantastic. It felt super personable.
Dining at EMP is life altering. They have a way to touch your heart. Impossible to not be altered by the passion that is expressed. A truly amazing experience.
Amazing idea. I've actually experienced this kind of intimate, tailored hospitality paired with mouthwatering courses. It was at a restaurant named "visiting a friend's home for dinner." It typically sets me back $20 for the wine I bring, and I even get to play with a cat or dog afterwards.
You really have no idea, if you have never eaten at this restaurant. The idea that your friends have this degree of skill in the kitchen and source these types of ingredients is kind of laughable. A very low brow, middle class response to haute cuisine.
@@igit_7296 A friend of mine actually took me to someone’s nyc “restaurant” who uses his apartment to serve four guests per day. We each paid about $285 and preemptively requested the type of flavor profiles we wanted in our tasting menu. The chef sat us down on his kitchen island and cooked us dishes that we’ve never experienced anywhere else, whilst maintaining the incredibly casual atmosphere. While the food obviously wasn’t comparable to Eleven Madison, I’d say that it was a great experience of eating homemade michelin quality cuisines. :D
@@GalbiJjim eating in an apartment - even a very nice apartment - is still eating in an apartment. I’m assuming you’re not “S.A.”, who sounds like a nice normie from the suburbs who enjoys his 2 1/2 bathrooms and his leased BMW. For him, going to Morton’s is going “all out”. *shrugs* So, you know what I mean. There is something about sitting in one of these finally tuned food temples and being served five star food. It’s an experience. It sounds elitist, and it probably is kind of elitist. Still…I don’t know what to tell you; it doesn’t dull the shine of its excellence.
I had the most amazing lunch here in 2011 while I was in town and for some reason that day is still quite vivid in my memory. It certainly has evolved so much since then hopefully I get to try the experience here once again someday...
Pretty unique, but imma go out on a limb and say this isnt for everybody. The reason people think its dumb is because they arent rich and dont have money to blow on this stuff. This is for people with money! This isn't just another sizzler. Cmon guys if this was cheaper you would totally try it out!
Honestly this isn't even that expensive of a price 300$ per head with all this personalized setup and everything? That is a lot of value for only 300$, in many places that aren't even 3-star 300$ barely gets you their cheapest tasting menu, much less with personalized experiences.
@@leastattached103 Well it isn't meant to be 'oh I'm hungry gonna stop in for some grub' it is meant as a celebration event perhaps for your honeymoon or your 10th anniversary. People spend a lot more than that on going to concerts or sporting events with good seats, so this isn't too bad.
The months planning a single meal is bs, unless if it's for some dignitary... I've dined their and there's nothing special about it, except for what they give you as a takeaway in the end. It varies per season, but we were given some mixture of granola in a clear container with a metal lid with their restaurant logo on top. The food was great, don't get me wrong, but don't go in expecting them to eavesdrop and concoct some stupendous creation based upon what they overheard you say... It's just a nice restaurant.
Having $300 is no reason to spend $300 on a restaurant visit. I own enough assets to live comfortably from passive income but I'd never consider visiting such a restaurant until I had at least double my current net worth. It would feel too wasteful, I'm getting uncomfortable just thinking about it.
@@ivarlosna6516 In the end, such a restaurant just doesn't make it on the list of anyone who is part of the middle class in the western societies of the US or Europe. It just doesn't come to mind. Of cause having money doesn't mean that you have to blow it for such an event but even if someone would want it, most people just cannot afford it.
The people who eat here are rich enough to only eat at fancy restaurants so all they did was differentiate themselves by creating little custom experiences that are unique.
only the most full of themselves would possibly expect or enjoy because they are SO IMPORTANT that the meal should be customized to them, instead of the affaires courantes the chef specializes in.
I've known plenty of middle class people and I'm even one of them, that splurges on a very special occasion like 10th wedding anniversary or 20th (instead of having a large party or as part of vacation). Some of these fine dining places understand that sometimes it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience, like this place, so they do all that extra stuff. It's not only for the super rich.
My parents were going to New York on their honeymoon and they saved up money just so they could eat here, we’re definitely not rich but my mum came home and told me about how they made it all Italy themed (which is where they got married) and how it was such a memorable experience for her. She said that’s what made the money worth it
$300 per person for this level of service is actually an incredibly reasonable price for 8-11 personalized courses, god damn. I've had much more mediocre experiences for around or above that price. I'm definitely going to come here some day for a special event.
I wouldn't feel comfortable in this restaurant to be honest. I just wanna eat and converse with company. not have servers asking if the food is okay and hover around
If you "just" wanna eat and enjoy company of your friends you go somewhere else. If you are prepared to pay 300 dollars you are open the whole experience.
@@sj0nnie lol I guess that this restaurant makes enough money off of people. However, for me, what you listed is what I want like 100 percent of the time at restaurants, and most people, I think, would agree.
at Club 33 in Disneyland, the table staff stand about 10 feet away from the table, far enough to not eavesdrop but close enough to see when you need refills or are done with plates, etc. this place is way too small and dinky to allow that for all diners, and i highly doubt that the staff assigned to a table is assigned ONLY to that table,
We ate there for our wedding anniversary last year. The tomato tea was the highlight of the meal, never had anything like it. Other dishes are good to great. The parting gift of granola was exquisite. For others, you may consider, it's just granola. They took it to the next level. Nicely done. We enjoyed it very well. Thank you.
