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| - Hubby and I had been to Monti's once before together, so when I suggested it for tonight's pre-theatre dinner, he wasn't all that thrilled. I convinced him with the gift certificate I had received from a student.
Let's just say more than a few things changed his mind about Monti's. In fact, he couldn't even remember what he had gotten before, but he was sure it wasn't the beef. We both enjoyed the heck out of the Roman Bread, and he marveled that it was fluffy, unlike most focaccia. He then ordered the clam chowder (house made- we asked!) which was the creamiest I had ever had, with zero grit and wonderfully tender potatoes and clams. Hubby said he'd rarely had better, and it was a challenge for me to get more than one spoonful from him. The house salad was kind of lame- your basic iceberg affair- and the fried zucchini appetizer was pretty mediocre.
For our entrees, I had the 8 oz prime rib and he had the 9 oz filet mignon, both medium rare. And that, my friends, is how they arrived. Getting rare or medium rare done correctly is not easy, we have found, either through cook incompetence or nervous nelly-ness of the restaurant. My baked potato and his lightly garlicked mashed were both excellent, but we found the vegetable mix of green beans, yellow carrots, broccoli, and red bell pepper to be flavorful, but soggier than we care for.
We were very full, but decided to get the peach cobbler and coffee for dessert. Let's just say that right after we got the cobbler, a couple of guys walked by our table. One said to the other, "Did you see that pie? Let's order dessert first!" It was HUGE, topped with whipped cream, accompanied by two scoops of a delicious cinnamon ribboned ice cream, and very, very yummy. The coffee was pretty smooth and had a very nice flavor.
Our server was attentive and very speedy. We'll be back to Monti's for sure. Oh, and by the way, it was already crowded at 5:00. Call ahead for reservations.
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