After many years of cooking Thanksgiving dinner at home we decided to go out to eat this year. Larsens was open at 3:00 pm so we made reservations for an early dinner. We were greeted as we walked in by the two very nice hostesses and sat at a booth. The restaurant was pretty dead, just a couple other tables occupied.
I really like the decor and ambiance at Larsen's. It is decorated with lots of wood and stone and dark colors. They also have a beautiful bar with all the liquor bottles color coordinated. Our server Michael arrived to explain the Thanksgiving dinner special as well as the other menu items. Michael provided us with outstanding service throughout the dinner, a really top notch server. The Thanksgiving dinner special was either Ham or Turkey that came with mashed sweet potatoes, stuffing, vegetables and cranberry sauce. It also included a dessert for only $34.95. It sounded like a great deal, however the actual portions of turkey and ham were very small,
We started off with a ceasar and a chopped salad, both split which was no problem at all. The split size was actually plenty and the salads were both very good. We all opted for the Thanksgiving special. When it arrived I was pretty surprised at how small the portions were, hence the $34.95 price. It was one small dry slice of ham and one small slice of Turkey that was actually pretty good. The mashed sweet potatoes were luke warm as were the vegetables and meat. The stuffing arrived shortly after the dinners and it was really good and served hot.
For dessert three of us had the pecan pie and my mom had apple pie ala mode. The pie pieces were very big, presented beautifully and most importantly were delicious. Michael continued to check on us and make sure our glasses were always full. Overall it was a really nice meal, especially since I didn't have to cook it or clean up! I will be returning to Larsen's to try out their steaks very soon.