As an introvert I would actively avoid this restaurant. I'm not socially awkward or anything, I just don't want strangers getting involved in my life and studying me while I eat.
@@mp7311 im just pointing out the lengths they go through are a bit invasive. Sarcasm is who in their right mind would prefer a 300$ meal specifically one without the pampering.
People go there for the fresh organic grass fed gluten free bulshit not for a good meal. The food actually can be pond mud with high altitude berries that taste like mud. If the bulshit was good idiots feel happy, if they begin regreting paying for bulshit they get some inexpencive individualised crap, like a got dog.
The most amazing and memorable dining experience I have ever had was in Hong Kong at "Pierre's Private Room" at Mandarin Oriental. I am American, but I mostly live in China, as I operate a couple businesses in mainland China. I was being entertained by a wealthy client who obviously had more money in his personal bank account than I could ever imagine. In all, he spent nearly HK $75,000 (Approx $9,560.00 USD) for a 3-hour dining experience for My husband and me along with him and his wife........I could have died. haha. However, it was a flawlessly superb meal, wonderful wine, great service and I won't soon forget it. I couldn't ever imagine something like that happening with clients outside of Asia, however in China...This can be quite common when working on business dealings with the ultra-rich.
I spent $1800 at Per Se (Thomes Kellers restaurant). It was worth EVERY PENNY. It was the best dinner of my life! As well as one of the best experiences! If you can afford to go, you won't be disappointed!
I actually worked as a Line Chef in Eleven Madison Park under the previous owner Danny Meyer. I really like what they're doing now versus the very stuffy things we were doing 15 years ago.
Ehm, no? 300$ per plate means 300$ per person, per head. That's usually how it's named in fine restaurants in America, Canada and other countries. Seriously, if you just read two other comments, you would know.
I think they nailed it w the hotdog when they weren’t trying too hard and it just happened organically. Now they are way too extra and it’s kinda tacky IMO.
At first I was like what kind of plate could be worth $300+ but after watching the video I get it. This seems like such a sweet and great restaurant :) Would love to go some day if I manage to save up the money
Was in the biz over 25 yrs... served at some pretty high end stuffy venues where I had to write a thankyou card to each guest at the end of the night. I know a fairamont of food, libations, the finicky guest, the divorcee millionaire looking for blow, pretentious presentations and $100 per ounce Cognacs... and this was pretty cool to hearabout.
wiener1001 they paid $300 for an experience where 10-15 dishes are served and its catered for you. and im sure the other dishes are the reasons it makes the restaurant michelin starred
and they were so far up their own asses that they liked getting a street hot dog from a 3-star restaurant because it was 'special'. Meanwhile other michelin star restaurants are making signature dishes people come in for.
SLAPPY+ NOBODY DOES THAT...QUITE FRANKLY , RICH PEOPLE IN GENERAL ARE STINGY AS FUCK..MORE FRUGAL THAN I AM....THAT'S WHY THEY ARE RICH, SO YOUR COMMENT IS UNREALISTIC... NO RICH PERSON WILL SPEND 300 BUCKS ON A HOTDOG
Ok so the part that bothers me a little bit is that there appears to be like 10 staff members that are watching me and listening to my conversation. I like the whole dream weaver thing where I give some info and they personalize it. But when I'm dining with guests I don't really want staff members to be around cause I want it more to be private.
We celebrated our 60th birthdays here. It was the worst restaurant experience we have ever had. Each course was worse than the next. The food was so bad, some even spoiled, and the service so pretentious that we thought that we were in a never ending SNL skit. "You can fool some of the people some of the time". Read the negative reviews on Yelp and Trip Advisor, they tell the truth
$300 even for my middle class salary is a reasonable special experience (eg. proposal, wedding anniversary, etc). Even places like French Laundry cost that much.
as a chef and fine dining fanatic this does not seem appealing to me whatsoever i would rather see the identity of the restaurant than have them go uncomfortably far i order to create a experience around me
Coming from a five star background as a chef and floor captain, I would call this place obsequious. Service is always a ghost, not a focus, in fine dining. You never, ever, listen to a clients conversation during service!
You know I liked this story in so many ways. One of the ways was in how it was shot. Great video. I would love to work in a place like that. The freedom to think like that. The freedom to pull off things like that. That would be awesome.
