Originally Posted by
TWA Fan 1
Most overrated I have ever eaten in is Chez Panisse, the temple of California cuisine in Berkeley.
But as a restaurant, it is horrendously overrrated.
+1. I would agree with you. I have been her about 3-4 times over the number of years, since the 1990's as a college student into the 2000's as an income-generating adult. I have never been impressed with the food. It's simply not that good.
Yes, I agree about the "Berkeley aloof" attitude. Don't think that's a Berkeley thing per se, but probably a SF BayArea thing: I'm too cool and eco/green-friendly to be proper waitstaff, I am just here to get money to pay the bills.
Originally Posted by
gougoul
Hands down El-Bulli. Usually people who tell you how great it is never went there, just heard somebody blablabla.
Don't ever waste your time going there.
Interesting. I had been thinking about making a trip to go here, but thanks for your post. I will re-consider. I think that 300-350 euros is a lot to pay if you're not getting the 'best meal in the world'.