I thought I was the only one to have a less-than-stellar experience at French Laundry. The food was good, but not up to the $ they want for it. I also had trouble with the service... we also had to keep asking for very routine items (e.g. water refills, forgotten dessert). The worst part was putting someone else's bill on my credit card and giving them the charge ticket to sign. Fortunately, the mistake was caught, but it certainly left a "bad taste".