I found it amusing that when the guy copped to how not everyone liked the place, this type of person was described as being some "old school," jet-setting tourist, accustomed to a certain standard of excellence or some nonsense. Right, your "Howard Hughes types." Yeah, bullshit. I have no doubt that the hotdogs made that table's night, but it was so obviously the SPONTANEITY that made it a grand-slam. Imagine if, instead of what did happen, they had to correspond with some fucking "team lead" as their reservation drew nearer and nearer? They would have every knowledge that whatever stupid expression or personal detail you gave, it might be "woven" into your dinner. And ultimately, when you get there? The staff would be studying and your reactions to each bite closer than a detective might a homicide suspect he's interviewing, looking for "tells" as to whether or not you were enjoying yourself. No, fuck all that. The earnestness of that pageantry puts the onus on the staff to a degree, but also the diners, whose validation of the "dream-weaving" is 100% required. I mean, I get it. Even a mediocre chain restaurant's servers should ask, "And how is everything here?" a moment or so after delivering the main; but I'm going to feel a hell of a lot more at ease saying, "Yeah, I apologize, but this chicken breast is like shoe leather, see?" at that place than I will be shooting down some theatre major's "concept" for my grub that night. Dream Sorcerer: "And how WAS everything?" (Twelve people in aprons cupping their ears at the door.) Me: "Honestly? My chest is tight. My breathing is shallow, my smile forced. I feel that giving you ANYTHING shy of a glowing review right now is going to make me out to be a complete piece of shit. On top of that, what's the expected gratuity here for a fucking TEAM of servers? The base price is one thing, but you guys worked all night for me and me alone? Would the industry standard of 15% be an insult in this instance, as I'm basically supporting all those people and their families over there?" I remember going to this small little restaurant a number of years ago with my mom when I was in university. It was a small place in my small town and it had opened only recently. Kind of a North African cuisine, I think? I forget. But stuff was wrapped in leaves and shit and it was spicy, so I think that's right. Annnnnnyway, the point of my story was that we were like, the only people in there (my Mom's work friend joined her at some point), and what struck me was how the entire vibe of the place seemed desperate. They were putting on airs. Our server was some dude who looked like The Soup Nazi on Seinfeld, but he kept talking the cuisine up when we'd scarcely seen our drinks, never mind an appetizer. This was like, ten years ago, and I can still remember his quote, it was so cringe. Worse, he said it a couple of times. "Our chef makes meals of the HIGHEST caliber." Said it with all sincerity. And when he later let it slip that the chef just so happened to be his wife? Fuckin' duuuh-huuu-huuuuuuuuuuude!!!! You KNOW?! Because when the food did come? I mean, it was okay. It was "fine." It was "good." Buddy's not allowed to award Michelin stars himself, you know? And to his own wife? No, it's a conflict of fucking interests and they were over-selling it. Like this faggy restaurant. Make me my food. Make it awesome. Be visible, but not too visible, and when you are, make as little direct eye contact as possible. You're servants. If that makes me "old school," well...I guess I'm old school.
If I could only do this level of dining once in my life I probably would go for a more traditional experience, but if I did it often I’d definitely want to make this a place I went. Luckily I can’t afford it at all so don’t have to worry about it
Wow its that bad for a certain folk that they have to pay restaurants to Creating a custom experience in which everyone you see is paid to make you feel like a real person because in Reality you have lost your ability to have a real experience. Restaurant's thank you for coming up with such a clever idea taking the idea away from customers that the are paying 300 dollars a plate.
1:15 "dirty water hotdog" "missed opportunity" then made a fine dining around it? wow sound like me eating trash never going out of home like big chungus
Half of me thinks 'props to the team for going balls-out on the most niche, financially exclusive and bespoke dining experience ever'. The other half of me is flinging itself off that skyscraper in horror at the utter vacuousness and indefensible inequality of the modern world.
I had something like this in an Indian restaurant, where we went for my brother's birthday, they overheard us and brought us a cake (mind you that was our 3rd cake that day😂) It was that BEST cake I've had in a LIFETIME AND IT WAS FREEEEEEE!!
Seems like fun, but try finding a midtown restaurant that has fresh crappie from an ice-bound lake, or a ruffed grouse taken that afternoon, blueberries with actual dew on them, a grilled-over-oak whitetail deer tenderloin, and so on: stuff you typically cannot buy! 🤔👍😎
@@airforce301293 I know some people like to let pheasants age, up to months! But ruffies are great eating fresh -- especially if you clean & use the whole bird! (Rather than just breasted out.)
I met Will at a fine dining restaurant I used to work at 2 years ago and he was super sweet and always smiling. my maitre'd was a dream weaver and she would tell me about all these ideas and things she did and I was just there like .... wow lol its so cool to see this in a video
"I heard one guest say, 'man I sure love Satan'. So I sent a chef out to find three virgins and a goat and we sacrificed them on the table with a swish of mustard. Dream weaved."
thegrim418 DEAD😂
This made me lol!!
Bwaaahahahaaaaa
"- I SAID SANTA! I SURE LOVE SANTA!!! OH MY GOD!" - The client, probably.
my anxiety would sky-rocket if i had personal waiters and people overhearing my conversations.
Only thinking about that is spiking mine.
That sucks
Sounds like this amazing experience is not one for yoy
Nosy bastards
As a waiter, I can tell you any conversation you have at a table can be overheard even if I'm chatting to another table half way across the room, I'm always listening for comments about the food/drink, and if I'm out of earshot, I'm reading body language, judging eating speed, drink levels. It's not like I'm paying attention, just looking for key pieces of information to help connect with guests/make a memorable impression.
It's not $300 a PLATE, it's $300 a PERSON. You get a prix fixe menu that consists of many, many plates, and it comes with a wine pairing. Most Michelin-starred restaurants will serve you 10-15 plates over the course of a few hours.
You misunderstood. When they say "per plate" they referring to per seat. In fine dining that's what it means.
@@lambro4014 You misunderstood. When they say "per seat" they referring to per person who sits in the seat. In fine dining that's what it means.
Yeah we have it here in Sweden too it's called ''3 små rätter'' its about $40 or so. 3 plates.
10-15 plates is overexaggerating.
@@olfan92 There's a difference between $40 for 3 plates and $300 for 10-15 plates. So no, it's not over-exaggerating.
@@olfan92 A 10-ish course meal for $300 in a Michelin-starred restaurant is very common. That said, a 3 course meal for $40 in a non-starred restaurant is also very common. Both exist, but one does not equal the other.
