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| - From the courtesy rsvp call when we were running late up to the friendly farewells on the way out. By far Envy provided 5 star service for our Saturday night dinner. Even though we were being Travelzoo voucher moochers, they didn't make me feel in this slightest cheap-o about it.
The hotel itself had a fun clubby vibe with some event going on. As you enter the restaurant it looks like Drai's nightclub from the 2000's. Not too dark, still romantically lit. The chairs we sat in were extra comfy. The decor is not my cup of tea but I'd find it drinkable. Upscale still.
This menu apparently is the same one they've had for years. It was our 1st time so I may be wrong. Either way I can tell that the chefs do know what they're doing back there. I quit eating land meats so we came to a steakhouse and didn't eat steak. Not to worry, they had many pesceterian dishes.
We started with the Calamari & Rock Shrimp appetizer. The squid was tender! Like for the first time a restaurant got that right. Hallelujah! Not rubbery not chewy. Breading was a nice crunchy batter. There was maybe 10% shrimp.
4/5
Next came the pièce de résistance! The Seafood Plateau consisted of 4 collosal shrimp, 3 giant king crab legs, 1/2 maine lobster, 4 small blue point oysters, 4 clams, 4 mussels with 3 dippings. I think it was bloodymary, aioli & sweet butter. Sharing this was a feat. All of it was superb quality shellfish. The best. 5/5
After this we ordered the mountain of Truffle Fries. Holy sh*t dude! There had to be a sack of potatoes and a 1/4 cup of truffle oil on there. I couldn't stop eating them. It was embarrassing. I admit to having a truffle addiction, oil, shavings, whole. It doesn't matter I'll eat it if it's truffled. [Psst, even on vanilla ice cream] 5/5
For mains we both decided on the Envy Sea bass. Mustard crusted on top of asparagus and mushrooms. It is much thicker than the pictures look. A very good dish. I wish it had some salted butter though to push it over the top. 4/5
No room for dessert. The drinks were good and we had a wonderful waiter named Krisztian. He really made the dinner a completely positive experience! It gets hard for me to rate 5 stars on Yelp these days but I have no problem issuing it for Envy based on our experience. We will be returning.
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