Originally Posted by
offerendum
It really depends in my experience. Restaurants like Per Se serve their meals in 3 hours, Daniel offers 3 seatings for Dinner and our Tasting Menu were done in 90 minutes.
I wouldn´t wonder if there is a trend for longer meals. If someone pays 500 $ or so per person I would fully understand if 90 minutes are not what you expect.
My meal at La Pergola for their 10 course was 5 hours including a birthday song. I can say I was pretty well drunk by the end with their very generous wine pairing (tons of refills).