"I ran out, bought a hot dog, we cut them perfectly and served them with a swish of mustard" And then we charged $100 for that.
@one two "per plate" means per head. It's for the whole meal.
You pay for the experience. If it's not for you, then skip it.
@@monkeibusiness You know I truly don't understand people who use this line of argumentation. "If you don't like it, just move on, why u gotta hate bruh?".
NO. They put this out here, youtube recommended it to me and I gave my opinion, or rather just wrote a snarky comment.
Now I gotta admit I love MasterChef to death so I might be a little hypocritical here but that's another story.
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We gotta know you love masterchef. We are dying to hear that
@@CorporateShill well I wouldn't have said it if I hadn't thought it was important for you to know it :) I'm glad I was correct in assuming you wanted to find out about my reality show preferences.
9 pages of details 😂 my boy really was getting his $300 worth
*"wouldn't it be wonderful if we didn't have to pay for any of this?"*
Underrated
what a genius comment
thank you sir, but your bill is $999 for this banquet.
You dont lol
says alexandria ocasio-cortez
Them: 👂
Me: You know I always wanted to marry Jennifer Lawrence. 👀
😁 fingers crossed.
*serves a fine dish of cooked Jennifer Lawrence*
Me: Them
Them: me
I wouldn't marry that moron if I was paid to do it. Not worth the mind-numbing idiocy that she spews.
T Elswick exactly
I would just loudly say
"I sure wish they don't charge at all for this meal"
ok alexandria ocasio-cortez
Exactly what I was about to say . I’m a chef myself and this is tacky
@@ashelyjames2478 yeah it just feels like a cheap gimmick
You're paying more for the service than the actual food.
I personally couldn't stand being waited on like this
Same. I also can't stand those "high end" stores where the salespeople accost you the second you walk in and just won't leave you the hell alone lol.
Thats the whole point of high end resturants. Its not like going to chilis and trying to wave down a waitress to get a refill. The whole point is they're there at your beck and call. They dont sit directly over you staring at you, but are nearby in eye sight for your own personal service should you need it.
I'd pay extra just to have the waiter fuck off so my table could eat in peace, but I also wouldn't pay this much for any type of food unless it was my 50th wedding anniversary.
Stay your ass at Applebee’s then and fuck off
That's why I love Military Mess Dinners. Only $20 for a wonderful meal.
“His girlfriend likes Tarot cards...so I’m going to bring out Tarot cards with each course”
Dream officially weaved....
my thoughts
These types break up in ~2 months... It's in the cards.
@South Jersey Gambler So *not* your stereo typical tarot reader then- except in your cliched narrative. :)
@South Jersey Gambler this was a very South Jersey comment of a person who never traveled to France or the UK.
That's actually such a risky idea, insane that they made it.
There is nothing risky in what they did. Rich people that are stupid and vaine exist, poor stupid and vaine people that want to feel like stupid vaine rich people exist. These people will throw money at people who will stronę their egose. In a way inadmire people who can litteraly sell bulshit for thousanda of dolars to people who eat it up and are made to say they like it. I say thorow some organic grinded diamonds in there and tripple the price.
@@orestmakar8562 Go back to therapy
Actually he isn't really wrong
I New York if you charge very less, you'll actually be taking a bigger risk.
@@orestmakar8562 I sense some saltiness
it's kinda weird that they eavesdrop on you
full attention, treating you like a baby.
It's creepy as hell.
Thats what servants do.
Yeah but still good tho
Matthew P well you wouldn’t be eating somewhere a waiter would care enough to ask
Them: 👂🏾👂🏾
Me: Man I wish I could get a job here by the end of the night.
I am too broke to even watch this video
I mean watching this video would technically be more expensive than buying a dish there cuz u would need to buy a device, if u don’t already have one to watch this on which prolly costs more than $335
Mike who’s internet you using ? Lol
@Kilo Byte we get it, you're white
$150 to watch the video, $225 to stop
Just watch it with your eyes closed
I absolutely loved this restaurant, I dined here last year on my honeymoon from Australia. The waiter knew where we were from and got the chef who happened to be from my city, on the other side of the world to come out and chat with us. It was fantastic. It felt super personable.
Have you been back since?
Dining at EMP is life altering. They have a way to touch your heart. Impossible to not be altered by the passion that is expressed. A truly amazing experience.
Amazing idea. I've actually experienced this kind of intimate, tailored hospitality paired with mouthwatering courses. It was at a restaurant named "visiting a friend's home for dinner." It typically sets me back $20 for the wine I bring, and I even get to play with a cat or dog afterwards.
True that!
You really have no idea, if you have never eaten at this restaurant. The idea that your friends have this degree of skill in the kitchen and source these types of ingredients is kind of laughable. A very low brow, middle class response to haute cuisine.
@@igit_7296 A friend of mine actually took me to someone’s nyc “restaurant” who uses his apartment to serve four guests per day. We each paid about $285 and preemptively requested the type of flavor profiles we wanted in our tasting menu. The chef sat us down on his kitchen island and cooked us dishes that we’ve never experienced anywhere else, whilst maintaining the incredibly casual atmosphere. While the food obviously wasn’t comparable to Eleven Madison, I’d say that it was a great experience of eating homemade michelin quality cuisines. :D
@@GalbiJjim eating in an apartment - even a very nice apartment - is still eating in an apartment.
