Frasier and Niles's plan to "improve" their father's tastes by taking him to a fancy restaurant rebounds on them when he takes them to his favorite place, a rustic steakhouse.
Frasier and his brother Niles decide to treat Martin to the fancy restaurant Le Cigare Volant in an attempt to improve his sense of style, but soon learn some unpleasant truths about themselves. Meanwhile, Niles meets Daphne for the first time and is instantly smitten with her, despite already being married.
Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and Niles (David Hyde Pierce) hope to spend some quality time with their father, Martin (John Mahoney), and to broaden his horizons by taking him to dinner at their type of restaurant: trendy and pretentious. Meanwhile, Niles has an unexpected reaction to his first meeting with Daphne (Jane Leeves).