Our dinner at The Capital Grille was simply fantastic. However, as a vegetarian, I was initially concerned that I would be restricted to the side dishes because the restaurant is well known for its meat and fish dishes.
I told the waiter (more about him,...later) about my vegetarian challenge, and he advised me of two vegetarian entrees that do not appear on the menu. I chose the tofu and asparagus gingered rice drizzled with balsamic vinegar dish that was simply suburb. The tofu was tasty and of perfect consistency, and the vegetables atop the rice were sauteed perfectly and arranged artistically.
My wife, a more traditional-type patron, had the best filet of her life, cooked as she requested, with the creamiest red-skinned mashed potatoes.
We shared a vast salad before our entrees that tasted like the greens had been picked that day. The salad was dressed in a vinaigrette so artfully that it seemed that 1 ml. more would have been too much, and 1 ml. less, too little.
Dessert was a fantastic crème brûlée. It was probably the best dessert we have ever had. (Apologies to all my matrilineal family who also make the Cuban version (flan) of this beautiful dish.)
We finished the meal about 99.9% confident that we had concluded the best meal of our lives.
We also left 100% sure that there has never been a better server than ours- Nolan M.
Nolan was amazing- like a magician. He managed to appear at just the right moments and yet not hover about us. He was attentive to our needs even before we knew of them. Nolan magically appeared and dazzled us when we needed him. He was personable, articulate, and kind. He was genuine and not in the least subservient or obsequious. We would support research into how he could be cloned.More