I was making beef tenderloin with portabello mushrooms for dinner and I remembered,
I still have a FOODIE post to do!
Before going to see WICKED at The Detroit Opera House, (link)
We had dinner at The Century Grille (link)
Located in the Gem and Century Theatres, a beautiful building.
They brag the Most Theatrical Bathroom in town.
(I didn’t get a picture of the plaque)
We started the meal with appetizers. No pictures because I was so hungry I forgot to take them.
I should point out this wasn’t the restaurants fault but my own.
I hadn’t eaten since noon in anticipation of a yummy meal.
We started off the meal with Baked Brie, Three Cheese, Spinach and Artichoke Dip, and The Century Grille Crab Cakes.
HEY! I didn’t get to try that last one!
On to the main courses.
Ben’s Prime Rib, He said it was okay. Not the best he’s had, but not the worst either.
Jon’s Stuffed Shells
He didn’t say how it was, but he cleaned his plate, this could be because it was good, but it could also be because he’s seventeen and has a hollow leg.
Six of us had the Fillet. It was good.
The first bite was a doosie, I hadn’t read the full description and missed the fact that there was blue cheese on it.
I like blue cheese, but when you aren’t expecting it, it is an odd surprise.
The food was okay and the atmosphere was nice…
Even if the wait staff didn’t understand the word’s “No ice please.”
Even if the waiter stuck his arm in front of my mouth as I was going to take a bite of food, getting artichoke dip all over his tuxedo sleeve.
Even if when the waiter was informed that the pepper shaker wasn’t working he said he couldn’t do anything about that and his advice was to remove the cap and shake the pepper into your hand and then onto the food.
To be fair the last slight was served up to my MIL and isn’t mine to be upset about, I was just astounded by the stupidity.
It was funny actually because the food was set in front of us and the waiter stood back and said
”Is there anything I can do for you?”
to which my MIL says “This pepper shaker isn’t working.”
Almost instantly the waiter replied “I’m sorry, there isn’t anything I can do about that.”
I started laughing because it is something I would have said to be funny as I handed someone a pepper shaker off of an empty table. When he went on to recommend she remove the cap and then shake it into her hand, I realized he was serious! I started to get up to get a shaker off of the empty table near us, but my sister held me down.
YES,I HAVE BECOME MY MOTHER.
Anyway, he was forgiven when he brought out the dessert tray,
which he placed between my sister and I onto the table so that we had to turn uncomfortably to get out of the way.
(alright, so maybe I’m still a little bitter.)
There amid the flourless chocolate cake, and the apple dumpling was CHOCOLATE MOUSSE!
One of my favorites!
It was made wonderfully, fluffy melt in your mouth decadence, with raspberry syrup on the bottom.
We left the waiter a full tip.
Then went on to have an incredible evening.
I was with incredible people, that made it easy.
Would I go back? Maybe just for dessert!
What do you think, am I being to hard on the waiter?
Does having poor wait staff color your dining experience?
(I do have a waitress credit on my resume, so I’ve seen both sides of the table, so to speak.)
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