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| - Wow! That's how I have to start it off! Best Western Lawnfield Hotel hit a home run when they decided to to listen to patrons and open a fine dining restaurant and bar. I finally had a chance to check it out. We first walked into the bar area, it is is very trendy and sleek, and the bar is opaque with cool blue light shining through it! Very cool! Although our reservations were in the dining room, I was very impressed by the bar area, I will have to check that out at another time! We were promptly and politely greeted and shown to our table. The atmosphere in the dining room is very elegant with a hint of nostalgia floating in the air. Our waiter was more than polite, and he greeted us within a timely fashion and took our drink orders. The menu has a dining room selection, along with "Pub Fare", which you can order off of also even in the dining room. I started off with the crab cakes appetizer which was great!! My dinner was the Salmon dish, and I have to say, the Salmon was FRESH!!! Cooked perfectly, with no heavy Salmon smell I have had in the past. It was nestled in a best of perfectly cooked wild rice and spinach. It was great! My fiance had a bone in chicken of some sort, which I tried, and it was cooked perfectly as well, but still had an unbelievable moistness. We both had dessert, I had the cheesecake, and she had the bread pudding. Both of us were thoroughly impressed with everything and we definitely have found a new regular place for us in Mentor. Skye has definitely got it going on! It is of the ranks of Molinari's and I glad that another fine dining establishment has decided to grow roots in Mentor!!
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