Hinterland High Gravity Test Kitchen

First invite to the test kitchen advertised 50% off menu price, amazing experience! This invite was full menu price, when I inquired about the price was told the first test kitchen was 50% off, not this one. Food was great, test kitchen situation misleading. Invited friends that were excited about trying Hinterland at affordable price, I paid half their bill. Not a great experience for either of us

So we went for round 2 to go back and try more of the menu that we didnt get the first you can only eat so much. This time we brought 3 of our kids as they are about as honest as it gets when saying if something is good or not. First off was the risotto cacio e pepe good lord this was a tasty dish. Creamy and just enough peppercorn to make it exciting. Heavy and full of flavor. We did re order the pizzetta again to let the kids try, as this was one of our favorites the first time around, and they loved the dish just as much as we did. Next up was the chicken (replaced the quail, I am assuming they were out) this was a great follow up to the risotto. The chicken was cooked perfectly and the trimmings brought the whole dish together. Very homey and comforting something you would want for a family dish. Next was the steak. The sauce and the wagyu were amazing. You coudnt have expected better flavor. The steak was cooked well though surprising it wasnt easier to cut through for being wagyu beef. For the main dishes I dont necessarily feel that the cost of the chicken or steak were proportionate. I think for the value of what I was eating and having, both dishes were about 10 15% to high on the cost. I just feel that I could go get a better chicken or steak dish for less at other places. I understand the cut of meat is what drives some of the value on the steak dish but it just didnt feel like an almost $60 dish. We finished dinner with the chocolate budino again, because lets face it, this is a fantastic dish. They did increase the price a little bit but they also increased the portion size, so I was not disapointed in the $4 increase.

Very fun to sit at the counter. It’s like dinner and a show. You get to watch them plate the food. Unique delicious food!

I took my mom to the opening weekend of the High Gravity Test Kitchen. The food and service were both outstanding. The menu had many different options, including a meat, seafood, and poultry option. This was my mom's first time upstairs, and she could not stop talking about how much she loved it. We will be back for sure, I can not wait to see what else they have up their sleeves.

Do not definitiw the 3 curs meal. should be at least 3 choices per category. 4 courses would have been a better one. was not impressed. we have the menu with a larger selection in the past very preferred.