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Fifth Floor Review

A clubhouse for well-off diners, this swanky spot is tucked away in the Palomar Hotel. It has seen toques come and go in the last few years, but at least they've always been talented. Dressed up in sandy beige walls, hardwood floors, sleek dark-wood tables, and modern club chairs, the dining room is the stylish setting for a dinner of New American dishes like octopus in a pimentón marinade, rabbit crepinette, and roasted lamb with pistou and favas. You can order dishes à la carte, but the menu is structured as a four-course affair—or enjoy a six-course tasting menu ($72). The extensive wine list is also of note. If you want to see how the other half eats, enjoy a burger or lamb meatballs in the more casual—and more affordable—lounge next door to the dining room, along with excellent cocktails.

    Restaurant Details

  • Closed Sun. No lunch.

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  • bostontom, from Boston
    10/27/07

    We had a business dinner in this restautant. The atmosphere and the staff is great, but the food is a bit overwrought. We had the chef testing menu (5 courses). The complimentary butternut squash soup was very good, but what followed were two "cured" raw fish dishes that I did not eat. The chef should be cognizant that there are many patrons who will not eat raw food. Next, the grilled salmon was very well done, but the the venison that followed was rare. What is this obssession with raw meat? Dessert was uniformly excellent. Overall an acceptable experience for the exhorbitant prices. By the way, the wine list started at $65 per bottle.

    Ratings details: Food: 3 | Atmosphere: 5 | Service: 5 | Value: 3
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