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| - A romantic dinner by the water's edge in the Summerlin area was our choice for a delayed Valentine's Day celebration.
I was under the impression that Garfield's Restaurant was more New American, but our waiter said they were actually more French-inspired. (This was going to be a bit tricky since I'm on an egg-free diet.) Nonetheless, our Groupon allowed us some flexibility with our choices in dinner which helped a lot.
After we put in our order, we started munching on the Parmesan cheese crisps and could not get enough of them! They were really yummy!
We started off with the Beignet of Calamari "Tempura Fried, Pickled Peppers & Tartar Sauce" ($12). Usually calamari is pretty average and not much can set it apart from the rest. But for some reason, their version is pretty good! The accompanying pickles were a nice contrast and the tartar dipping sauce had a little extra that made it stand out. We were pleasantly surprised!
I went with the Seared Scallops "Roasted Heirloom Potato, House Cured Lardons, Onion Confit & Arugula Salad with Smoked Corn Cream" ($27) because I just love a good scallop - raw or seared! They were three super tasty pieces of shellfish although I thought the arugula sald was going to be raw. (It's more of a cooked salad.) I did request that the corn cream not be included in my dish, but unfortunately it was. So they had to remake the dish. (It took me awhile to flag down our waiter to tell him the error.)
The Husband ordered the Bone In Ribeye Steak 'Bearnaise Sauce" ($44) and sadly, this fell short in a big way. First off, he requested rare and it came out more medium. Plus, it was missing a major flavor component. I'm not sure if they don't season the beef because it comes with a bearnaise sauce, but it just was very bland. We didn't send it back since it took so long for me to wave down the waiter the first time and the Husband was starving at this point!
Dessert is where I lost the most - everything had some form of egg in it except the Homemade Sorbets ($9). They were out of coconut, which was a real bummer. So we ended up with a scoop of mango, peach, and mixed berry. The mango was the best one of the bunch.
The service was just okay, they were nice and professional but just not as attentive as we had hoped or expected. Perhaps it's because they seated us in the corner of the dining room, so we didn't get a lot of staff passing by. I felt ridiculous waving my arms and saying "Excuse Me!" to catch the staff's attention.
Overall, Garfield's Restaurant was just an okay experience for us. Perhaps I would have fared better if I didn't have those dietary restrictions, but that didn't excuse the service part.
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