Ken M.
Yelp
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!
This is one of our favorite places out here for dinner. They also have a great happy hour. This is located deep in the head of The Orleans hotel which is a couple blocks off strip.
Per the restaurant:
"Cocktails and steaks the way nature intended. The casual elegance of Alder & Birch celebrates American Tradition with steaks and classic entrees.
Featuring an assortment of shared plates, hand-crafted cocktails, house-made ginger beers, prime steaks, and classic American entrees."
For my first drink, I'm having a Sazerac made with rye bourbon, courvoisier, simple syrup, peychard bitters, angostura bitters and pernod. This looks perfect ! I don't have this drink as often. It's a small amount of liquid but it packs a great taste. The official drink of New Orleans. Well, the name of this hotel is...
For my appetizer, I'm having the Lump Crab Cake. Well, they mean cakeS. There are TWO of them. They are made with rémoulade and a seared . They are moist and yummy. The sauce is fantastic!
For my next appetizer, I'm having the Kobe Beef Meatballs (splitting them with a friend) which come with ricotta, tomato sauce on a grilled baguette. While not as moist as the ones we had yesterday at Golden Steer, they are quite good nonetheless!
For my salad , I'm having the House Chopped Salad made with cabbage, iceberg/romaine lettuce, cucumbers, hearts of palm, red onion, grape tomatoes, feta, avocado, sunflower seeds, fresh basil and diced peppers. This is good ! I was to hungry I forgot to add the oil and vinegar dressing!
For my final drink, I'm having a Manhattan (neat). Very good ! Nice and chilled. Nice garnish.
For my entree, I'm having the Veal Chop Marsala which is a tender milk-fed veal, mushroom marsala sauce, fried onions, sautéed spinach. Wow ! This is good !
For dessert, I'm having their creme brûlée which comes with housemade raspberry champagne sorbet. This is good ! No vanilla bean on the bottom. I like the whipped cream and raspberry touch!
What a fantastic meal here!