Victoria and Alberts Chef's Table - picky eaters ?

[Mr. & Mrs. Smith]

I would strongly recommend against taking picky eaters to the Chef's Table. To me, it's a waste of a wonderful experience and a whole lot of money. Something like V&A's Chef's Table is for people who are very open in terms of food and are looking forward to experiencing new, different and contemporary flavours and foods.

For one thing they won't eat the fish course. For another, they very well may NOT have chicken on the menu. Last meal we had there (October) they had just 3 entrees--lamb, pork, and veal. No chicken. No beef. The only way you could even get a filet was to order Kobe or Wagyu meat--at an EXTRA $35 and $80 respectively. And V&A is about sauces, specialty vegetables, etc. You likely won't find green beans, mashed potatoes, etc.

I think you are confusing the V&A dining room for the Chef's Table. You don't determine what you eat at the Chef's Table (other than a brief consult with the chef and consideration of allergies and strong aversions). The chef determines this. So, what's served in the dining room is not reflective of what's available at the Chef's Table.

 

[disneynuts777]

I agree, at 18 and 15 I would think they could take care of themselves for a few hours? Of course only you will know that. Enjoy the meal yourselves would be my thought. Give them some money, send them to a park and tell them to have fun.

Totally agree

 

[Cheshire Figment]

I think you are confusing the V&A dining room for the Chef's Table. You don't determine what you eat at the Chef's Table (other than a brief consult with the chef and consideration of allergies and strong aversions). The chef determines this. So, what's served in the dining room is not reflective of what's available at the Chef's Table.

I think you have it backwards. With very few exceptions at the CT you get everything, including some of the extra cost items, that is served in the dining room. Each person in the group does not get everything, but each course (other than the entree) is served with the expectation that there will probably be some sharing. And for the entrees each person will get smaller than normal portions of all of the choices.

 

[starbaby0103]

wow - looked at that menu & i wouldn't eat any of that! and i'm 25!

as a lifelong picky eater, i would recommend either doing the yachtsman (if you decide you truly value the family dinner) or making arrangements for the kids while enjoying a special dinner for two. my eating habits have unfortunately kept me from enjoying several highly recommended restaurants b/c i would feel extremely guilty shelling out big $$ for a plain chicken breast. i think the extravagence of the meal is the whole point....no need to pay the extra money when you're missing half the experience.

 

[Mr. & Mrs. Smith]

I think you have it backwards. With very few exceptions at the CT you get everything, including some of the extra cost items, that is served in the dining room. Each person in the group does not get everything, but each course (other than the entree) is served with the expectation that there will probably be some sharing. And for the entrees each person will get smaller than normal portions of all of the choices.

No, I'm pretty clear about it. We ate all 13 courses at the Chef's Table ourselves. The person I was responding to (not sure if it was you) said that in order to upgrade to Kobi beef, they had to pay $30 extra dollars. They also said that most night's you choose from three options. This may happen in the dining room but it doesn't work that way at the Chef's Table. Just because something isn't on the menu in the dining room, doesn't mean you won't be served it at the Chef's Table. And you don't choose anything; the Chef designs your menu for you.

 

[Uncleromulus]

He "designs it" based on what is on the menu that evening. We've eaten there also--we got some of everything that was on the menu that night--but nothing that was not on the menu. It may be that you now can get the Kobe beef and Waygu Strip, but only because they actually are on the menu. Back when we ate at the Chef's table, they had filet as a normal entree and it was not an extra $$$
I doubt very seriously fried chicken will be served as part of the V&A Chef's table menu.
And the point still being that it clearly isn't geared toward pickey eaters. Taking a pickey eater to V&A is a grand waste of time and $$$, pure and simple.

 

[Pumbaa_]

nicely put