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| - As most of the other reviews indicate, this place is really something special. I felt like I was in a Fitzgerald novel or had fallen down the rabbit hole the entire time we were there. Even the silverware is decadent looking! I loved it and would recommend it to anyone from 21 to 99+.
Here are my tips for making the most out of your visit:
(1) Ask to be seated in the Music Room, Library or Swimming Pool area. The Study is lovely and apparently has some amazing cocktails that are not available in the other "rooms," but most of the action happens elsewhere.
(2) Go light on the savory dishes. We weren't wowed by the French-style "tapas" that we ordered (braised pork, Waldorf salad, beet salad, calamari, and a few others). I had read about the small portions, but the salads were shockingly small--maybe 4 tiny lettuce leaves in the Waldorf salad. Maybe we ordered the wrong things, but nothing stood out as fantastic.
(3) Order the Terrarium dessert! It's visually stunning and deliciously decadent.
(4) If you like cocktails, you will be highly satisfied. As others have mentioned, they have some specialty drinks that you won't find anywhere else. The tea and coffee menu is unique as well.
(5) Walk around. Make sure that you walk around the restaurant and check out the other rooms during your visit. Our waiter even offered to give us a tour before we left.
(6) Do not be in a rush. Our dinner lasted almost 3 hours. Other tables seem to stay even longer. We didn't feel rushed at all by our server and enjoyed getting to see all of the acts that rotate through the restaurant while you are eating.
Note: We did not pay to see a show. However, you will see performances all night long throughout the restaurant. My favorites were the wacky gal singing a polka version of "Blurry Lines", the creepy man playing some sort of glass accordion, the tap dancing twins and the dancing suitcase.
Do not miss out on this experience!
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