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| - My husband and I have been wanting to come here for sometime, but because it is a fine dining restaurant, we really needed a good reason to come. So we came to celebrate my birthday and our wedding anniversary.
My husband easily and quickly made reservations online and added to the notes what we were celebrating and that we would prefer patio seating.
A few hours before our dinner reservation, my husband received a call from the restaurant to confirm our reseravations. My husband also took the opportunity to ask what the dress code was and they did let him know that it was business casual. It's nice to get dressed up when my husband loves his t-shirts, shorts and sporting his kicks.
Upon arrival, because of our request, we waited for a bit. During this time in the bar area, my husband got a chance to enjoy a "STELLA!" Apparently something my husband and the bartender have in common on how to say Stella Artois.
While waiting, instead of a dessert cart or dim sum cart wheeling through the restaurant, it was large very alive lobster cart. Apparently, the Maine lobsters don't even compare to the lobsters served by Lakeside. The most expensive and largest lobster feeds 8 people, which includes the whole lobster and the meat goes through half the body and into the legs. It is an Australian lobster at $178/lb. Great learning experience, but not in my budget. Additionally, I am not much a lobster person and prefer crab. I learned from my father and have experienced that the larger a crustacean, the tougher the meat and lacks flavor.
As our table was ready, the hostess led us to the patio where we were met by the restaurant manager to wish us a happy birthday and anniversary. Apparently, the seat they had for us is the best in the house and I would agree. We were able to see everything and enjoy the "cultured" watershow.
My husband ordered a glass of syrah. As I get older, alcoholic drinks just makes me tired. So I ordered a refreshing raspberry fizz. I also recommend ordering the bottled water as the house water does not taste filtered. They serve Fiji water.
Being from HI we appreciated the Hawaiian fishes that were available. The bread selection included little french baguette, foccacio and naan. The naan was my favorite as it was made with furikaki (sesame seeds and seaweed flakes). For starters, my husband enjoyed the oyster Rockefeller and we shared my king crab chowder. My husband loved his starter and the chowder, not only tasty but filling.
My husband's entree was a medium chili pepper rubbed rib eye with grilled crab leg. The steak also had two grilled chili's on top so there was a small portion of his steak that was a little too spicy for him. The steak portion was large that my husband could eat only half of it. I ordered the Hawaiian sea bass. You can choose from 4 preparations, I went with the Mediterranean which included artichoke, olive oil. The fish was a little smaller than my fist and it was thick. I felt the outside of the fish was cooked just a little too much that I used a knife to cut through. However, the inside was cooked perfectly. For our sides, we ordered the lobster poutine and bok chow. They definitely don't skimp. The bok chow had 8 bundles. When you go to the Asian market, there's a dozen to a bag. The bok chow was cooked well and went well with the steak and fish. The poutine was just okay but I'm a poutine novice.
The water show runs every 30 minutes which is perfect to take a break in between bites because it is a lot of food. Did I mention that the water shows are very "artistic". I like all the technology used.
Dessert was yummy! I ordered the creme Brule which was made with lychee and passion fruit and topped with mamgo. Lychee is my favorite. You can taste the lychee in the dessert and the mango pieces were a little tart so it was a perfect compliment. Because it was also my birthday, they gave us a small red velvet cupcake. It really was a perfect size to follow our filling dinner.
Before we left, the second waiter who delivered the desserts offered to take our picture. Super sweet, and they made it a point to refer to us as Mr and Mrs Santiago, even upon leaving, wishing us a good night and one last happy birthday and anniversary.
Mahalo to all the Lakeside staff for taking the time to make this a beautiful evening for my husband and I.
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