Maroni Cuisine

I eat out often at high-end restaurants and enjoy elevated dining experiences, including tasting menus. I want to say that everything went well with my experience. Service was fine, food came out fine, I’m not grouchy and complaining, I am noting my experience- Maronis was disappointing and not for me. After having visited there yesterday I can say that it is overrated. It seemed like the everyday casual man’s tasting menu. Only tasting menus aren’t for every day casual people. So this is where my confusion began. It wasn’t as elegant or decedent as I expected. While there were many course tastings, there was no theme, connection or chef creativity. For example, we had sushi followed by mini sliders, which had 3 Ore-Ida inspired tater tots and two packets of ketchup. I was served packets of ketchup for $140 a head. I was speechless. One course was Korean bbq ribs with a “gummy bear garnish” there was no other relation to gummy bears with the rest of the meal (like a glaze or something) yet a gummy bear was stuck on top of my rib and was insisted to be referred to as a “garnish”. We had two small shrimp and 2 oysters, the shrimp were puny and insulting. The menu was all over the place and seemed like the average joes tasting menu rather than a chef inspired culinary curation. Everything that came out tasted good but in our opinion wasn’t worth the price. The positives that stuck out: unlimited wine and beer (no other alcohol), everything including gratuity is included in final price, they gave us sauce and meatballs to take home- very nice touch. The space was tight, the staff wore t shirts, the decor was pop culture-inspired…not what I was expecting for an expensive (and otherwise supposed to be classy) tasting menu experience.