Dine About Town
January 27, 2008
Dine About Town
is an annual January event in San Francisco where several restaurants
offer a special prix fixe menu. It's $21.95 for lunch and $31.50 for
dinner, not including tax, tips or any extraneous items you order that
aren't on the Dine About Town menu. On the website you can see which
restaurants are participating, what days of the week they offer D.A.T.,
and if they offer the D.A.T. deal for lunch, dinner or both. The menu
of course is limited, but it's a good way to get a taste of an
expensive restaurant or somewhere you might not typically go to. This
is why my friend and I chose to do lunch at Asia de Cuba... it's a
fusion hotel restaurant and the prices are astronomical. It's different
from the unique local places I typically like go to. So I thought Dine
About Town would be a good way to check out something new. When you go,
you have to let the restaurant know you are there for D.A.T. and they
will give you a special menu as well as their regular menu. I think it
used to be that you were required to pay with VISA but now it's just
"preferred". In past years, D.A.T. would run for the whole month of
January but it only occured for the second half of the month this year.
I've heard there will be a second D.A.T. 2008 in the first half of
June!
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Asia de Cuba is located in the Clift Hotel in Downtown San Francisco, close to Union Square. The restaurant is through the lobby in the back on the right side of the building. Take some time to enjoy the hotel lobby- it has a comical assortment of seating including the hugest armcair I've ever seen.
When we walked into the restaurant, it was apparent that most people there at the time were participating in Dine About Town. The options were a lobster club sandwich or a "Bento Box" which was a four course meal that had several choices. We looked around and the Bento Box didn't look very special but the lobster club looked good. My friend and I both had a lobster club sandwich which alone is normally $23... more than we paid for for our entire meal with the Dine About Town deal. The sandwich had a tasty ginger mango mayonaisse. The bread it came on was good and it had bacon which I usually don't like, but it added a nice flavor to the sandwich. We had a choice of two kinds of salads or mojito fries to go with it and we both chose mojito fries. These had basil, lime and garlic and were really good. Our meal also came with a choice of tea or coffee and Cuban Opera cake for dessert. The cake was good but not amazing like most desserts you get at expensive restaurants tend to be.
Overall, I had a good experience at Asia de Cuba, but I wasn't blown away. Which is why I gave it only three stars. I came in with high expectations because I've heard great things about the NYC location and you expect a lot from a place that's so pricey. The decor of the restaurant is nice but not very interesting. I think it could use huge dose of creativity. I'm glad I tried out Asia de Cuba- our food was good and the staff was really friendly. I just think you could find a much better value somewhere else!
When we walked into the restaurant, it was apparent that most people there at the time were participating in Dine About Town. The options were a lobster club sandwich or a "Bento Box" which was a four course meal that had several choices. We looked around and the Bento Box didn't look very special but the lobster club looked good. My friend and I both had a lobster club sandwich which alone is normally $23... more than we paid for for our entire meal with the Dine About Town deal. The sandwich had a tasty ginger mango mayonaisse. The bread it came on was good and it had bacon which I usually don't like, but it added a nice flavor to the sandwich. We had a choice of two kinds of salads or mojito fries to go with it and we both chose mojito fries. These had basil, lime and garlic and were really good. Our meal also came with a choice of tea or coffee and Cuban Opera cake for dessert. The cake was good but not amazing like most desserts you get at expensive restaurants tend to be.
Overall, I had a good experience at Asia de Cuba, but I wasn't blown away. Which is why I gave it only three stars. I came in with high expectations because I've heard great things about the NYC location and you expect a lot from a place that's so pricey. The decor of the restaurant is nice but not very interesting. I think it could use huge dose of creativity. I'm glad I tried out Asia de Cuba- our food was good and the staff was really friendly. I just think you could find a much better value somewhere else!
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