So we were staying in a suite at Harrah's Hotel and Casino at Lake Tahoe for a few days and decided to try their showcase restaurant on the 18th floor--they have two up there, one a buffet family style restaurant, and the other fine dining venue, Friday's Station Steak and Seafood Grill. Friday's features large panoramic windows facing Lake Tahoe and surrounding mountains.
The restaurant boasts of a "1,000-bottle display wine cellar. The restaurant is the proud recipient of the Wine Spectator Excellence Award." Mark selected a bottle of the Schramsberg 2014, but as he pointed out, the wine steward brought a 2015. It was all they had.
To start, he selected the Escargot Burgundy Snails Baked with Fresh Basil and Roasted Garlic Pesto Butter. (Did you know that most snails served in restaurants are farm raised? Also, in case you wonder, they are usually not sea snails, but freshwater or forest type snails. I've also been told that snails love fennel.) The snails at Friday's were well presented.
I chose the FRIDAY’S HOUSE SALAD Fresh Mixed Greens, Carrots, Oranges, Hearts of palms with
Creamy Tarragon Dressing, which was a perfect light salad with an unobtrusive dressing for a hot summer evening.
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For an entree, Mark selected the COLD WATER LOBSTER TAIL One 12oz Cold Water Lobster Tail, Baked and served with Lemon and Drawn Butter, served with Seasonal Vegetables and Rice Pilaf. A pleasing presentation, but, if you're a big guy, you might need two of these.
I chose the APPLE WOOD SMOKED FREE RANGE CHICKEN Apple Wood Smoked Chicken with Pappardelle Pasta tossed in White Wine, Cream, Morel Mushrooms, Fennel and Asparagus. The smokey flavor was strong, as was the morel mushroom. Portion was more than ample--enough for 3. Wide pasta noodles may have been home made?
The restaurant website specifies average entree price $50, but let's not forget that salads, appetizers, sides, desserts and drinks come with a price too, and the two of you probably won't get out of this restaurant for less than $300--$400, if you do it right.
But, money aside, it's always lovely to drink Schramberg and watch the sun slide behind the mountains.
The restaurant boasts of a "1,000-bottle display wine cellar. The restaurant is the proud recipient of the Wine Spectator Excellence Award." Mark selected a bottle of the Schramsberg 2014, but as he pointed out, the wine steward brought a 2015. It was all they had.
To start, he selected the Escargot Burgundy Snails Baked with Fresh Basil and Roasted Garlic Pesto Butter. (Did you know that most snails served in restaurants are farm raised? Also, in case you wonder, they are usually not sea snails, but freshwater or forest type snails. I've also been told that snails love fennel.) The snails at Friday's were well presented.
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For an entree, Mark selected the COLD WATER LOBSTER TAIL One 12oz Cold Water Lobster Tail, Baked and served with Lemon and Drawn Butter, served with Seasonal Vegetables and Rice Pilaf. A pleasing presentation, but, if you're a big guy, you might need two of these.
I chose the APPLE WOOD SMOKED FREE RANGE CHICKEN Apple Wood Smoked Chicken with Pappardelle Pasta tossed in White Wine, Cream, Morel Mushrooms, Fennel and Asparagus. The smokey flavor was strong, as was the morel mushroom. Portion was more than ample--enough for 3. Wide pasta noodles may have been home made?
The restaurant website specifies average entree price $50, but let's not forget that salads, appetizers, sides, desserts and drinks come with a price too, and the two of you probably won't get out of this restaurant for less than $300--$400, if you do it right.
But, money aside, it's always lovely to drink Schramberg and watch the sun slide behind the mountains.
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