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| - We stopped in for dinner with my parents, who were staying at the hotel. The atmosphere is nice. Very spacious.
We started with the spinach dip with pita bread, which was delicious. We could definitely have polished off two bowls. Their French onion soup was alright, which I find to be the unfortunate norm with French onion soup these days. I had the barbecue chicken tortilla and black bean soup (say that five times fast), which was... odd. The texture and flavors weren't very appealing altogether.
The entrees (with one exception) were the big disappointment. I will say, firstly, that my mother's Popeye Salad with steak was very good. My father and I both had the ribeye with baked potato and asparagus. The steaks could have been trimmed better, but I expect to cut a ring of fat off of my ribeye anymore when I order it. Both steaks were cooked perfectly, but they had no flavor at all. A little salt and pepper doctored that up instantly. The asparagus suffered from a lack of seasoning as well. And the baked potatoes were undercooked. I took mine home to finish baking later.
The worst of it was my girlfriend's breaded chicken dish. The chicken itself was fine (although "fine" isn't my preferred adjective for a $20-$30 entree). The pasta underneath it was overcooked, totally unsalted penne sitting in a pool of what looked to be olive oil. The menu listed a "tomato" relish which just seemed to be chopped tomatoes and not much else.
Dessert, on the other hand, was fantastic. The Italian lemon cake, Reese's peanut butter pie, and chocolate lava cake were delicious. We didn't leave a crumb behind.
Service was very good, if just a bit sporadic. Our server offered to replace my soup (I declined optimistically), took the chicken dish off our check, and apologized for what we didn't like.
Overall, though, the entrees kind of put a damper on the whole experience, especially at the high price point. I saw a few nice looking sandwiches go by, which are the bulk of their food menu. Maybe stick to those if you eat here. I just can't say I'd recommend it.
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