knife - the highland hotel

three of us had a business meeting over breakfast at knife.

the food was good, but the menu was limited and most items were meat oriented.

two of us has eggs,bacon(they were out of sausage) and toast. all good, just limited in selection.

the third had an off-menu bowl of fruit which was very good, and fresh.

very good service and a quiet atmosphere for discussion

took my spouse for his birthday. we had a wonderful time! we split the ribeye for two, had thebacontasting, the mac and cheese, wild mushrooms, the bourberry drink and the highland drink. followed with the chocolate and coffee desert! it was a wonderful meal. we both enjoyed it very much!

knife is in a great location at mockingbird and 75.  this area can get overwhelmed and you definitely need a reservation.  we didn't have one when we walked in off the street.  we did get there early enough that we could get a free parking spot before the valet took it over.  we also were able to grab a spot in the bar to try dinner there.  it worked out nicely. 

staff was knowledgeable and helpful.  thebaconflight is right up my alley.  5 different pieces from around the country - $14.  i ordered a steak to go with mybaconas well as some of their macaroni.  everything was in great shape and complimented the other items.  i do think tall of this was maybe a little too much for one person.  wife ordered her own and was pleased with her 8 or 9 oz filet.

i'd go back once or twice a year.

mistakenly came for the appetizers. bacon, uni, bone marrow- 1/5 (only 1 bone, bone marrow rendered so it's just grease mixed w/baconbits with hot, fishy uni on top)
open-face beef cheek sandwich- 5/5 (incredible meat but sauce was a bit too heavy)
avocado fries- 4/5 (avocado seems to be unseasoned which baffles me)
tuna tartar- 5/5 (very good seasoning, oddly served with a big piece of bread that tasted like naan but thinner)
cocktails- 3/5 (mostly uninspired but margarita was surprisingly good)
the appetizers appear to be grossly overpriced for the quantity/quality. the bone marrow dish was the most expensive one i have ever bought and the worst one i have ever had, and i honestly had extremely high hopes. it didn't even come with a piece of bread, i guess you eat the greasybacondirectly with a spoon...??
i will not make a judgement about the place as a whole because some items are good and some are bad. maybe i should stay away from appetizers and focus on the meaty main courses.
fyi- you can criticize online reviewers all you want but i eat at all the best restaurants in in texas and colorado and here i have analyzed each dish separately and with complete integrity. every dish seemed to have a flaw although some were overlooked because other elements in the dish were so good. the beef cheek i wish i had one right now but nothing else that i experienced would i look forward to in the future. the avocado fries were decent but portobello fries at villa-o or libertine blow them out of the water. we also had a few salads that i didn't mention because they were good but nothing memorable. after coming here i suspect that many of the criticisms of knife are completely warranted.


-----02 sep, 2014-----

sous vide beef cheek open faced sandwich with morel mushroom gravy. the meat is so tender it's amazing but the "gravy" it a bit too heavy and sweet