I had never tried a French Steakhouse/Bistro so I was excited to go to Morels. The suite that we had booked at the Palazzo came with a 20% off brunch, lunch, or dinner at Morels and we figured that we would try it. Honestly, I was less than pleased with my experience. From the get-go, it was bad. The hostesses were a little brusque and seemed disinterested in seating us even though the restaurant was virtually empty. She even tried to seat us at a table directly facing the incoming sunlight instead of moving us to a booth in a further location away from the glare. We had to ask her to move us and she sighed, implying that it was a hard thing to ask of her. It was extremely frustrating. The wait staff was nicer and were very accommodating to our complete ignorance of their menu and specialty cheese. I ordered the chef's special short-rib ($52) and the rest of my table had a gran plateau ($145!!!), which is a whole assortment of the "chilled seafood." This included ceviche, shrimp, oysters, 1/2 a dungeonous crab, and a lobster. Frankly, the food was alright but definitely below my expectations, especially for the prices they were charging! The short rib was tender but something I could have cooked at home. Nothing very special. And the chilled seafood tasted as if the seafood had been sitting in the freezer for a while. Again, not all that special. Overall, the food and price was not good. The decor did not salvage this place either. There was no harmony to the place. The blue and gray theme gave an air of depression and the lighting was less than perfect. The booths' hanging lights were very classy and appropriate, but the lights outside of the booths were morose and in a dark washed cherry wood. It clashed horribly since half the restaurant was themed modernly and the other half was Victorian/classic. Though it was an experience, I don't think I'd recommend this place to anyone.
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