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| - Just had the opportunity to try Mendoza's Cuisine. It opened last weekend. I'd Ike to give 3.5 stars, but with in,y 3 or 4 to choose from, it's closer to a 4. First let me say, I probably would not have noticed it, but for the large Steak, Pasta, Seafood sign that caught my son's eye ages ago, and we've been waiting for it to open. It's not the greatest location.
The decor is okay, lots of small tables...they had to put two together for our party of five. The drink menu lists pellegrino, but I was served Perrier. Not a big deal, but at $12.50 a bottle, quite steep.
We had the stuffed chilli, grilled calamari, and kale Caesar appetizers. The stuffed chilli and grilled calamari were both excellent. The kale salad, was, well...spinach...not kale. A bit disappointing, but I like spinach, so okay. It was a tad overdressed for me also, but at least the dressing was good, not great, but good.
We ordered the Paella, Seafood Linguini, Cornish Hen, Surf and Turf, and Ribeye. All were very tasty. The ribeye, although flavourful and tender, was not cooked to order...how could it be cooked medium rare, when it was less than half an inch thick? It was pretty disappointing, especially after seeing my son's Filet with the Surf and Turf! I had buyer's remorse! His was cooked to perfection, tender and juicy. Glad we skipped the port Demi sauce, which would have been overpowering. The Cornish hen was tasty and not dry. The seafood linguini was very tasty, and the paella was good, except filled with empty mussel shells.
Dessert was ice cream for the kids...soon they will start making their own, will have to try that. The lemon custard, was very good.
Overall, the food was good. Mostly up to Chef Mendoza's standards from what I remember a long time ago at the Lake Grill. Disappointed with the ribeye, and the salad, but happy with everything else. I'd be interested to hear if anyone else tries it. At $300+ for a family of five with only one glass of wine, it's not going to be an every week thing for me, but I might check out their Sunday brunch.
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