Interesting read by the Age's restaurant reviewer. I don't mind a fancy degustation meal as a kind of theatrical performance, but this sounds a little off the mark.
"And the overall experience of eating at Attica is an odd one. This staff is highly trained and extremely professional, with an almost theatrical bent – dishes are delivered along with thorough descriptions of the ingredients and the intentions of the chef. But there’s little potential for meaningful interaction, and the experience can feel cold and rote rather than fun or friendly. Over the course of a meal, multiple waiters swooped in to gush about the lore of a certain dish or the provenance of an ingredient, but they were gone before looking at the people sitting at the table."
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