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| - The Skinny: the appys are better than some of their entrees which suffer from overly sweet sauces and lower quality product. I never thought I'd say this but... skip the dessert. (3) service was prompt, friendly and the best feature of the night(4) value: overpriced... for the level of quality.(2)
Normally my husband and I don't frequent steakhouses often but when we do, we're always looking for the classics (Caesar salad, French onion soup) with a little bit of a modern twist. We were excited by their menu featuring proteins other than beef.
To start, we ordered a Caesar salad ($10) and French onion soup($8). The Caesar was a truly classic preparation and I was delighted when the waiter offered anchovies to be served on top. The flavours were on the money however was a might overdressed and needed just a tinge more lemon. Overpriced for what it is though. The soup had an intense meatiness that is rare and wonderful to find in French onion soups. The dish suffered a bit from the texture of the cheese (which wasn't soft enough and left a large glob at bottom of the bowl) and too much bread.
Next plates of their rack of lamb (half rack $38) and Buffalo Rossini($48) accompanied with butternut squash gratin and green bean almondine ($7 each).
The rack of lamb was amazing. Cooked perfectly with a wonderfully balanced sauce, it was by far the highlight of the evening. The truffle ratatouille didn't stand up to the protein however. Overly briny from the odd addition of olives, you couldn't really taste any truffle.
As a matter of fact, the same problem occurred with the buffalo Rossini, a preparation which calls for truffles. This leads me to believe they use a less expensive Asian truffle which looks like a truffle but sure as heck don't taste like a truffle. Despite this, a tinge of truffle oil would have done in a pinch (regardless of not having any real truffle in there at all... whole different conversation.). Although the foie gras and buffalo were well executed, the sauce was way too sweet. That pretty much nailed the coffin on this dish. Both sides were okay-not particularly memorable and expensive given portion size.
Dessert was less expensive than the other dishes likely due to the lack of a master pastry chef in the back ($4 for one, $7 for two, $10 for three.). Hint: the dessert menu is the same for each restaurant @ M resort. So we tried the coconut sorbet and molten chocolate cake. The sorbet and meringue lacked coconut flavour. Drowning in a large pool of mango puree didn't help either. The molten chocolate cake was overcooked leaving the outside a little harder on the outside, less luxuriously gooey on the inside. The banana gelato again lacked banana flavour. Of the three courses, dessert was the weakest.
Overall the bill was around $125 excluding tax and tip. For what it is, the food is very overpriced. A 3 star review.
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