What it's like to eat at the $138-a-person restaurant where Trump dined with Mitt Romney

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President-elect Donald Trump, (center) eats dinner with Mitt Romney, (right) and Trump Chief of Staff Reince Priebus at Jean-Georges restaurant, Tuesday, November 29, in New York.

President-elect Donald Trump and his chief of staff, Reince Priebus, dined with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in New York City Tuesday night. Romney has reportedly been in ongoing talks for a position as Secretary of State in Trump's administration.

The group's restaurant of choice: Jean-Georges, the three-Michelin-starred restaurant at the base of the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Columbus Circle. Led by the acclaimed French chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten (who became an American citizen in 2014), the restaurant has earned numerous accolades since opening in 1997. 

Diners can choose from a selection of prix fixe menus, with the least expensive (a three-course dinner) priced at $138 a person. There are also two six-course tasting menus that cost $218 a person, plus a two-course lunch menu for $58 each.

To pair wines with each of your courses, you should expect to shell out an additional $168.  It's a pricey meal, but is generally in line with what it costs to dine at New York's top-tier restaurants.

Jean-Georges also has a strict dress code: men are expected to wear jackets, and jeans, sweatshirts, and sneakers are not allowed. This is Trump's second meal out in New York since the election - earlier in November, he broke protocol to to have a meal at The 21 Club.

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Eating at Jean-Georges is quite the experience. Here are just a few of the dishes you could expect to enjoy from some of the restaurant's tasting menus.