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| - Put simply, this is a very good restaurant. I ate in the main dining room and I recommend that over being in the front "bar" area.
FOOD
When in Rome, so I had the Stone Crab. After that decision had been made, I looked for other accompanying dishes and found a few gems. The bread basket had 6 different & delicious breads - my favorite being the pretzel that is pictured here on Yelp. The cup of Crab Bisque was buttery with just the right amount of salt - probably could have a whole bowl. The Caesar Salad had just the right amount of dressing although wasn't something I couldn't have gotten elsewhere. The Select Stone Crabs were meaty & tasty as was the mustard sauce it came with. The Hashed Browns were just okay and probably a lot more than I needed. (And that was a HALF order) And the coffee was brewed very well - no bitterness in there at all.
Bread basket: 4/5
Stone Crab Bisque: 5/5
Caesar Salad: 4/5
Select Stone Crab Entree: 4/5
Side Hashed Browns: 3/5
Coffee: 4/5
SERVICE
My server, whom I know the name of however I will refrain from using it because of the comment at the end of this review just in case, was genuinely as good as it gets. Prompt. Informed. Courteous. Friendly. Accommodating. This is frankly as good as I can expect without him comping my whole meal.
He advised adjustments to the portion size of my orders ("half orders, sir") to ensure that I'd have room for everything. The staff was Johnny-on-the-spot with every plate and the bussing was prompt enough. My glass was almost always full and I never had to ask for the check or the status of a dish.
ATMOSPHERE
This is a beautiful restaurant, with an air of class and a bit of authority. The folks in the main dining room know that the immediacy of service is important as is knowledge of the dishes so the people that work there seem focused on making sure people get the right dish for their tastes and they are all dressed the part.
Make no mistake, this is a more formal restaurant expecting a relatively nice dress code. Not exactly "coats mandatory" but jeans on men at least are probably discouraged. Slacker attire does stand out amongst the well dressed servers, dark wood booths, incandescent lighting, and draperies.
VALUE
$65 for everything above sans tip. Not bad at all, and that was with the higher end "Select" Stone Crab. The reason you might buy the "Select" Stone Crab is to get larger claws so that you spend less time shelling the cracked claws and more time eating the big beefy morsels.
CONCLUSION
I'll be back for certain. It's not quite at that "irresistable" level however it definitely warrants several return trips - especially with the wifey. Another thing: This restaurant doesn't belong in the Forum shops - it's too classy and deserves better than the be across from a "Sony Style" retail shop. They ought to pull up roots and move to the Palazzo where Sheldon Adelson could use a good restaurant with good value.
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Humorous exchange of the night:
KURT: Do you have sparkling water?
SERVER: Yes sir, we do.
KURT: [sternly] It isn't Perrier, is it?
SERVER: [quietly] Are you joking, sir?
KURT: You just made your 15%. Onward to 25.
SERVER: [nodding] Very good, sir.
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