PrincessKitty1
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DH and I ate at Mama Melrose for the first time last month. It gets such negative reviews on the DISboards that we were a bit nervous about trying it, and we're SO glad we did. We enjoyed the food, the service was excellent, and the restaurant design itself was classic (only a tiny bit kitschy) Italian.
I'm vegetarian, and our server (Euness) knew exactly which menu items were vegetarian. Although the roasted red pepper polenta is not on the menu as a separate side dish, Euness mentioned that I could also have it as a side.
I ended up ordering a side of the polenta and Vine-Ripened Tomato Flatbread with sweet basil pesto and caprino cheese. DH ordered Charred Butcher Tender Steak with gorgonzola butter on roasted red pepper polenta, grilled asparagus and red wine reduction.
The polenta could have used salt or a bit of sauce of some kind, but it was very tasty. I really liked my flatbread. I'd never heard of caprino cheese and was afraid I wouldn't like but, but it had a good, sharp flavor to it. The flatbread could have been hotter.
DH, who is VERY particular about his steaks, pronounced his steak as "pretty good."
We each had wine (two glasses of Merlot for DH, one glass of chardonnay for me) and for dessert, DH had cheesecake ("really good") and a coffee/amaretto/Starbucks liquer drink, while I had hot chocolate with whipped cream.
The whole experience of the restaurant, the service, and the company
probably outweighed the quality of the meals, but I would still recommend Mama Melrose. We wouldn't hesitate to go back.
Our total bill, including drinks, dessert, and tip, came to right around $80.00. Here is the Mama Melrose menu for anybody interested:
http://www.allearsnet.com/menu/men_mmd.htm
Edited to add: I forgot to mention that we used DDE to get our outstanding price of $80.00 including drinks, dessert, and tip.
I'm vegetarian, and our server (Euness) knew exactly which menu items were vegetarian. Although the roasted red pepper polenta is not on the menu as a separate side dish, Euness mentioned that I could also have it as a side.
I ended up ordering a side of the polenta and Vine-Ripened Tomato Flatbread with sweet basil pesto and caprino cheese. DH ordered Charred Butcher Tender Steak with gorgonzola butter on roasted red pepper polenta, grilled asparagus and red wine reduction.
The polenta could have used salt or a bit of sauce of some kind, but it was very tasty. I really liked my flatbread. I'd never heard of caprino cheese and was afraid I wouldn't like but, but it had a good, sharp flavor to it. The flatbread could have been hotter.
DH, who is VERY particular about his steaks, pronounced his steak as "pretty good."
We each had wine (two glasses of Merlot for DH, one glass of chardonnay for me) and for dessert, DH had cheesecake ("really good") and a coffee/amaretto/Starbucks liquer drink, while I had hot chocolate with whipped cream.
The whole experience of the restaurant, the service, and the company
probably outweighed the quality of the meals, but I would still recommend Mama Melrose. We wouldn't hesitate to go back. Our total bill, including drinks, dessert, and tip, came to right around $80.00. Here is the Mama Melrose menu for anybody interested:
http://www.allearsnet.com/menu/men_mmd.htm
Edited to add: I forgot to mention that we used DDE to get our outstanding price of $80.00 including drinks, dessert, and tip.
