I was SO excited to return to anchorage for the first time since 2020. I remembered vividly how…read moremuch we loved the tasting experience and also an amazing mocktail that I had during that visit when I couldn't drink. My husband and I finally went back with a couple friend of ours who didn't love their first experience but wanted to try it out again (they didn't do the tasting the first time and regretted that - I agree that that $80 pp four course tasting experience is the way to go. The issue is the whole table does have to do it. But it's curated by chef and you get to basically try the whole menu. The plates on their own are a bit small if ordered individually and they left hungry the first time. With the tasting, you get your fill of everything!!) What we LOVED this visit: 1. Each main course of dishes before dessert were all delicious just as we remembered- so fresh and I love that the menu is very seasonal with the freshest ingredients. 2. The plating was beautiful on each dish as well. The standouts were the peach salad, charred cauliflower, stuffed pasta with escargot, bread service, pork, and mountain trout. 3. The unanimous favorite between the 4 of us was the pasta - it's served family style and we all wished there was more of the pasta because it was SO incredibly delicious. What we didn't love: 1. The mocktail fell pretty flat this time. I was looking forward to that (ironically couldn't drink on this visit either) because I remember how good and custom and unique they made it for me last time. This time the server gave me only 2 generic mocktail options, basically a strawberry cordial that sounded syrupy sweet and a lemon lime option. I went with the latter and it was underwhelming, very sweet and basically a lemonade. A big step back from the mocktail I had last time and not creative at all, sadly. I've found so many good ones around GVL lately so it surprised me to see that theirs was so basic. 2. Service was not as great as we remembered but we all have our off days. The man who seated us kind of just clicked his tongue to let us know to follow him to our table, didn't really say anything at all except telling us who'd be our server and kind of seemed annoyed - it was a bit odd but maybe he just had an off night. Just Wasn't the friendliest or best way to start the experience. Our server was very friendly! She did have trouble splitting our check at the end - she brought one check and we asked to split between the 2 couples, and we were told they couldn't split a bottle of wine 2 ways that was shared (which we do often at other places) and then when we said ok and just asked for individual drinks to be put on individual checks, there was an error and it had to be voided and so it led to possible double charges on both cards. It wasn't complicated bill to split so that was odd to me - we've never had that issue and I've been in service industry so I know that bill splitting isn't that difficult so I don't love that some restaurants avoid doing it or try to act like they "can't do it". Especially when the total is around $300 per couple (with tip included). Not a huge deal just a bit inconvenient. 3. Lastly, the desserts were sadly underwhelming. The meal was so delicious so we were excited for the finish - they sounded great and looked beautiful but they really lacked flavor. The chocolate tarte was one dimensional and it was just hard to end on a note that wasn't high after such delicious main dishes!! All in all, we did win over our friends because they enjoyed doing the tasting much more than their last visit. And we still love the Anchorage and see it as a true foodie experience and we would definitely return again!!

I had friends visiting from California. I decided to take them to Anchorage. It had been highly…read morerecommended but I hadn't been to to restaurant yet. We ordered to full menu which gives everyone a taste of each small plate. There were 9 entree plates and they were served in courses of 3. Our primary server Amanda was wonderful, friendly, and made great suggestions. The John Wayne cocktail was perfect. The carrots had an agrodulce sauce. This a recent interest of mine, it is an Italian sweet and sour, that like pesto or hummus, comes in many forms. I asked for a side taste of the sauce, and it was delicious. In the last course, we were full and almost passed on the pork cube. We decided to at least taste it. It turned out to be the best flavor of the meal. Two 60 year-old guys agreed that it was the best pork we had ever had in our lives. A great place for a night out with friends, a romantic dinner, or a celebration.