The Dining Room
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
Our verdict
Wine Spectator 2026 Award of Excellence winner. Cuisine: European / American. Wine strengths: France.
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The menu
What to order
- Four-course chef’s tasting menu
- Rack of lamb with wine pairing
- Seasonal desserts by Executive Pastry Chef Edouard Fenouil
Wine Spectator 2026 Award of Excellence winner. Cuisine: European / American. Wine strengths: France.
Recognition history
Dated appearances from independent guides and award organizations, with the underlying list record or original source where available.
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
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The Dining Room
The wine
The Dining Room holds the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, which Wine Spectator gives to lists of usually 90 or more selections.
- Wine program
- Deep wine list
- Wine Spectator
- Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
- Extensive wine list
- Sommelier-led
Details
- Elegant
- Romantic
- Sophisticated
- Classic
- Intimate
- Well Known
- Date Night
- Business Dinner
- Group Dining
- Celebration
- Special Occasion
- Private Event
- Wine Cellar
- Private Dining
- Historic Building
- Standalone
- Extensive Wine List
- Sommelier Led
- Farm To Table
- Local Sourcing
- Organic
- Street Scene
- Tasting Menu
- A La Carte
- Prix Fixe
- Wine
- Vegetarian Friendly
Current opening hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- 5:30–9 PM
- Friday
- 5:30–9 PM
- Saturday
- 5:30–9 PM
- Sunday
- Closed
Hours can change for holidays and private events. Last verified .
Intimate, refined fine-dining room in a beautifully restored 19th‑century building, with elegant presentation, velvet-accented décor and attentive, staged service that emphasizes leisurely, special-occasion dinners.