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| - I really wanted to give Fleming's 5 stars! I had heard a lot about it and had my hopes set high. We went here about a week ago to celebrate hubby's birthday and were excited to ingest red meat....happens once or twice a year at best.
The interior is lovely and dark, as befits a steakhouse. We thought the tables were closer to each other than necessary; the overall effect was less intimate and more crowded. Hmm.
Hostess was pleasant and perky as she guided us to a booth (yay!). Our actual server was a little on the reserved side and could not be blamed for being overly solicitous at all. (Someone else came to inquire how we liked our food.)
Yes, the food. We each got a salad (Fleming's Salad and the Wedge Salad), and enjoyed them both very much. I ordered the BBQ Scottish Salmon Fillet -- yeah, I know I said I was excited to eat a steak, but I also really really like salmon! -- and hubby got the NY Strip steak with a side of asparagus. Both entrées were very good and proved that the kitchen knows what they're doing. Sadly, we were both too stuffed for dessert.
My criticisms: the service. I'm sure that many folks who have visited Fleming's have received excellent service and that's fantastic. I'm just a little disappointed that our server was basically just doing her job: serving the food. We mentioned right away that it was our first visit -- a tip for introducing house specials or suggesting wine pairings or just chatting about how awesome the food is -- but nada. She seemed most animated when she brought us our bill. (The gent who cleared our dishes after each course was smiley and happy, though!)
So, the thing I most remember about my first visit to Fleming's is the food, which is probably a good thing. However, I had expected more skill and enthusiasm from our server, especially when I was paying a pretty penny for dinner.
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