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| - Restaurant week prompted us to try a hotel's fare, which usually we avoid. Being frequent diners at Valley fine restaurants, we checked the menu online and headed out. I'd like to give praise for all the personnel, who, from the hostess to the Assistant F&B Director, were gracious and knowledgeable. That was the only superior component of our experience. The food was typical hotel offerings: I had the 1st course 3 meat meatballs, which were marginal at best. The fresh tomato based sauce was good. My husband had the lobster appetizer, and pronounced it mediocre. My ahi was good, but nothing special. I had asked that it be cooked more, and they obliged. I've had better at most Asian Valley restaurants for 1/2 the price. My husband said his ahi, which was more under cooked, was good. The cheesecake could have been Sara Lee, although spiffed up with edible flowers. The wine selection was good, the required valet was $8; to add to the annoyance were 6 tour buses which blocked access for several minutes. From now on we will let the tourists enjoy Alto's. Sad, because the Hyatt Gainey Ranch is gorgeous, especially the bar. I forgot to mention the other diners were turned out in a variety of clothing suitable for yard work: old tee shirts, shorts, Mom jeans, baseball caps-there should be a dress code for the restaurant. Under arm hair displayed during fine dining leaves one wishing they were somewhere else like Vincent's or Kai. Don't waste your time or money.
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