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| - Went to Red on a busy night during the PINK concert. Despite all the reviews claiming it's too cold, ambiance is too austere, service is slow, etc. we did not really have very much of that, but we had our own issues at Red.
I guess they were slammed from 5 pm until 7:30 pm with PINK concert goers. Our reservation was for 7:30 and the place was still full at that time, so we were seated in the bar area. Well that was not going over very well. The bar was very loud, rap music blaring out of the speakers and far too much movement about, for what I thought was going to be a nice dinner in an upscale steakhouse. And oh yes it was a bit cold in there despite window heaters along the booths.
Kindly after 5 minutes of being seated, when a banquette opened up in the main dining room we were graciously asked if we wanted to move and we surely accepted. Very nice recovery to a very concerning start.
We were met with 'team' service immediately after seating and our water order was taken. Within several minutes of that our drink order was taken. The menu was explained and any questions were answered. No sign of slow service here tonight despite how busy they were.
Bread service came next and that was a real disappointment. This bread was over baked, or reheated till burnt in places. It was very hard, dry and tasteless. Usually bread is a great start with a drink in hand but not this time. The bread supplier should to be replaced or the people who do the bread in the back. The bread came with some multiple flavors of grated and roasted parmesan cheese and olive oil which was not bad in fact the olive oil was good even if you are not a parmesan cheese fan.
Orders: Tomahawk Ribeye Medium; Prime New York Strip Med Rare; Prime Filet Mignon Medium, Oscar Style.
Sides: Cesar Salad; Mushrooms; Cauliflower Gratin; French Onion Soup. Wine and cocktails.
Steaks were wonderful, flavorful pieces of meat, done perfectly to order and nicely seasoned. The Oscar presentation was excellent and included Asparagus, Béarnaise Sauce and ¼ lb of king crab. Cocktails were perfectly made and the wine selection was certainly sufficient with adequate varying selections by the glass.
Now where are the issues. Well the sides, soups and salads could improve for the most part. The French Onion soup presentation was great, but left something to be desired on the overall composition and flavor. The Mushrooms were way over done and were dry and tasteless. The Cesar Salad, well I asked for Anchovies but I did not expect finely chopped or mashed anchovies. The salad did not have great anchovy filets that I could enjoy. I did not find the anchovies to be of a high quality either. Fresh I did not expect, caned or jarred filets would be okay. Also the salad was over peppered to extreme. Usually I like to request the pepper grinder and have it ground to my taste. No grinder this time. Minus the negatives, the dressing was pretty good, but I could not finish. The cauliflower gratin was well liked and was a hit.
Oh, on the decor which some people complain about, I don't like stuff everywhere distracting from company and food, and that was Red. I liked the pleasant neutrals and sedate nature of the dining room.
When you read this you can draw your own overall assessment based on this one experience. Because at a 'fine dining' steakhouse there are many factors making up the overall assessment I'll break them out. Mine would be between 3.5 and 4 overall. The steaks are a 4, the services was a 4.5, the sides were 2.5 to 3 except cauliflower was a 4. Wine selection 3.5 -4 depending on your expectations.
Because there was much on the upside of the mains, drinks and service and because they worked hard to give us a great experience I will assess the overall experience at a 4.
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