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| - We stopped by the M Resort for some light bites and drinks. The oyster bar thats a part of Anthony's has and east/west motif to their menu. Half of the menu has Asian-inspired fare, while the other half has American fare. Three types of oysters were offered. We went with half a dozen of the smaller Kusshi oysters. Clean and mild tasting, they were a great start to our meal. Next up was a cucumber and watermelon salad ($10). I envisioned a beautifully composed, petite salad. What we got was the opposite. It was a large mound of lettuce, vegetables, and watermelon drowning in a kim chee vinaigrette. The flavors were somewhat bold and spicy but it was so heavy-handed that I could only eat a few bites.
We moved over to a different bar closer to their main dining room to check out their menu. Yup, a completely different bar menu. Not sure why they felt it necessary to have a separate menu, but whatever. The beef tartare ($22) was another heavy-handed dish. The cylindrical stack of beef sat atop mixed greens. On top of the beef was a substantial pile of pickled red onions and a quail egg. The dish was way too acidic, drowning in a sauce that was probably masking inferior beef. There were two more sauces needlessly spread across the plate. Talk about overkill... there were about half a dozen ingredients that should have been left off the dish.
The last item we tried were the lobster tacos ($24). Surprise, surprise... it was another heavy-handed dish with an excessive amount of ingredients. They used so much chipotle aioli and avocado mousse that I couldn't even taste lobster. Sauce was oozing out in every direction.
Anthony's has a menu -- or menus, plural -- that sound appetizing, but unfortunately the execution is lacking.
2.5 Stars
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