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| - We hadn't been to Soleil at the Renaissance Hotel in a while, but decided to try it out, again. First of all, it's about 6:45 on a Saturday night, the place should be hopping and we were the only ones in there. We were seated by Therese, who was also our waitress. She was very nice, friendly and always had a smile on her face.
The first thing we noticed, was the menu had completely changed since the last time we'd dined here. But, there were lots of interesting options, so we just went for it.
We opened with some delicious appetizers, hubby got the street white sweet corn (which was 3 cobs that were grilled, and served with cilantro and a chipotle sauce). He loved them!! I got the lump crab spinach dip, which was soooo good! I ended up taking about half of it home, and plan on finishing it while watching a movie tonight. We also received house salads, that came with our meals. They were really tasty...and large.
For our entrees, hubby got the ribeye, which was served with broccoli rabe, wasabi mashed potatoes and a chimichurri sauce. All that was left was the bone from the ribeye on his plate...I think he liked it! I got the braised and grilled spare ribs, which came with roasted garlic smashed potatoes and a five spice broth. OMG! The ribs literally fell off the bones, and had an amazing Asian flavor to them. The entire dish was so unexpectedly wonderful. I truly wasn't sure whether I'd like it, or not, but after tasting, I couldn't stop.
Everything we had was so delicious, and it has a nice atmosphere. They truly need to advertise this restaurant, because there is no reason why it's empty on a Saturday night. I understand that Westgate is right outside its doors, but a hotel dining room should have some traffic. I hope more people give it a try, they may be pleasantly surprised!
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