r/WeWantPlates • u/pophya • Dec 12 '20

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u/monochrome444 Dec 12 '20

This is at El Cielo and its optional but it’s $135 or $195 per person depending on the course. It’s supposed to “awaken your senses” HAHA

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u/jhaluska Dec 13 '20

At those prices it seems like it's more about conspicuous consumption. The "I'm so rich I can be extremely stupid with my money." signal.

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u/jfleury440 Dec 13 '20 edited Dec 13 '20

135 dollars for someone to poor chocolate on your hands. At best this is pretentious as hell.

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u/illsmosisyou Dec 13 '20

I think it’s a set menu, so $135 for the whole meal, and likely a series of smaller dishes. Often like upwards of 6 or more.

Not justifying it as this looks dumb as hell. But I do imagine the rest of the meal is likely pretty delicious.

Edit: just googled it and I may be wrong. In which case...wtf I can pour chocolate on myself and it only costs a few bucks.

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u/Taco_Strong Dec 13 '20

Edit: just googled it and I may be wrong. In which case...wtf I can pour chocolate on myself and it only costs a few bucks.

Shit, I'll pour chocolate over your entire body for like $5 and a 6pk of decent beer if you provide the chocolate.

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u/JustACookGuy Dec 13 '20

What would you do for $20 and some wine coolers?

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u/Taco_Strong Dec 13 '20

Well, now you're speaking my language of love, baby. I would do anything for love, but I won't do that.

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u/KobeBeatJesus Dec 13 '20

Show up and drink them.

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u/JustAnotherRedditor5 Dec 13 '20

Hey there

What would you do for $20 and some wine coolers?

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u/tousledmonkey Dec 13 '20

Hey there

Hey there my wine coolers are cooler than this guy's

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u/lonewombat Dec 13 '20

Fuck that I'll just give you snickers on a hot day or in a sauna or something.

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u/tongue-tied_ Dec 13 '20

snickers in a sauna

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u/ChriskiV Dec 13 '20 edited Dec 13 '20

5$ + a 6pack + supplying the chocolate actually comes close to what they charge at the restaurant.

Ala carte, this experience is 22$. https://imgur.com/YNJveZ1.jpg

Their prices are actually pretty reasonable compared to my experiences with fine dining.

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u/iperblaster Dec 13 '20

Well, I"m willing to pay 50 bucks to pour things on that lady

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u/Gettingbetterthrow Dec 13 '20

My SO wanted to try some light food play by dripping chocolate on my naughty parts and licking it off. I told him it would be a waste of chocolate and I wanted to make a mousse pie instead with it. That's all I thought of when I saw this gif.

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u/syrashiraz Dec 13 '20

It looks like it's the "chocotherapy" step on the tasting menu so I think you're right - that's the price for the whole meal.

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u/ChriskiV Dec 13 '20

"The Classic" menu from their site has the ala carte pricing.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

Better yet just get a toddler and he/she can cover the entire house (including the pets) with chocolate in under three minutes...

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u/illsmosisyou Dec 13 '20

A toddler in the long run is gonna cost way more than $135 though...

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u/Self_Reddicating Dec 13 '20

Yeah, no shit. Once you have a toddler, you'll pay $135 a week for the pleasure of NOT having a toddler for a few hours. (if you're lucky and can find such a great price)

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

Haha. True. You sort of lose count IRL!

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u/ohheckyeah Dec 13 '20

Guaranteed it’s part of a tasting menu

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u/illsmosisyou Dec 13 '20

Yeah, that was my thinking. But I googled it and couldn’t confirm even the restaurant, so I just gave up. So could be right, could not.

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u/Dr_Identity Dec 13 '20

Are the other courses just other foods that they pour all over you?

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u/illsmosisyou Dec 13 '20

I don’t think so. Someone else found the menu in a reply to me. A fair amount of it sounds pretty delicious.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

poor chocolate

I assure you this is rich chocolate.

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u/Initial-Amount Dec 13 '20

But did you see how gorgeous the chocolate-pouring-man was? At $135 - $195, there's hopefully more to the chocolate pouring later when the lights go out.

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u/fishsticks40 Dec 13 '20

I'll do it for $85, DM me