I was not expecting much when I came here... thought it was just going to be a typical new American cuisine with seafood... nothing special right? Boy was I wrong! To begin... my sisters and I made a reservation here to celebrate my mom's birthday. The menu is quite unique and offer a lot of dishes that excite my tastebuds! I honestly did not know what to order and I did not have the chance to look at Yelp. However, the smoking seafood tower caught my eye and knew we had to order this. We all love seafood and why not order something special for a special occasion? The tower is valued at market price and I believe it varies depending on how many people is in your party. It turned out to be $180 for four servings. Our family of five does not eat a lot in general, so we ordered three entrees (the daily special - halibut with lobster risotto, 8 oz filet mignon, and rack of lamb), house salad, and one of their popular sides (smoked gouda tator tots) to share.
The Smoking Seafood Tower - This came with oysters (bottom tier), a whole lobster and crab legs (second tier), shrimp cocktail (top tier), and crab meat (tippy top tier). I was not expecting to be getting this much seafood, so it was a very pleasant surprise. Each tier had their own sauce to dip the seafood in. To be honest, I didn't dip it in the sauces so that I could enjoy the natural taste of the seafood, which was there. The seafood was so fresh, juicy, and sweet. By far one of the best seafood I've had in a while at a restaurant. The lobster was cooked perfectly and was cut for us, so all we had to do was use a fork to pick at it. They gave us melted butter on the side (please refer to the pictures) in these cute holders, which was quite unique. Overall, I highly recommend this tower. You will not be disappointed and I thought it was very worth the price we paid!
Ocean Club House Salad - This salad came with romaine, field greens, granny smith apples, goat cheese, walnuts, and sherry mustard vinaigrette. This was a very well dressed salad and so refreshing! The second I read the description of this salad, I knew I had it get it. I highly recommend.
Smoked Gouda Tater Tots - WOW best tater tots I've ever had...and this has me craving for more days later. Each tater tot is filled with cheese, so dipping it in the sauce it not necessary, unless you like a super salty and cheesy tater tot. This is a MUST try.
Halibut with Lobster Risotto - I apologize if I am getting this wrong, but I know it was definitely halibut with risotto and lobster. Either way, I highly recommend ordering this if it happens to be one of their daily specials again. This is by far one of the best risotto I've ever had. It was cooked perfectly with the seafood taste that we all love. No words can describe how great this was... you just need to try this for yourself. The halibut was cooked perfectly too... I have never had fish that was cooked so perfectly like this. Definitely set some high expectations for my taste buds now.
8 oz Filet Mignon - This dish was the most plain looking out of everything we ordered, but don't let this fool you - the steak was seasoned perfectly and it literally melted in my mouth. We asked for medium rare and it was exactly the way I like my steak. I will order this again!
Colorado Lamb - This came with two double cut chops, English peas, mushrooms, and caramelized onions. To be honest, this was probably the least favorite dish of the night due to the fact that we got really fatty pieces of lamb and it was under cooked. We asked for medium rare as that is usually the chef's recommendation, but perhaps we should've ordered medium. We ended up asking to get this packed up, since we were pretty full already. The sauce was good nonetheless and it had the amazing lamb taste that I love (for the pieces that I was able to eat).
Ten Layer Carrot Cake - I usually do not opt for carrot cakes, but it really appealed to me that night, so we got it. The cake was so moist and flavorful without it being too sweet. I devoured my 1/4 of a slice so quick. This is worth the hype!
Creme Brulee - What a big portion this was! I've had creamier creme brulee, but this was still very good. I will probably order something else next time though. Maybe the carrot cake just won me over.
The service was AMAZING - our waiter was so friendly and so welcoming. I forgot his name, but he honestly did a great job and was tentative throughout the night. Even the food runners were amazing. I cannot wait to be back here. I believe they had live music going on as well, but I couldn't see from where I was sitting.
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