"Housed in a former designer showroom, chef Christian Lewkowicz’s elegant New American restaurant in Old Town is completely over-the-top, featuring crystal chandeliers, tufted chairs, and Roman-style pillars in a setting that oozes romance. The price of the four-course tasting menu depends on the entree selection, which might offer a $150 herb-crusted rack of lamb or a $275 A5 wagyu. Caviar service ranges from $125 for Siberian Osetra to $700 for a four-ounce elite Osetra tasting. Another option is simply going with the eight-course chef’s tasting menu at $270 per person. Wine pairings are an additional $175 per person, so either way, breathtaking amounts of money will be spent. For a different and perhaps more intimate experience, try Monarch’s sister restaurant Reserve, which sits across the street. Here, the edgier eight-course prix fixe menu costs $285 per person." - Nikki Buchanan
