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Sat, 29 Oct 2005
Restaurant Review: The Hunt Club at Hotel Sorrento
Date of Visit: 9 Jan 2010 We returned to the Hunt Club tonight and are staying at the Hotel Sorrento itself for the weekend. We arrived earlier than our reservation but the restaurant accommodated us and we were seated immediately. I thought this was very nice until I realized that we were the only patrons in the restaurant! (It was about 5:30pm, so a bit early). We started out with some soup and salad. Kristy had the beet salad and I had the tomato soup. Both were quite good. For our entrée, Kristy ordered the lamp chops and I had the flat iron steak salad. My entrée was uninspired and seemed to be lacking that subtle something to make it really stand out. Kristy's lamb was just OK she said. I believe that the restaurant is under new management since our last visit, as I noticed that my former choices (which I though were outstanding... see below) were noticeably absent from the menu. I've updated my rating accordingly.
Date of Visit: 29 Oct 2005 Before we attended the 5th Avenue Theater's presentation of Sweeney Todd. Kristy and I met Dave and Lisa (Sharp) at the Hotel Sorrento to have a meal at the highly esteemed Hunt Club. The Hotel Sorrento is just flat-out beautiful on the inside and out. It was built in the early 1900s and oozes with old world charm. The Hunt Club is richly appointed with deep colors of brick and mahogany. The dinner menu provided a long list of temptations. I eventually decided on the Grilled Brocollini for my appetizer and the Hunt Club signature dish, the new york strip, for my entreé. Kristy ordered up the Carrot and Fennel Soup for her app, and the Rack of Lamb for her main course. Dave ordered the Beef Carpaccio and Peppercorn Filet. Lisa went with the Grazer's Plate and the Salmon. My meal was unbelievable. The brocollini was perfectly prepared, and the steak was just utterly fantastic. The method of preparation was curiously unique, or at least, unique to my own limited experience. The 1.5" thick steak was seared and then roasted until it was done according to my preference (medium rare). The result was that the steak was uniformly medium rare from the very edges of the steak to the middle. It was quite extraordinary. After our entrée, we left for the theater. After the show was over we returned and had dessert in the Fireside Lounge. Kristy had the Molten Chocolate Cake (of course) while I opted for the Poached Pear. We ate our desserts slowly while enjoying the music of a jazz trio. We stayed until the trio played its last song at midnight.
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