Victoria And Alberts

[323sarg]

I was thinking of taking my wife to Victoria and Alberts for our anniversary but I am seeing different prices for it. I see that it is 125 a person but see people who walk out paying 500!!! Can some one help sort this.

 

[jandj524]

I highly recommend V&A for your anniversary. My husband and I have celebrated ours there a couple of times.

You can keep your meal to the advertised price if you don't order the wine pairing &/or expensive bottles of wine/champagne. Also, there are add-ons that you can skip, like caviar and kobe beef. You don't really need the extras on the menu. The meal + one drink + coffee (if you like coffee you have to order coffee here) should probably cost $140 pp (of course, add tax and tip on top of this).

Enjoy!

 

[MelanieC]

Someday when are kids are older and me and DH can go by ourselves, I'd love to eat at Victoria and Albert's.

 

[olive]

I would also guess that the folks who are paying $500 for dinner opted for wine pairings with their dinner and possibly other extras, or had a pricey bottle of wine. $125 per person plus tax and tip sounds right, not counting beverages. V&A was an incredible dining experience. I highly recommend it!

 

[OKW Lover]

It's easy to get to ~$500 for a night at Vickie & Al's.

The meal is $125 per person, so fore two its $250. An additional ~$65 per person for wine pairings adds $130 to the bill, making it $380 before tax & tip.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Base price for the meal including non-alcoholic beverages is $125. If you figure 6.5% tax and a 20% tip that adds $33.13 which brings it to $158.13, or $316.25 for two people.

The wine pairing, if you order them, is $65 per person. Adding same % tax and tip is $17.23 which brings it to $82.23 each or $164.45 for two people.

So the total for two, with wine pairings, 20% tip and 6.5% tax comes to a grand total of $480.70.

If you skip the wine pairings and order wine by the glass it will cost less. If you order some of the extra cost items such as caviar or Kobe Beef the price will go up.

 

[Pakey]

The kobe beef upgrade is well worth the extra money. My husband and I generally split a wine pairing between us because quite honestly, it's a lot of wine, at least for me. We try to eat here every vacation and it's kind of like a vacation within a vacation.

 

[swanwed6206]

The issue that raises the price from 125X2 up to 500, as others here have mentioned, is the wine pairings and the intra-course add-ons. I forget the exact figures but I think the kobe beef was an extra 30 or so, and there were a couple others in the 10-15 range. If you are looking to trim costs a little I suggest not skimping on the course add-ons (provided you get the menu and want an add-on), and skip out on the wine pairings. I think the pairings are 65 or so, so that brings it down about 130 right there. hth

 

[cj9200]

It can get up there easily. On New Years Eve we spent $790 with tax and tip for 4 of us. BUT, we had drinks, I had the Kobe beef ($35 add on) and I ordered a special desert for my daughter. You could do it for the $125 price (plus tax and tip) and still have a memorable experience.

If you are interested, I am doing a trip report of our visit and the V&A thread is at: http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=30174043&postcount=52 The pictures did not turn out that well but you get the idea.

 

[Tricia1972]

I had the best meal of my life at Victoria & Albert's for our 10th anniversary. I did this without the wine parings, and with bottled Evian throughout the meal (chilled to the perfect temperature and was free with the meal) I didn't order soda, because I didn't want Diet Coke to be fighting with my palate.

Our Bill Was:
$250 - Meal
-$50 - DDE/Tables in Wonderland Discount
$50 - Gratuity
$13 - 6.5% tax on $200
$263 - Total

If you're a Florida Resident or an Annual Passholder, I highly recommend the Tables in Wonderland (formerly DDE) discount card. This one meal will about pay for it ($60) and you will also lower your tax (you're taxed on the discounted amount)

I like wine (much more now than then), and may opt for a bottle if it was in the budget. However, I don't feel that my experience was diminished by not having wine and would do it again without the wine.

 

[ElizabethB]

For the record, the wine pairings are superb -- and, frankly, an incredible bargain at $65 (given that in most top notch restaurants these days a good glass of wine is upwards of $20).

If you elect not to do wine pairings, the list of wines available by the glass is rather uninteresting.

 

[TDC Nala]

You may also be seeing reports from people who booked the Chefs Table, which costs more.

 

[Danauk]

Sorry to jump in on a thread but I have a quick question. When you book your reservation is it at this point that you would make requests about the menu? DH and I are not sea food fans and I have read reviews which stipulate that they were for people who do not enjoy seafood. Also are they likely to serve offal (I'm not a fan of sweetbread either.) Also in regard to the wine paring, how much wine is in each glass for each course? DH and I do like wine with our meals and in fine dining restaurants always ask the somalier for recommendations to go with our meal. However I am a little concerned about exactly how much wine you would recieve with so many courses!

 

[olive]

Danauk - I am a vegetarian, and just to be safe, I told them about my dietary issues when I made the reservation and then they asked again when confirming it months later. I also reminded them when I was seated.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

The wine pours for each course are the standard 5oz pour. And Israel Perez, the maitre'd is one step from being a Master Sommelier

 

[princess brianas mom]

What is the timeframe for ressies here? is it 360. 180 or 90?

 

[Cheshire Figment]

They are currently taking reservations through June 19, but somewhere around March 20 they are going to 90 days just as everyone else.

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

$500 for two people there doesn't sound too far off. Actually, we have never gone there and been able to stick to the base $125 price per person. We always opt for wine pairings, sometimes cocktails and on occasion the caviar. What you spend there is really a matter of how crazy you want to get. We tend to go all out on vacation.

 

[ElizabethB]

One suggestion for those thinking about V&A who are not adventurous eaters. It's better to book the main dining room than the chef's table.

The chef's table is all about adventurous eating. Over the years, at the chef's table, we've eaten conch, quail, poached quail's egg, caviar, pork belly, sweetbreads, foie gras and outstanding (but quite rare) wagyu beef, to name but a few interesting and yummy delicacies. We've loved it all.

No doubt, they can adjust the chef's table courses to vegetarian, non-seafood eater, etc., but I would think that would be kind of a waste of money. Might as well pay less and eat what you like in the main dining room.