Hubby and I went to Moonshadows a few nights ago (it was Christmas). He's been here several times and usually has the two for $50 meal, but they had a special Christmas menu last night and (almost) everything was delicious!
He ordered the prime rib with mashed potatoes and green bean casserole and I had the traditional turkey dinner, which came with mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing, candied yams and white and dark turkey meat all bathing in gravy.
Both of our meals included unlimited fresh bread with apple butter and butter spread, a kale/currant pecan salad, dessert (strawberry shortcake pie, tiramisu or chocolate cake) and a complimentary glass of wine. The portions were very generous. We could have easily shared one entree and been pretty darn full.
My plate had about 7 slices of turkey meat and very large portions of all of the sides. The meat was a little on the dry side, but an extra serving of gravy fixed that right up. I'm not a fan of candies yams, but these were delish. It was chunks of yams with a caramelized brown sugar layer. The mashed potatoes didn't taste super cheesy (it was labeled four-cheese mash) but that could have been due to all the gravy. Green beans were good too, flavored well and not too salty.
The tiramisu dessert was a large portion too. It was served in a large glass with lady fingers along the glass and the pudding in the middle. I was hoping for more of a cake tiramisu...this was just okay.
The salad sounded really tasty on the menu but the honey mustard dressing ruined it for me...it was just too thick and sweet to be on the salad. Hubby said that they usually have a bleu cheese dressing that's to die for that's made in house and fresh daily.
The fresh baked bread was crispy on the outside and soft and warm in the middle which made the butter just glide on...so good! They usually have cornbread and we ordered some, but it never came out. No biggie though.
The complimentary house wine was decent. I had a glass of Chardonnay and it was a pretty large portion, more like two glasses.
Hubby's prime rib was cooked perfectly, it was moist and tasty and came with mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, and dessert as well.
We both only ate half and had lunch for the next day. And, all of this was only $74 (pre-tip)....that just seemed like such a great deal considering how much food we ate, and one of the best meals I've had at the Avi.
Our server Josh was wonderful. Always on top of everything we needed, very polite and just great service overall. read more