Morton's The Steakhouse

l Iove Morton's.
Sat on the patio, and it was wonderful.
Tried the bar menu happy hour this trip.
Absolutely delicious.
The sliders were so amazing.
Those shrimp Louie wedge bites were perfect.
Can't say enough about the lobster mac n cheese.
It's a must have! The drinks were made to perfection.
This is a great date night, formal or informal.
Service was excellent.
You just can't go wrong here.

Owner response

My husband and I went to Morton's for a change because of DineLA Restaurant Week.
Turned out to be more expensive and not as good as both Flemings and Ruth's Chris, so I doubt we'll go back. We were shown to our table and the hostess put two menus on the table, which turned out to be a cocktail menu and the wine list.
No food menu.
Our waiter came and asked if we'd chosen wine (!) How do you know what wine you want if you've not yet even seen the menu? I don't drink and my husband always has steak, so in our case it didn't really matter.
The selections were absurdly expensive.
I didn't look at it myself but I think my husband said he refuses to pay $19 for a GLASS of wine, which must have been the cheapest.
So he chose the cheapest bottle ($50) instead.
The waiter asked what water we wanted then disappeared.
Granted, he didn't know that I don't drink alcohol, but he didn't ask me if I wanted anything.
When he returned, I had to ask for the food menu and for a soda.
He returned with only the standard food menu then disappeared again.
When he returned I had to ask for the Restaurant Week menu which eventually arrived.
We made our selections, me off that menu and my husband off the standard menu as he didn't want an appetizer and I don't eat dessert (special menu included appetizer, entree, side and dessert).
So I ordered the prosciutto mozzarella wraps, pork chop, garlic green beans and key lime pie for $65.
Hubby ordered the New York strip and spinach with button mushrooms.
Those together came to around $80. The food The appetizer was delicious.
Not really what I had expected and most flavorful. Pork chop was good.
Very big and nicely charred on the outside but moist within.
I took over half of it home. Garlic green beans didn't seem very garlicky to me.
Like at all.
Not much flavor to them. NY strip was just okay.
Nothing special.
Tender, but not amazing flavor. Spinach and 'button' mushrooms were tasty, but the buttons must have come off a giant's coat as they were rather large mushrooms! The key lime was taken home and was nice enough, but nothing special. The first wine selected wasn't available, so he had to choose another.
Was nice enough for a $15 bottle, but it cost $50. Overall, service was ok, pleasant wait staff, but what's with the whole 'blood out of a stone' menu thing? In my opinion, you get very much more for your money at both Flemings and Ruth's Chris.
In particular, the Tomahawk at Flemings and the Filet at Ruth's.
And their wines are much more affordable.
And they give you the menu immediately!

Owner response

Brenda was absolutely amazing! Not only did she give us a great private table for our date but her service was beyond words.
The atmosphere is very quiet and perfect to have conversations.
The food was delicious, compliments to the chef! Definitely know what they’re doing.
The drinks could use a little bit of work but nonetheless everything was perfect.
Thank you! We will be back.

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