I’m assuming you’re not “S.A.”, who sounds like a nice normie from the suburbs who enjoys his 2 1/2 bathrooms and his leased BMW. For him, going to Morton’s is going “all out”.
*shrugs*
So, you know what I mean. There is something about sitting in one of these finally tuned food temples and being served five star food. It’s an experience.
It sounds elitist, and it probably is kind of elitist. Still…I don’t know what to tell you; it doesn’t dull the shine of its excellence.
@@igit_7296 You reek of arrogance and assholery
Would happily eat there, pay for the experience not just the food. Which is also amazing (so I’m told).
A lady pay? Ya right.
Carr Rexx Do you think I’m female? Or are you on the cheap gin again?
@@SeeRedz cheap gin
@@Ok-um5ho 😃
@@SeeRedz this comment made me spit my drink out
*buys two street hot dogs and plates them for $300 each*
"My gosh, we have to start doing more of this!" Me too man... Me too.
It's $300 per person per meal... not per plate of food that leaves the kitchen.
I had the most amazing lunch here in 2011 while I was in town and for some reason that day is still quite vivid in my memory. It certainly has evolved so much since then hopefully I get to try the experience here once again someday...
Pretty unique, but imma go out on a limb and say this isnt for everybody. The reason people think its dumb is because they arent rich and dont have money to blow on this stuff. This is for people with money! This isn't just another sizzler. Cmon guys if this was cheaper you would totally try it out!
Honestly this isn't even that expensive of a price 300$ per head with all this personalized setup and everything? That is a lot of value for only 300$, in many places that aren't even 3-star 300$ barely gets you their cheapest tasting menu, much less with personalized experiences.
@@Outwardpd well i cant go and spend 300 dollars on 1 meal
@@leastattached103 Well it isn't meant to be 'oh I'm hungry gonna stop in for some grub' it is meant as a celebration event perhaps for your honeymoon or your 10th anniversary. People spend a lot more than that on going to concerts or sporting events with good seats, so this isn't too bad.
@@Outwardpd true i would try it not gonna lie
@Seamen Warrior I didnt I said this wasn't another sizzles
The months planning a single meal is bs, unless if it's for some dignitary... I've dined their and there's nothing special about it, except for what they give you as a takeaway in the end. It varies per season, but we were given some mixture of granola in a clear container with a metal lid with their restaurant logo on top. The food was great, don't get me wrong, but don't go in expecting them to eavesdrop and concoct some stupendous creation based upon what they overheard you say... It's just a nice restaurant.
so this entire video and the restaurant's reputation is all a fabricated lie?
@@archae9412 aye
i am no expert of course, but i dont believe that either you or the guy who started this comment have ever been to this restaurant
The yeet duck has spoken.
There*
Buys $1 hot dog
Seasons it for $0.25
Charges *$1000*
Tech Pulse they wouldn’t have charged extra for that
There was no extra charge for the hot dog
it was just added
fOr tHE ExPeriEncE
lmao
jealous broke fool
I'd be like *"damn, I wish they would serve us 2,000 dollars on a plate"*
The real reason why people pay $300+ at 11 Madison Park..............cause they got it.
Having $300 is no reason to spend $300 on a restaurant visit. I own enough assets to live comfortably from passive income but I'd never consider visiting such a restaurant until I had at least double my current net worth. It would feel too wasteful, I'm getting uncomfortable just thinking about it.
@@ivarlosna6516 what I meant to say was the same. Only people who can afford 300$ for a meal , who have got that kinda huge money can go there.....
@@ivarlosna6516 In the end, such a restaurant just doesn't make it on the list of anyone who is part of the middle class in the western societies of the US or Europe. It just doesn't come to mind.
Of cause having money doesn't mean that you have to blow it for such an event but even if someone would want it, most people just cannot afford it.
The people who eat here are rich enough to only eat at fancy restaurants so all they did was differentiate themselves by creating little custom experiences that are unique.
only the most full of themselves would possibly expect or enjoy because they are SO IMPORTANT that the meal should be customized to them, instead of the affaires courantes the chef specializes in.
I've known plenty of middle class people and I'm even one of them, that splurges on a very special occasion like 10th wedding anniversary or 20th (instead of having a large party or as part of vacation). Some of these fine dining places understand that sometimes it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience, like this place, so they do all that extra stuff. It's not only for the super rich.
@@eggsnspam true places like that are for special occasion not for a full belly
My parents were going to New York on their honeymoon and they saved up money just so they could eat here, we’re definitely not rich but my mum came home and told me about how they made it all Italy themed (which is where they got married) and how it was such a memorable experience for her. She said that’s what made the money worth it
@ScoutSniper Well thats patently untrue. Surgeons used other people to get where they are?
$300 per person for this level of service is actually an incredibly reasonable price for 8-11 personalized courses, god damn. I've had much more mediocre experiences for around or above that price. I'm definitely going to come here some day for a special event.
As i sit here watching this i am enjoying some $10.99 Publix hot wings. Close enough.
$6 pubsub alllllll day
WOW you are so fancy xD "Publix" xD AHHAHAH
same to me, Just got a Fine Dine Publique Dog Steamer (hot Dog).
Publix Subs is where it's at
Damn nigga you rich, pot people like me eat wings and mashed potatoes from Wal-Mart's deli.
Only Southerners would understand the beauty of Publix
If it's any consolation for being broke, I'm glad no one ever spent "months" planning a meal for me. The ostentatiousness is off-putting..
