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We decided to try the Barrymore after reading the positive reviews on Yelp. The Royal Resort is actual a cute little place on the inside. The Barrymore was decorated nicely. We had a drink at the bar before dinner and then we were seated by the window. Um...let's just say, I would have rather not been seated by the window. The Barrymore is in a less than desirable location behind the strip. I had a view of a giant Ross, and the back of the Circus Circus. No thanks. I believe the ambiance of our dinner would have been much nicer had we been seated somewhere else. It ruined it a little for me.
Now on to the food. They brought out some bread and butter to start off with. Parmesan crisps, French bread and some pretzel bread with bacon and cranberries that was delicious. The flavor combo in that bread was insane. We ordered the mussels for our appetizer and they were very good, they had a nice sauce and some grilled bread to sop it up with.
For our entrees, I order the strip steak with a baked potato and my husband ordered the seared ahi. First off, let me say, I ordered my steak medium and it was almost rare. I don't have a problem with rare, I just prefer medium. It was seasoned very well and tender but I would have preferred it to be cooked longer. After a few bites, rare is a little difficult for me to eat. The baked potato was uneventful and I wish I would have saved my $6 dollars and the calories. My husband's ahi was delicious. I would recommend that dish. We ended with the ricotta cheesecake and the sorbet.
I was a little disappointed in the cheesecake, it was good but it was tiny. We each had one bite each, it wasn't even half a piece. The sorbet was good, it tasted a little like Thrifty's to me.
All in all it was a solid meal. The service was a little weird, we had ordered a meal to go and they forgot, and they switched servers mid-meal. But our server was very nice and gave a good recommendation for a wine to go with my steak that was tasty and well-priced. Don't get me wrong, The Barrymore was very good and we may try it again. It was just lacking the wow factor that I look for when I go out for a nice meal.
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