text: A good friend of mine has this thing about coupons She cannot let one go to waste She jokes that her grave marker will read I got this headstone with a coupon I think that is true Anyway she received a coupon for Flemings Steak House from American Express The coupon was for off the total bill The coupon could not be used for the early dining special offer We arrived at pm and the place was reasonably full The crowd looked fairly young and we surmised these folks were here for the low priced special The others diners may have been corporate dining on the bosss dime The dining room is large and brightly lit Many of the tables are round booths inviting you to have a romantic dinner with your honey Despite the small crowd and lighting the room was fairly quiet making you feel as if you were enjoying an intimate experiencennWhen we were first seated a young man came by and asked if we wanted to start with the complimentary bread course Since when has bread become a course They wanted you to know how lucky you were to get free bread these days We jumped on the offer knowing that this was the last complimentary thing to come our way The bread was a crusty French bread and was really quite good We each ordered a glass of winennOur waitress was new She was friendly and helpful It was clear she was practicing a specific patter she was to use when describing options and menu items I ordered a wedge salad with blue cheese dressing and a petite fillet My friend had mashed potatoes with Parmesan and peppercorn and the bonein rib eye Both of our steaks were prepared perfectly medium rare just as we had ordered The meat was flavorful and tasted even better cold the next day The serving size was reasonable The mashed potatoes could have been shared with three people and the wedge salad was also a generous serving The potatoes were ok To put the costs in perspective I will tell you that a baked potato is Despite that fact we shared a slice of cheesecake which I thought was fine I had coffee she had tea I kicked myself for not asking for a second cup but truthfully I was too full to swallow another thingnnIn the middle of the meal the manager came by to see how things were going His affect was so overthetop we were speechless a cross between Guy Smiley and The Joker Made us want to cringe The whole experience seemed staged bright lights pretty props and actors with a script We had a good time we generally have a good time no matter where we are but it sure was clear who benefited from the coupon Flemings really