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We went to Madre for Valentine's Day and a month later I am still dreaming of this place. Quite simply, it was one of the top five meals of my life. Everything sounded yummy, so as usual I over-ordered. We had croquetas, octopus, carpaccio, foie gras...all outstanding. My brioche toast was hard, but to be fair they warned me to eat it while hot and I was too busy stuffing my face. We had lobster tortellini in a delicious coconut/lime broth so good I drank it out of the bowl. The veal marsala was huge and had all the right mushroom umami goodness. It came with cornbread madeleines and honey butter and was even better for lunch the next day. But I'd say the real stand out was the "raw bar" plate. It wasn't raw at all. Each element was a perfectly composed seafood dish. There was razor clam salad, uni, an oyster, scallop, crudo...and in the center what looked like just a normal tin of caviar. Inside was the caviar and creme fraiche served with tiny homemade English muffins. A little touch like that makes you feel loved by the chef. I would eat this dish every day for the rest of my life. The service overall was wonderful, but the sommelier in particular was incredible. He was very knowledgeable, made perfect pairing recommendations and I could listen to him talk about the history of local wineries for hours. We stayed so long the restaurant had cleared out by the time we got our dessert and so the chef sat with us and flambeed our Baked Alaska right at the table! Just a magical evening. My only complaint is I wish they would put some of those specials on the permanent menu so I can go back and enjoy them again.

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Have eaten at Madre twice now for dinner and both times have been an amazing dining experience (outdoors and indoors). The service is top notch, and staff is knowledgeable and genuinely excited to present each dish to the table. Some of our favorite dishes and must orders:- Castelvetrano olives with citrus (simple and delicious)- Black truffle croquettes- Fluke Ceviche (unreal flavors)- Whole roasted smoked chicken with salsa verde and spiced jus (YUM)- Charred octopus with green chorizo, mole, romesco and nopales- Spiced foie gras torchon- Banana soufflé - Chocolate pot de creme- All cocktails are great with equally great presentationHonestly, you can't go wrong. Treat yourself and order everything to share. All of the food is delicious and this place is cooking up some truly special food. Not to be missed!!!

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Some of the food was good, like the croquettes, but they dropped the ball on the fois gras and the ceviche. The tables smelled like bleach, and our waiter wasn't very attentive. Vibes were not very chic. So overall- meh. I don't think it deserves the rating it has.

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My wife and I dined in for dinner on a Saturday night. They seated us at the bar. Looked like they still had a handful of tables available but the service at the bar was excellent, so I'd recommend grabbing a seat at the bar if they're available. I started with a glass of a beer from Grimm while my fiancée had one of their signature cocktails. Looked like they had two or three cocktails that most patrons ordered despite a list of about a dozen signatures. They served us a complimentary serving of their soup which had a much of warm flavors. It was quite good and certainly worthy of a full serving. Next we were served the chichiroon which was the most elegant take on cheese puffs. They were so crispy and just the right amount of cheesy. I could eat easily eat $100+ of these. The following item was the croquettes served with a truffle sauce. These were rich and super delicious too. I switched from beer to cocktails with my next beverage by going with the el Sancho which one of their most popular cocktails. It was on the spicy side and quite mezcal forward. After a bit of a wait, our next course was served which was the tortelloni. It was a cheese filled pasta served with mushrooms in what I thought was a chervil broth but was actually thyme. Another savory and rich dish that I could have eaten a ton of. After finishing my cocktail, I finished up with a glass of Real Mineral Pechuaga. It was on the pricey side but the bartender provided a generous pour. It's a triple distilled mezcal in clay pots. It was quite aggressive at 54.3% ABV. Definitely a worthwhile order for mezcal fans.Our next course was the market fish which was black bass. Ot was another nicely balanced dish. The fish had a nice char and was served with perfectly fried skin. However, the portion was quite small. There were only four to five bites of fish for a dish that was priced around $30. Portions were on the smaller side but this was the only dish where the portion size was critically small. I would have preferred to have paid more for a fuller portion.They served us a delicious chocolate / coffee crema for pre-dessert. Super rich and topped with a few bits of salt to balance out the rich and thick cream / moouse. For our main dessert, we shared the soufflé which was ultra light and fluffy. It followed a trend of dishes that o could endlessly eat. The service was superb throughout the night. The restrooms were comfortable and gender neutral. I'm addition to nice beer and spirit options, that also had a good selection of wines by the glass.

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