We came here to celebrate a friend's birthday. The servers and everyone in the restaurant were very accommodating. With large crowds sometimes it can be difficult pleasing everyone, but the servers here were so attentive and patient. There were 12 people in our party, so I must give the staff there an applause for satisfying all our needs so well. They were even kind enough to warn us when the birthday girl arrived so we could give her a proper surprise greeting!
Food:
Snacks= Vegetable frito- This is a great starter especially if you have some friends that are vegetarian. I love my veggies, so this was a good light start to the meal.
Bacon-wrapped medjool dates- I was a little disappointed with this dish. It tasted wonderful, but I expected it to be bigger. This is not the first time I've had dates wrapped with bacon, and most of the other restaurants I've been to usually served them using the bigger dates. If you've never tried this dish, you should definitely order it. It's a taste bud pleaser!
Meat=
Braised beef short-rib ricotta gnocchi- The beef was amazing! It was so tender and juicy that I was almost reluctant to share it with my friends! The sauce around the gnocchi was delicious and creamy with lots of mushrooms. I wasn't a big fan of the gnocchi itself. I guess it was a little too dry for my taste. But overall, the dish was good!
Pappardelle- This was a friend's dish, and I regret not taking more from her :p. The pasta was great and the mixture of pork shoulder, mushroom, onions and the marsala jus was wonderful! I will probably order this the next time I come back to Luxe.