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In dc.dining, rockwell@wam.umd.edu (Don Rockwell) writes:
>Unfortunately, the food at L'Auberge doesn't live up to its atmosphere
>or service.  My wife and I went there recently and I had a boring
>seafood salad for an appetizer and dried up choucroutte for an entree.
>The raspberry souflee for dessert was a pleasant surprise, as was the
>excellent, well-priced Alsatian wine list.
>
>I will probably receive death threats for this posting, because I know
>just how much people love this restaurant, but I think that the chef
>does not meet today's high standards of cooking (as he may have done
>40 years ago).

Interesting that you had this experience.  I love L'Auberge, however,
I too have been there on a less than great evening.  Having been there
numerous times before, I was very disappointed and temped not to go
back, thinking that they had gone downhill.  I have been back, however,
and am pleased to say that that experience has not been duplicated.
It is quite unfortunate to have such a disappointing experience such
as this, especially at such an expense.  I would recommend that you give
them one more try before writing them off......I think you would really
be missing out on a wonderful gastronomical experience.

Cindy