Originally Posted by JBord

Interestingly, last weekend, my wife and I made a value judgment based just on price without knowing the product!
At dinner, we were presented with a menu (no phone scan ) and one of the options was a 5-course prix-fixe menu. We asked the waiter if there was a separate menu, and he said it's a "blind tasting". The chef selects 5 courses inspired by the ingredients used on the regular menu, but creates a different meal. For $80/person (+$45 for wine pairing), we took our chances and were very pleased. I don't recall taking that chance outside of a Michelin-starred restaurant ever before, but at the price point, we felt it was worth a try.