We took our friend to this restaurant to celebrate her birthday.
When we arrived we had a drink in the lounge. I ordered a Manhattan - "up". I tried to tell the cocktail waitress how I liked it to be prepared. Before I could do so, she said "I know, I know, I know'. From this point I knew there would be a problem. She wouldn't listen. (I like a traditional Manhattan with two parts bourbon, one part Sweet Vermouth, a dash of bitters and stirred in ice and poured) The Manhattan was served wrong. It was made with dry vermouth,no bitters and shaken. I didn't complain as I didn't want to create a confrontation at our friend's birthday celebration. The bartender (with purple dyed hair) confused this drink with a martini. I should have ordered a beer or glass of wine or just ice water.
The lounge played very loud rockie rollo music making it difficult to converse.
We were seated outside and I must say that the atmosphere was very nice. We enjoyed a nice Arizona evening complete with a blazing fireplace. Very nice.
I ordered the prime rib dinner. I was very excited until I was served. This was the worst piece of prime rib that I have ever had. It was paper thin and half of the weight was probably due to the bone. The meat was rather tough. The twice baked potatoe was barely warm. The vegetables were OK. The salad was very small, "el cheapo". I must say that the horseradish sauce was excellent!
My wife had a baked potatoe and it looked great complete with bacon bits, chives and sour cream. That was nice.
In honor of our friend's birthday, the restaurant served her a piece of cream pie complete with a lit candle. The staff all sang the "Happy Birthday Song". The waitress that sang that song next to me had a very beautiful voice! That was nice. The cream pie tasted like a concoction of cool whip and Food Club instant pudding!
I can't understand how this restaurant can get all those five star ratings. I gave it two stars . One star for the baked potatoe and one star for the horseradish sauce!
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