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Published On: Feb 05, 2006 02:45 PM
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Published On: Feb 05, 2006 02:45 PM
Red Square
The Quarter at the Tropicana, Atlantic City, NJ,
(609) 344-9100
In honor of my Rick's birthday, I decided we should
go out for a nice dinner and selected Red
Square, partly because we had enjoyed drinks there before and partly
because I could make the reservation online at Open Table and earn
points.
First, I quite enjoyed the room. Too often with trendier restaurants the noise becomes incredibly obtrusive (e.g. El Vez); however, Red Square was great in that respect, even with a full house. We had a table, unfortunately, but the chairs were comfortable. The lighting and decor were all interesting and great.
We began with drinks, of course. We had a "Bolshevik Bellini," champagne with raspberry vodka--heavenly!--and their signature martini.
We decided to share an appetizer, and since we love regular nachos, we opted to try the Siberian Nachos. These consisted of six triangular fried wantons, upon which were spooned smoked salmon and a bit of caviar, all of which was drizzled with a wasabi flavored creme fraiche. Wow. This stuff was really good: I could have had that all night. The smoked salmon was some of the best I tasted and everything was just perfectly balanced.
Then came our entrees: I had the Maine lobster fettucine in a marscapone cream sauce, adorned with shaved black truffles (the dish is one of the pictures on the website). I was a little apprehensive about choosing this, in part because I am not a mushroom fan, but the dish was very tasty--the chef didn't skimp on the lobster, but nothing was overpowering. However, I do wish I had ordered what Rick did, but unfortunately I cannot remember exactly what was in it. What I do know is that it was the best pork tenderloin I have ever had and perhaps one of the top ten dishes I have ever tried. The complexity of flavors in one bite was simply amazing: there was an earthiness and sweetness at the same time that was just wonderful.
Against our better judgment, we got one more drink (we had had wine wtih dinner) and dessert: espresso martinis and bananas foster cheesecake. Both were delectable, though the martini was really a bit much. Perhaps I'm not used to the more "dessert-y" martinis, but I just felt it was a bit too heavy and too much overall.
Unlike the martini, our service was not too heavy-handed, but just right: always attentive and friendly, but not clinging or cloying.
All told, the dinner with tip included was about $215. Yes, an expensive dinner, but we had three drinks each and the drinks there are not cheap (alcohol was probably $100).
First, I quite enjoyed the room. Too often with trendier restaurants the noise becomes incredibly obtrusive (e.g. El Vez); however, Red Square was great in that respect, even with a full house. We had a table, unfortunately, but the chairs were comfortable. The lighting and decor were all interesting and great.
We began with drinks, of course. We had a "Bolshevik Bellini," champagne with raspberry vodka--heavenly!--and their signature martini.
We decided to share an appetizer, and since we love regular nachos, we opted to try the Siberian Nachos. These consisted of six triangular fried wantons, upon which were spooned smoked salmon and a bit of caviar, all of which was drizzled with a wasabi flavored creme fraiche. Wow. This stuff was really good: I could have had that all night. The smoked salmon was some of the best I tasted and everything was just perfectly balanced.
Then came our entrees: I had the Maine lobster fettucine in a marscapone cream sauce, adorned with shaved black truffles (the dish is one of the pictures on the website). I was a little apprehensive about choosing this, in part because I am not a mushroom fan, but the dish was very tasty--the chef didn't skimp on the lobster, but nothing was overpowering. However, I do wish I had ordered what Rick did, but unfortunately I cannot remember exactly what was in it. What I do know is that it was the best pork tenderloin I have ever had and perhaps one of the top ten dishes I have ever tried. The complexity of flavors in one bite was simply amazing: there was an earthiness and sweetness at the same time that was just wonderful.
Against our better judgment, we got one more drink (we had had wine wtih dinner) and dessert: espresso martinis and bananas foster cheesecake. Both were delectable, though the martini was really a bit much. Perhaps I'm not used to the more "dessert-y" martinis, but I just felt it was a bit too heavy and too much overall.
Unlike the martini, our service was not too heavy-handed, but just right: always attentive and friendly, but not clinging or cloying.
All told, the dinner with tip included was about $215. Yes, an expensive dinner, but we had three drinks each and the drinks there are not cheap (alcohol was probably $100).
Posted: Sun - February 5, 2006 at 02:45 PM |