@@matthewp9156 the most I put into my cooking and baking is about 10+ hours I have never gone to a cooking school.
If I was there I would be talking hella much about losing virginity. I mean for friend!
Lolololol got me real hard dude
Restaurant goes out and buys $10 street whore, charges you $1000 for her.
Hey there
They would say they can’t accommodate incels
I wouldn't feel comfortable in this restaurant to be honest. I just wanna eat and converse with company. not have servers asking if the food is okay and hover around
exactly
If you "just" wanna eat and enjoy company of your friends you go somewhere else.
If you are prepared to pay 300 dollars you are open the whole experience.
@@sj0nnie lol I guess that this restaurant makes enough money off of people. However, for me, what you listed is what I want like 100 percent of the time at restaurants, and most people, I think, would agree.
Olive garden and like every other sit-down have waiters... And they swing by to check their tables. It sounds like you tryna eat at home dog
at Club 33 in Disneyland, the table staff stand about 10 feet away from the table, far enough to not eavesdrop but close enough to see when you need refills or are done with plates, etc. this place is way too small and dinky to allow that for all diners, and i highly doubt that the staff assigned to a table is assigned ONLY to that table,
We ate there for our wedding anniversary last year. The tomato tea was the highlight of the meal, never had anything like it. Other dishes are good to great. The parting gift of granola was exquisite. For others, you may consider, it's just granola. They took it to the next level. Nicely done. We enjoyed it very well. Thank you.
Okay with the extreme lengths they go to to make your experience completely personalized and magical, it's worth the 300$!
Finally! Someone who gets the price 😤😭🚫🧢
Thai sounds more like an Event planning business disguised as an expensive restaurant. People are paying for the experience rather than the food.
At that level, it's often pretty much the same thing anyway.
legit thought this was the onion for a minute once he said " the elevator is a space ship"
"The $300 Onion"
Danimal Planet the onion is the name of a parody news channel
The NSA should open their own restaurant. They'd be pros at this.
I admit I would not like that type of service, it would make me self conscious and I would probably never go back.
man I hope these “dreamweavers” don’t run out of giant crayons and finger paints
This is beyond above and beyond you're literally paying for a movie-style memory to have forever
I think the difference between pretentious and effectual is sincerity and this seems genuinely sincere. Looks really fantastic.
As an introvert I would actively avoid this restaurant. I'm not socially awkward or anything, I just don't want strangers getting involved in my life and studying me while I eat.
Perhaps then just request privacy it’s not outlandish to ask for it...
I dont want to share my personal life and be eavesdropped, I just want a $300 meal
Go somewhere else then?
@@mp7311 im just pointing out the lengths they go through are a bit invasive. Sarcasm is who in their right mind would prefer a 300$ meal specifically one without the pampering.
BlenderBug, then ask for more privacy...
People go there for the fresh organic grass fed gluten free bulshit not for a good meal. The food actually can be pond mud with high altitude berries that taste like mud. If the bulshit was good idiots feel happy, if they begin regreting paying for bulshit they get some inexpencive individualised crap, like a got dog.
Reminds me of that cyanide and happiness video where the restaurant knew what you wanted telepathically.
Your dicks, sir...
That is amazing wow
exactly what i thought too
The story about the hot dog is the PINNACLE of hospitality.
Instead of watching the actual video I teared myself up over a 4 minute DDP workout ad
Blimey! did I see Professor Mcgonagall?
0:10
where dumbledore
It might really be her
Eek
Yeah i noticed that 😂
@bill lamook and beside her i thought I saw Hagrid with cleaned shave face 😂
@bill lamook It's from a TV show....
What if they do all the preparation and the reserved person doesn't show up?
Places like this charge you for canceling
It's just like in the movie Her when personal letters are written to your lover by people who can write better than you from you.
The most gratifying feeling a person can have is the feeling of being listened and understood.
I wonder if some guest tip zero at these type of restaurants? 🤔
The story about the hotdogs was actually really sweet! It’s amazing how a little kindness can make someone’s day
The most amazing and memorable dining experience I have ever had was in Hong Kong at "Pierre's Private Room" at Mandarin Oriental. I am American, but I mostly live in China, as I operate a couple businesses in mainland China. I was being entertained by a wealthy client who obviously had more money in his personal bank account than I could ever imagine. In all, he spent nearly HK $75,000 (Approx $9,560.00 USD) for a 3-hour dining experience for My husband and me along with him and his wife........I could have died. haha. However, it was a flawlessly superb meal, wonderful wine, great service and I won't soon forget it. I couldn't ever imagine something like that happening with clients outside of Asia, however in China...This can be quite common when working on business dealings with the ultra-rich.
This is cool, I would have liked to learn more about their food as well though!
It's probably because this is Fast Company, not Thrillist, so they're more focused on the business aspect.
There is a documentary about this place re-opening on netflix. They go over everything
I spent $1800 at Per Se (Thomes Kellers restaurant). It was worth EVERY PENNY. It was the best dinner of my life! As well as one of the best experiences! If you can afford to go, you won't be disappointed!
I actually worked as a Line Chef in Eleven Madison Park under the previous owner Danny Meyer. I really like what they're doing now versus the very stuffy things we were doing 15 years ago.
