I have to say that our experience at the French Laundry for my 60th a few years ago was one of the best meals we have ever eaten (and we often eat in Michelin 1- and 2- and occasionally 3- star restaurants). We opted for lunch, not dinner, and took the tasting menu. Fantastic food, fantastic service, and the wines we were recommended to go with our food were spectacular. It sounds as if you were underwhelmed, but we were certainly not. Perhaps lunch and not dinner is the way to go.
We went to the Bouchon bakery the following day and bought bread and macarons, and I tracked down the wines we had drunk at a Napa wine store and ordered some to ship home. (If you ever have the chance, try a Marsanne from Renard in Paso Robles, a name I had not previously encountered.)