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| - I'm basing this purely on the food and not the experience. The ambiance is wonderful: four stars unquestionably. The same applies for the entire hotel. The designers did a great job making this a classy, yet unpretentious atmosphere.
The service at this restaurant was very good. Diane did a great job as did the busboy (?); both were very knowledgeable on the items and we didn't feel rushed. The bread was also very good and we'll stop there.
The tomato soup was very acidic, and could have used some more cream, salt or perhaps should just scrap that recipe altogether. The cauliflower mushrooms in brown butter were greasy/oily, and very unappetizing. Diane was gracious enough to scratch those items off the bill and brought my wife a bowl of french onion which tasted much better albeit nothing extraordinary.
My wife ordered the filet mignon and I ordered the T-bone. Both cuts were cooked as ordered, although both were dry and unmemorable. The sauces were probably intended to add flavor to a flavorless meat and we didn't care for any of them. For nearly 50 dollars a piece, we expected something divine, but I've picked up better stuff at my local Safeway. If I had paid 25 dollars, our leftovers would have gone in the trash, but I managed to get a couple of burritos out of them.
For as much as this restaurant charges (our bill came to over 200 dollars), I would give this 1 star, but the service was excellent and the atmosphere was very nice. It's a good thing the wine wasn't corked. For those that don't eat out a lot, it's worth going, but if you're a food connoisseur, save your money.
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