Having the job title “dream weaver” just sounds bad ass ! Lol
So a starter, main and dessert would end up costing almost $1000? I could honestly make my own personal experience at home for $950 less than that
Ehm, no? 300$ per plate means 300$ per person, per head. That's usually how it's named in fine restaurants in America, Canada and other countries. Seriously, if you just read two other comments, you would know.
I think they nailed it w the hotdog when they weren’t trying too hard and it just happened organically. Now they are way too extra and it’s kinda tacky IMO.
Thank you, exactly
At first I was like what kind of plate could be worth $300+ but after watching the video I get it. This seems like such a sweet and great restaurant :) Would love to go some day if I manage to save up the money
Was in the biz over 25 yrs... served at some pretty high end stuffy venues where I had to write a thankyou card to each guest at the end of the night. I know a fairamont of food, libations, the finicky guest, the divorcee millionaire looking for blow, pretentious presentations and $100 per ounce Cognacs... and this was pretty cool to hearabout.
Those ppl paid $350 for a street hot dog. Lmao
wiener1001 they paid $300 for an experience where 10-15 dishes are served and its catered for you. and im sure the other dishes are the reasons it makes the restaurant michelin starred
*they paid 300 dollars for a multi-course meal and then got hot dogs thrown in as a bonus
The hotdog was free. They added it into the set menu. You obviously an imbecile and know nothing about fine dining.
and they were so far up their own asses that they liked getting a street hot dog from a 3-star restaurant because it was 'special'. Meanwhile other michelin star restaurants are making signature dishes people come in for.
Jon Ultime fuck off you wannabe bourgeoise snob
It's because they're rich. Rich people waste money on expensive yet normal food.
Dan Odden this
TRUE
Can you imagine being so rich that you'd pay $300 for a hot dog off the street just for shits and giggles?
SLAPPY+ NOBODY DOES THAT...QUITE FRANKLY , RICH PEOPLE IN GENERAL ARE STINGY AS FUCK..MORE FRUGAL THAN I AM....THAT'S WHY THEY ARE RICH, SO YOUR COMMENT IS UNREALISTIC... NO RICH PERSON WILL SPEND 300 BUCKS ON A HOTDOG
@@leelunk8235 WHY ARE YOU TYPING LIKE THIS? IS YOUR KEYBOARD BROKEN? YOU SOUND LIKE YOU'RE SCREAMING 24/7.
I would rather just pay for the food, the experience is not necessary
Depends on the type of the experience I must say. If you went to a place that got live kitchens, you will enjoy the experience
Ok so the part that bothers me a little bit is that there appears to be like 10 staff members that are watching me and listening to my conversation.
I like the whole dream weaver thing where I give some info and they personalize it. But when I'm dining with guests I don't really want staff members to be around cause I want it more to be private.
Agreed
We celebrated our 60th birthdays here. It was the worst restaurant experience we have ever had. Each course was worse than the next. The food was so bad, some even spoiled, and the service so pretentious that we thought that we were in a never ending SNL skit. "You can fool some of the people some of the time". Read the negative reviews on Yelp and Trip Advisor, they tell the truth
$300 even for my middle class salary is a reasonable special experience (eg. proposal, wedding anniversary, etc). Even places like French Laundry cost that much.
as a chef and fine dining fanatic this does not seem appealing to me whatsoever i would rather see the identity of the restaurant than have them go uncomfortably far i order to create a experience around me
Yeh this is a garbage idea for the sheep
I completely agree. The tailoring per each person seems ... inconsistent and a bit much.
BEST FOOD IN NEW YORK CITY IS ON CORNER OF 54TH. AND 5TH AVE.THE HOT DOG STAND WITH PHOTO OF CHURCHILL.
Coming from a five star background as a chef and floor captain, I would call this place obsequious.
Service is always a ghost, not a focus, in fine dining. You never, ever, listen to a clients conversation during service!
They mentioned so many things but not once did they mention food. What kinda restaurant is this?
0:11 is that the teacher who played on harry potter movie?
Yes, that is indeed Dame Maggie Smith, or Professor McGonagall from the Harry Potter series.
The constant dinging in the background is rly rly annoying
@Mike West lol
You know I liked this story in so many ways. One of the ways was in how it was shot. Great video. I would love to work in a place like that. The freedom to think like that. The freedom to pull off things like that. That would be awesome.
i get that there's the special service....but how does the food taste?
I found it amusing that when the guy copped to how not everyone liked the place, this type of person was described as being some "old school," jet-setting tourist, accustomed to a certain standard of excellence or some nonsense. Right, your "Howard Hughes types." Yeah, bullshit. I have no doubt that the hotdogs made that table's night, but it was so obviously the SPONTANEITY that made it a grand-slam. Imagine if, instead of what did happen, they had to correspond with some fucking "team lead" as their reservation drew nearer and nearer? They would have every knowledge that whatever stupid expression or personal detail you gave, it might be "woven" into your dinner. And ultimately, when you get there? The staff would be studying and your reactions to each bite closer than a detective might a homicide suspect he's interviewing, looking for "tells" as to whether or not you were enjoying yourself.
No, fuck all that.
The earnestness of that pageantry puts the onus on the staff to a degree, but also the diners, whose validation of the "dream-weaving" is 100% required. I mean, I get it. Even a mediocre chain restaurant's servers should ask, "And how is everything here?" a moment or so after delivering the main; but I'm going to feel a hell of a lot more at ease saying, "Yeah, I apologize, but this chicken breast is like shoe leather, see?" at that place than I will be shooting down some theatre major's "concept" for my grub that night.
