Restaurant Eugene: Private Dining Experience

RESTAURANT EUGENE

It gives me an absolute joy to blog about this restaurant! This place is on the top 5 list of my best dining experiences. This is a 5 Fork Must try!

We arrive at the restaurant to meet the crew and stop at the bar. We are greeted by the gentleman pictured. ***Please note that the fact that we took his picture speaks volumes about this guy.

I was in the mood for something different, but good. After finding out the types of drinks that I normally have, he suggests an Alexandria. It was incredible! The peach garnish on the drink is not just for show, as you sip, the sent from the peaches also help to flavor the drink....

For Angela's drink, the bartender (He needs a better title like Mixologist), finds out what she likes in a drink and asks permission to show off...wow! This guy pulls out a bottle of Aviation gin, Luxardo (a sour cherry liquor about which he gives us a brief history lesson), and Benoit Liqueur de Violette( a Violet Liqueur)...WOW!!! It was AMAZING! If you are used to going to a bar with $20 drinks that are mostly flavored sugar water and alcohol...try this place out.

It pays to have a friend that is a Certified Specialist of Wine! Dave orders, we drink. This bottle of Crasto was SPOT ON!
The bread was as good as it looked.
Chef Linton was just showing off when he put his on the menu. This Georgia Peach Salad has grilled vidailla onions, grilled peaches, and smoked bacon (They smoke their own meat).
This wild mushroom "soup" was to die for

All I can Say is WOW!!

The crab soup consisted of a crab cake in the middle of a luxorious, creamy crab soup and chives.
Diner arrives and it was incredible! I normally do a whole "break down of what we ate and how it was, but I may not do it justice. Porter's rabbit was great, Sharon did a repeat of some of the appetizers, the rest of us had fish. All I can say is WOW!!!

We could not decide on what to get for desert. Everything looked good and so did the cheeses. We made an easy choice: We got one of each desert and three cheeses. EVERYTHING was incredible! The chef sent out the pictured accompliment with the meal: chocolate truffles rolled in spicy peanuts. It was SPICY but really good.
Synopsis: Everything was great across the board. I would suggest that if you have the chance to dine there and there are no or limited food allergies, get the chef tasting menu and allow the chef to show off. The menu changes according to the season and what is available. Each time you dine is like a brand new experience.