Why would I go to a restaurant and hope for the worst? Because I'm a snob and as a snob I was convinced that The Capital Grille would fall short of my extremely high expectations. Not so.
Bread basket: Outstanding onion bread, a pumpernickel/golden raisin bread, and some crisp cracker bread. Nice all around.
Extensive wines by the bottle with some great values to be had. I did not check by the glass. Our wine was decanted artfully at our table and the staff had a ready knowledge of the vineyard and year we had selected.
Husband had:
Oysters - Blue point tonight, small this time of year so no big surprise there, well prepared and delicious.
Lamb chop - Perfectly flavored and cooked, Frenched, the definition of how to prepare and cook a lamb chop perfectly.
Potato Au Gratin - Typical steakhouse Au gratin. Excellent flavor, huge portion, guaranteed to please a crowd (or anyone that loves a delicious cheesy crusted potato).
I had:
Prosciutto Wrapped Mozzarella - You can't imagine how good this is....a lovely thin slice of prosciutto cooked to crisp perfection wrapped around a fresh piece of mozzarella cheese, with just the right amount of melt but not escaping the prosciutto shell. A parmesan toast and tomato salad round this out. You might as well as shaved gold on the side.
Sliced filet - I'm not going to go into detail, just know that the answer is YES! (Is it fantastic? Is it cooked to perfection? Is the flavor wonderful? Is it a great cut?)
Asparagus with Hollendaise - Awesome stuff. Nice to have a great hollendaise that I didn't have to prepare.
Service - Our server was so outstanding I'm going to contact the manager at this location.
Atmosphere - We had a corner table that gave us great privacy. We could not hear our neighbors.