Dream Sorcerer: "And how WAS everything?" (Twelve people in aprons cupping their ears at the door.)
Me: "Honestly? My chest is tight. My breathing is shallow, my smile forced. I feel that giving you ANYTHING shy of a glowing review right now is going to make me out to be a complete piece of shit. On top of that, what's the expected gratuity here for a fucking TEAM of servers? The base price is one thing, but you guys worked all night for me and me alone? Would the industry standard of 15% be an insult in this instance, as I'm basically supporting all those people and their families over there?"
I remember going to this small little restaurant a number of years ago with my mom when I was in university. It was a small place in my small town and it had opened only recently. Kind of a North African cuisine, I think? I forget. But stuff was wrapped in leaves and shit and it was spicy, so I think that's right. Annnnnnyway, the point of my story was that we were like, the only people in there (my Mom's work friend joined her at some point), and what struck me was how the entire vibe of the place seemed desperate. They were putting on airs. Our server was some dude who looked like The Soup Nazi on Seinfeld, but he kept talking the cuisine up when we'd scarcely seen our drinks, never mind an appetizer. This was like, ten years ago, and I can still remember his quote, it was so cringe. Worse, he said it a couple of times. "Our chef makes meals of the HIGHEST caliber." Said it with all sincerity. And when he later let it slip that the chef just so happened to be his wife? Fuckin' duuuh-huuu-huuuuuuuuuuude!!!! You KNOW?! Because when the food did come? I mean, it was okay. It was "fine." It was "good." Buddy's not allowed to award Michelin stars himself, you know? And to his own wife? No, it's a conflict of fucking interests and they were over-selling it. Like this faggy restaurant.
Make me my food. Make it awesome. Be visible, but not too visible, and when you are, make as little direct eye contact as possible. You're servants.
If that makes me "old school," well...I guess I'm old school.
Food is always an experience for me.
I eat food, then next day.
I have an experience
misterblobbys a sloppy experience?
@@karlaxel7358 yes often, but it depends on the food
Are you talking about minecraft?
I find it kinda creepy that the staff stands around listening to private conversations.
Yeah, this feels like it's a great deal; especially selling it as an "experience" and not just "dinner." *I* love it.
I ate here on my 50th birthday six years ago and it still stands as one of the most memorable meals I've ever eaten..
I really love the confidence they have in what they're doing and the uniqueness of it, and not striving to please everyone.
If I could only do this level of dining once in my life I probably would go for a more traditional experience, but if I did it often I’d definitely want to make this a place I went. Luckily I can’t afford it at all so don’t have to worry about it
Wait so they ran across the street to buy a $4 Hot Dog, cut it in pieces and served it for probably $360? What.
P R O F I T
I wonder if the have mics build into the table so that they can hear their convo better.
Wow its that bad for a certain folk that they have to pay restaurants to Creating a custom experience in which everyone you see is paid to make you feel like a real person because in Reality you have lost your ability to have a real experience. Restaurant's thank you for coming up with such a clever idea taking the idea away from customers that the are paying 300 dollars a plate.
1:15 "dirty water hotdog"
"missed opportunity"
then made a fine dining around it? wow sound like me eating trash never going out of home like big chungus
John Doe I don’t think you were paying attention
THIS is what a business is.. ALL ABOUT THE CUSTOMER instead on the company
$300 seams reasonable if they had actually filled the plate instead of smearing some condiments and fish eggs.
The title is wrong. You don’t pay $300 per plate, you pay $300 per person, and each person gets several small dishes of rare and luxurious food.
Half of me thinks 'props to the team for going balls-out on the most niche, financially exclusive and bespoke dining experience ever'. The other half of me is flinging itself off that skyscraper in horror at the utter vacuousness and indefensible inequality of the modern world.
Cheeseburger are still $0.69 at Mc Donald’s every Wednesday 🤦🏻♂️
yuck... lmao
Bruh my ad on this video was Sonic drive-in
My parents took me there for my 7th birthday
Frigging nostalgia
How many plates do the customers have per sitting
I had something like this in an Indian restaurant, where we went for my brother's birthday, they overheard us and brought us a cake (mind you that was our 3rd cake that day😂)
It was that BEST cake I've had in a LIFETIME
AND
IT
WAS
FREEEEEEE!!
1:08 you know you have a salaried person’s vacation when you have never heard of these places
East CoastGuy *Who goes on vacation..?*
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 my last vaca was four years ago, so I get you
Damn...so there are actually places better than Denny's
Seems like fun, but try finding a midtown restaurant that has fresh crappie from an ice-bound lake, or a ruffed grouse taken that afternoon, blueberries with actual dew on them, a grilled-over-oak whitetail deer tenderloin, and so on: stuff you typically cannot buy! 🤔👍😎
Mike Gustafson you better let the grouse hang for a while to get the most flavour out of it ;)
@@airforce301293 I know some people like to let pheasants age, up to months! But ruffies are great eating fresh -- especially if you clean & use the whole bird! (Rather than just breasted out.)
I met Will at a fine dining restaurant I used to work at 2 years ago and he was super sweet and always smiling. my maitre'd was a dream weaver and she would tell me about all these ideas and things she did and I was just there like .... wow lol its so cool to see this in a video
Is there any actual food being consumed at some point during this experience?
*gordon ramsay joins the chat*