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| - What a major disappointment. I always thought the old Simon at the Hard Rock was kind of unimpressive, so I was convinced that the new Simon would definitely be an improvement. Wrong.
They really missed the mark on this one. The space is beautiful, I will give them that. A very chic and clean ambiance, while you dine poolside and check out the view of the Palms fantasy tower.
The positives pretty much end there. The fact of the matter is that their food sucks. Period. We ordered the crispy creamy rock shrimp, the garganelli pasta with lobster, clams and peas and the chicken curry. The rock shrimp were mediocre. Not bad, but not good. Somewhat soggy. Our entrees, however, both sucked hardcore. My pasta had a somewhat sweet flavor, and I felt like the lobster use was stingy in addition to being overcooked. And, the pasta was not al dente at all-it was actually falling apart. My friend's entree was straight up bad. The curry was way to thin and liquidy, and the chicken was dry and overcooked. We ended up sending that dish back, and the friendly busser told us that most customers don't like that dish in particular, in addition to my pasta as well. She was surprised I didn't send the garganelli back too. I'd also like to mention that the bread bowl that I had been looking forward to all day was disappointing as well! The old Simon had MUCH better, fresher bread varietals. The pretzel bread was dry and stale, and all the other breads were "eh", and COLD.
In addition to the mediocre food, both me and my friend thought the attractive female bartender was rude and bitchy. And, don't be fooled my friends, the Pineapple Mojito made with "fresh pineapple" is NOT actually made with fresh pineapple but canned pineapple juice. Bleh. I will mention that our server was extremely friendly and put up with my high maintenance bullshit very well. Props to him.
Go back to what you were doing before, Kerry Simon. Cause this definitely 'aint an improvement. Will not be back unless there are some mayjah changes with the menu.
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