Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Smith & Wollensky
We returned to Smith & Wollensky this past weekend, and it was kind of hit-or-miss. Initially, we were greeted pleasantly and brought to a nice table in one of the side "Americana" -themed rooms. The Maitre' De even went out of her wait to leave us a nice hand-written note welcoming us to the restaurant - a very nice touch. We ordered our appetizers and entrees, and the food ranged from okay to superb. The Garden Salad was run-of-the-mill, while the Baby Lobster appetizer was a hearty portion of broiled lobster (maybe a 1 lb serving), certainly a good size for an app. For our entrees, we went with the Bone-In Rib-Eye Oscar Style, which was phenomenally tasty and complemented well by crab meat and Bearnaise sauce . However, the Fillet Mignon was actually really fatty and was far too "peppery." For desserts, the Creme Brule and the Carrot Cake were both hits and enough to bring home. The price was expensive as advertised, but the service wasn't up to typical quality, as we weren't checked on once during our meal, our waiter failed to bring a glass of wine we ordered, and he also misplaced the leftover rib eye when he went to wrap it up (which he actually politely apologized for and made up for by giving us a 10 oz Fillet to take home, which the next day was outstanding - much better than the earlier Fillet from that night). Overall, we'll still head back as S&W is one of the top steakhouses in the city.- posted by Mike Andrews @ 7:59 PM
