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Tasting Menu Photos

Claudia Bassols as Rachel in "Tasting Menu."

Claudia Bassols as Rachel and Jan Cornet as Marc in "Tasting Menu."

Stephen Rea as Walter in "Tasting Menu."

Vicenta N'Dongo as Mar and Andrew Tarbet as Max in "Tasting Menu."

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Movie Info

The closing night at one of the world's most esteemed restaurants turns into a comedy of manners and misunderstandings, as well as a celebration of great food, when an eclectic mix of regulars comes to say goodbye.

Rating:

PG-13 (Brief Strong Language)
Genre:

comedy, drama
Original Language:

Catalan
Director:

Roger Gual
Producer:

David Matamoros, Tristan Orpen Lynch, Aoife O'Sullivan
Writer:

Roger Gual, Javier Calvo
Release Date (Theaters):

Mar 7, 2014 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA):

$18.6K
Runtime:

1h 27m

Cast & Crew

Fionnula Flanagan
Countess D'Arcy

Stephen Rea
Walter

Claudia Bassols
Rachel

Jan Cornet
Marc

Togo Igawa
Isao Kamiyama

Timothy Gibbs
Daniel

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Critic Reviews for Tasting Menu

All Critics (18) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (15)

This particular souffle is both overbaked and underseasoned.

May 15, 2014 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Walter V. Addiego
San Francisco Chronicle
This relentlessly mediocre ensemble dramedy features several of the least compelling dinner guests in recent memory.

April 22, 2014 | Full Review…

Justin Chang
Variety
Nothing truly creates any emotional waves, and little seems at stake, no matter what potential disaster might seem to be in the offing.

April 18, 2014 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Susan Wloszczyna
RogerEbert.com
Unfortunately, Roger Gual's half-baked film hopes to split the difference between romantic comedy and foodie delight but fails at both.

April 17, 2014 | Full Review…

Daniel M. Gold
New York Times
Even with such fine actors as Fionnula Flanagan and Stephen Rea in the ensemble, the Spanish-Irish co-production is a flavorless affair that has all the bite of a dining room-bound episode of "The Love Boat."

April 17, 2014 | Full Review…

Sheri Linden
Los Angeles Times
"Tasting Menu'' is pretty and pleasing, but no more. A bon-bon, not a meal.

April 17, 2014 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Farran Smith Nehme
New York Post
This petit bourgeois offering is as unabashedly pretentious as it is stilted, attempting to jackdaw cinematic magic via food porn and various romantic clichés.

August 30, 2019 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
Haute-cuisine comedy doesn't deliver on food or laughs.

December 23, 2014 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Andrea Beach
Common Sense Media
Tasting Menu is an ensemble piece that is about as light as a puff pastry, though far from as mouthwatering.

August 15, 2014 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Zach Hollwedel
Under the Radar
An unfortunate misfire in the movies-about-feasts milieu.

June 6, 2014 | Full Review…

Jonathan Kiefer
SF Weekly
If this nave magic was available in pill form, I bet it would become a bestseller. Farewell, Zoloft and Lexapro. Welcome, Chakulax.

April 20, 2014 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Anna Tatarska
Movie Mezzanine
The lack of true conflict, comedy or even just a hint of spice in this food-themed dramedy leaves viewers feeling unsatiated.

April 17, 2014 | Rating: 6.7/10 | Full Review…

Christine N. Ziemba
Paste Magazine