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| - Oh the Tender Steakhouse in the Luxor -- you had some promise. Actually the place wasn't bad. There were just some things that could have made it better.
Where to begin......OK, the food, that's always the most important in the end. It was good. The Salmon appetizer was terrific!! You get Salmon three different ways. The cold and hot were awesome. The tartar was simply magnificent, and caviar, well it was my first try -- and I didn't mind it, and this is from a non-fish person. Terrific way to start.
I had the 12oz Filet Mignon, and Heather had 1.25lb Maine Lobster, to go with a shared side of Scalloped Potatoes. Here's where things started to fizzle a little. My steak came out over cooked -- asked for medium, and got medium well teetering on well. So that had to be sent back -- the second one was right on. Cooked just right. But not a lot of flavor, or seasoning. Reason being is that they want you to try one of their six different accompaniments with it. Which half way through the steak I had to. I did the mushroom -- which was good. Just didn't want to have to pay for a glaze to go with the steak.
While I enjoyed the bite Heather had me try of the Lobster, she didn't like that the lobster was already hanging in a sauce. Which while she thought the sauce was not bad, she would have preferred to have a dipping choice. She did like that they took the claws out of the shell when it got to her.
The Scalloped Potatoes were fantastic!! Caught both of us off guard. Really good.
Cocktails were pretty darn good. I don't remember what Heather got, because I was all too consumed with my apple infused Woodford Reserve on the rocks. Simply outstanding!
The decor and atmosphere were not bad. Nothing that made it stand out good or bad from any other high-end steakhouse I'd been to. Though when the the fire alarm went off for a good ten minutes, and there wasn't anything said, or condolences made, that was a little irritating to be kind.
Our waiter was OK. He was nice enough, but wasn't around much. Little disconcerting. I will have to salute the Manager for coming by to give us a free dessert b/c of the steak temperature mishap. Which was nice.
Pretty good place if you have a voucher like we did, and are staying in the Luxor. However in the end, it wasn't good or bad -- it just was.
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