Every few months my old Lifetime co-workers and I get together with our spouses and we rotate which couple plans the get together. It was our turn this time and after Greg and I went to Mancini’s Char House & Lounge about a month ago and fell in love with it, we figured it would be a great place to get together.
Turns out the night we went was abnormally busy and even though this restaurant is HUGE we still had to wait about a hour and a half. We just hung out in the lounge, had a few drinks and caught up with each other. They play live music Wednesdays through Saturdays too so you can either enjoy the music before dinner if you eat late like we did or check out the lounge afterwards and could even do some dancing if you are up for it. Mancini’s décor makes you feel like you are stepping back in time. I love restaurants with character so I think this is awesome.
At Mancini’s they give you a relish tray and the pickles, tomatoes and peppers that are on there are extra delicious. I don’t like to eat tomatoes straight up but compromised by trying one on a piece of bread out of the bread basket. It was yummy! We were obviously pretty hungry by the time we got sat since it was after 8:30 so we inhaled the relish tray, bread and our salads. The guys even got creative and dipped their bread in the juices left on the relish tray, don’t ask…
Our table ordered two 12 oz. filet mignons, two 8 oz. filet mignons, the beef kabob and a NY Strip. I had one of the smaller filets. It is the same thing I got last time and it was delicious once again. They butterfly it there (without asking) and it is cooked exactly as I like (I order it medium). This is my favorite filet to date. Everyone else that had the filets really liked them also. My husband had the kabobs and enjoyed them overall but had one piece that was a little tough. He had enough leftover to make a steak omelet the next day. Brian ordered the NY strip and liked that also, this is one of their signature items. I had the vegetables with mine and those were great too!
Last time we were at Mancini’s one of the owners came around to see how everything was. He did this again which I think is really impressive. I love when managers are involved and want to ensure everyone is enjoying their meal. Thumbs up on that one!
After we were done eating Rachel mentioned I should have taken a picture of the relish tray but needless to say, ours was devoured so… a few of them had their eyes on the table next to us that had just left and went over to bogart their leftover relish tray. Not only did we take a picture of it but my husband figured he may as well take some of those delicious tomatoes for his omelet also and of course emptied the rest of our bread basket into his to go container. Jacking the other table’s relish tray was pretty funny and was a good way to end the evening (notice there are no pickles left).
Overall I think Mancini’s is amazing and is a great value for your money. With your steak you get the relish tray, the bread basket, a salad and a potato or vegetables. I would highly recommend anyone and everyone I know to check it out. Dinner and some live music would make for a fun date night or get together with friends. If you have been to Mancini’s but it has been a while, I would encourage you to go back. If you check it out make sure to add your comments below.
Date of visit: Wednesday 10/15/2011- 7:30 pm
First time here: No
Total of bill before tip: $55.81 (Beef Kabob, Small Filet, Coke, Captain)
Recommended: Yes
Website: http://mancinis.com/index.html
No comments:
Post a Comment