Originally Posted by
Pausanias
Very enslaved to Monsieur Michelin if you don't mind my saying so. Yet I must say the worst meal I was served last year was at the Club del Doge in the Gritti Palace. Every course was awful, the service arrogant, the atmosphere funereal. There are much better places in Venice to waste your money!
I pick our restaurants based on a combo of factors, only one of which is Michelin. The Pellegrino ranking matters more to me than Michelin, but any rankings used alone without other considerations are for sheep. Still, most Michelin restaurants are wonderful.
That being said, trying to critique me for including the Michelin stars in THIS forum is the height of hypocrisy if you don't mind me saying so. Especially as we are traveling in Europe.
Our final dinner last night at the Club del Doge was delightful--great food, great service, great setting. As was our lunch at the Aman Grand Canal the day before.