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| - I came here recently for a special occasion dinner with my office staff and it was very nice. The restaurant itself is well designed, with muted colors, dark woods and dimmed lighting. The wait staff was neatly presented in crisp white shirts and clean, black service aprons. We prearranged for a pre-printed dinner menu that was labeled as being for our party that night. I thought that it was a nice touch, and I am well aware that it was also a clever cost containment measure since it also kept our staff from wildly ordering off of the regular Fleming's menu.
Our servers were all very gracious and attentive and took very good care of our party of about 25. Our food was all brought out at the same time, which was no small feat on the kitchen's part. Everyone seemed genuinely happy with their food, I didn't see anyone complaining about anything.
I ordered the petite filet, medium rare, and it was absolutely perfect in every way. The meat was cooked perfectly and was tender, moist and delicious. There were various sides served 'family style' raging from buttered corn to asparagus, and they were all very good as well. As a dessert I ordered crème brulee, and it was deliciously creamy with the perfectly sugar crust on top. My only complaint about my food, and it is minor, was that the crème brulee wasn't the ice cold temperature that I usually prefer. I like my crème brulee pre-fired so that it has time to cool off before I eat it. I don't care for warm custard, but it's purely a personal preference and I still thought the dessert was fantastic.
The only other thing I would point out is that many people aren't fans of the a la carte menu system, it can be annoying, and ridiculously expensive, to order every side dish seperately from the main entree.
That said, this was still a great experience in a wonderful restaurant. I highly recommend it for any special occasion dinner as long as your budget will allow it.
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