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| - Sadly, as I am a huge Arcadia Nook fan, I cannot give this location the 5 star rating I was totally expecting to give. I am in love with the Wood Fired Olives appetizer here, we ordered that and it was totally on par with the Arcadia location. My family ordered two pizza's the Giardino and the Margherita and said it was also on par with Arcadia and they looked great.
My order was the Cowboy Rib Eye. I typically bounce back and forth between the Chicken Marsala and the Filet, and I tell everyone the Filet at Nook Arcadia is the best $27 filet you will ever eat. They don't offer the Filet here so I went with their new Ribeye which is $34 and served over smashed Yukon Gold potatoes with four asparagus spears on the side.
Presentation and plating was beautiful... My mouth was watering... The ribeye was bone-in BUT it was full of fat and gristle, it was edible but I spent most of the time trying to cut around the gristle or pulling it out of my mouth. I don't mind fat in my steak I just prefer more to steak to fat, and not the tough gristle this steak had throughout. The potatoes which were advertised as garlic parmesan were also bland and seem to be lack both garlic and parmesan. The asparagus was good. This is not anything like the preparation or quality of the Filet at Arcadia and it was a 2 star dish for me for sure on the steak quality alone. I typically want to lick my plate at Nook but this wasn't the case the plate left the table with half a steak, lots of fat pieces and almost all the potatoes.
This location charges more for the same dishes, understandably they are in the hotel, it is bigger and they likely have more expenses, however I was a little surprised to see the same Chicken Marsala offered at Arcadia was $5 more here.
The valet parking is also expensive, $17 normally, $12 if you eat at the restaurant and get a stamp. Find a parking spot if you can and don't valet, this isn't Nook's fault, just a tip.
If it weren't for the olives and pizza this would sadly be a 2 star review for me. Service was good.
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