possibly the most expensive meal of our lives

last weekend when shannon was visiting, i knew i really wanted to check out the inside of the fogo island inn. we decided to bite the bullet and have supper there, knowing it would be really expensive, and that we would probably never eat there again. 

(shannon with the amazing view behind her)

(j and i and bump)

(my starter)

(j's main meal)

(cool light installations)

ok, so the first thing is that you are supposed to make reservations 24 hours in advance. we were winging it a bit, so i only called an hour before we wanted to eat there. they were able to accommodate us, which was good. 

when you get there, you have to park your vehicle far from the actual hotel, and call a shuttle to come get you. the shuttle pulled right up to our car in about 2 minutes. it was a fancy big white denali. lux. 

inside you walk through the lovely lobby. it is super bare. very minimal, very cool. when you are seated you get a tiny menu. there are maybe 5 starter choices, and 5 entree choices. that's it. i think this is normal for super expensive places. you pretty much have to order something from each menu, because you get the idea that the servings are pretty small. 

we all got different things so we could look at everything. shannon is a vegetarian, but she'll eat some seafood, so she got the only options that didn't have red meat. i got the duck. it was all really tasty. to me, it was nothing really special. really good, but not amazing

we all had dessert. j's was the best: some type of donut with cream inside and carrot sauce on top. 

in terms of price, plan to spend around $100 per person for starter, entree, dessert. 

i am so glad we got to experience this place, and try all the cool food with foam and drizzle and edible flowers on the plates. i really don't feel compelled to go back, though. nothing we tried made that much of an impact on us. i can see j and i coming back to stay at the hotel sometime so we can enjoy the hot tubs and the saunas and the lovely rooms.