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| - This is my first fine-dining experience. Unfortunately, I was not impressed.
I guess I expected a waiter like SpongeBob when he cleared his mind of everything but fine dining and breathing. But what I got was just a regularly decent wait staff. Nothing wrong with that, but I thought there'd be an "experience" to go along with the price here. Nope.
We had a party of about 18 for a couple grads in the family. I will say that we were all given good attention by our waiter, and he did a fine job earning his tip. Its just that there wasn't anything special about the service that you wouldn't find at Applebee's or something.
The food was an experience, though.
I had plenty of time to look the menu over a thousand times (late people, I swear). The cheapest thing on the menu was in fact on the kids' menu. But we were there for a special occasion, and it was a steak house that featured....steak. So I would've kicked myself for ordering anything other than steak.
I may have paid $50 for it, but good lord that rib-eye was the best steak I ever had. No exaggeration.
Like I said, I've never been to a restaurant like this, so maybe that's why I've never had a steak that good. And I know there are probably competitors for the best steak in Chandler and the surrounding cities. But for me, this is as good as its ever gotten. If there is a steak that tastes better than this, I don't know if I could handle it emotionally. I'd probably start crying.
I don't have to describe it. If you eat steak, then you know what a good steak tastes like. This one tasted like tha; probably better. Flawless.
Of course, all sides are extra. I ordered nothing but the meat, as I guess I'm a little too budget-minded for this place. The pop I ordered took the place of potatos or a salad.
People ordered the lambchops, chicken, sliced filet mignon, crab cakes, and some other stuff. The only complaint was about the french fries haha. I didn't try them. I will say that the wedge salads looked great and were very big. Also, as far as the amount of food you get, the chicken seemed to offer the biggest portion size. Honestly though, everybody paid so much for their food that I didn't want to ask anyone if i could try their stuff.
It really is a nice place, too...at least I think so. The lights are dim so people won't see you frown at the prices. The napkins are fancy...and so are the ones in the bathroom apparently, as my cuz brought one out to show me. It is not quiet - but not louder than any other restaurant. From what I read and hear people say, a fine dining place is supposed to be quiet and stuff. If that matters to you, perhaps this isn't fine enough for you, because its just like any place else volume-wise.
Perhaps 3 stars is stiffing them a bit. I mean, my meal was perfect...the service was good...and the ambiance was nice. Am I just too much of a cheapo? Did I expect too much of an experience for the price? Maybe. But I still feel that everything except the steak could have been just a tad better. If there is ever another reason to go fine-dining, I'm sure I would suggest some place else instead of coming here again. I saw what they have to offer...and despite the awesome steak, it just wasn't enough to bring me back.
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