So I arrived at her house, we took some pictures in her living room with my tripod all set up and errrthang.. after the pictures, we were off to Long Beach.. Well I knew it was in Long Beach but not exactly where until we got further down on the 710 when she finally told me and it was going to be at the Queen Marry. Ohhh weeee that's awesome! I've never eaten at the Queen Mary but I heard they've got some fancy restaurants there. So not only was it raining, but there was some concert going on so parking was packed up the ass!! Just looking for parking was a bitch and we were already a few minutes behind our reservation! shit! we almost called off dinner there but nawww, couldn't do that. Eventually I found parking and off to the restaurant we were. I didn't park too far but it was a cold and rainy walk to the boat.
I dont want to make this too long so let me cut to the chase.. we finally arrived and it was the SIR WINSTON's Restaurant. This restaurant is known for great service and creative cuisine w/ stunning panoramic ocean and city views of Long Beach. And yup.. it sure lived up to it after our dining experience.
The restaurant had that quiet romantic vibe to it, which was perfect because it was all about us this evening. We didn't have to deal with all the noise like a normal restaurant would have on a Saturday evening.
So lets see what Sir Winston had to offer shall we:
Bread w/ butter
They gave us a few pieces of freshly warm sour dough and Raisin bread and it was good. I particularly liked the raisin bread more because I like raisins, but the bread was warm, moist, and sweet! The sour dough tasted a little different than your typical sour dough bread but I still liked it. And of course butter is butter =)
Queenies -
sea scallops, apple wood bacon bard, parsley butter
I'm a big fan of scallops, especially bacon! and when both are combined in combination with butter..ohhhhhhhhh!!! This was so juicy annnd crunchy because of the bacon, but I think it was missing a little bit of pepper. This appetizer would've been good on pasta for sure! But damn look at that picture!! I gotta learn how to cook that!
Pinot - Red Wine
I'm not much of a wine drinker but you can't have fine dining w/o some good wine to sip on after every bite! This wine was ok, I've had better but it did compliment the entrees I'm about to get into. My gf didn't drink much of this because she didn't want to get red, plus she gets buzzed fast. Even though I was driving, I ended up killing most of the glass but I felt fine.
Beef Wellington -
w/ truffle sauce
This was my gfs dish and I wasn't too big on the truffle sauce that you see, but I did like the mash potatoes! The beef was tender and the crust on the outside made even better. At first it was like "wth is that?" wasn't sure if it was fat or not. haha but it turned out to be bread like.. not bad!
Rack of Lamb -
violet mustard pistachio-crust, roasted garlic jus
This plate came with some sweet carrots.. almost like mash potatoes and it was yucky! ewwww.. I did not like it. I even attempted a 2nd bite just to try it out again and nooo way! Other then that.. the lamb was freak'n tender, juicy, and yummy! I have a thing for lamb and if I see it on a menu, I'm gonna go for it! This kinda lamb tasted a lot different than middle eastern lamb entrees that I usually get. Yeah I know it looks sorta red but it was safe to eat.. This thing was missing some rice though.. word! Overall, this was another successful dish that I ordered =) it was perfect for the evening and went especially well w/ our wine!
Name is unknown
Sorry guys I don't remember the name of our dessert but has a la mode and sweet apple something with caramel spread. So the waiter came by and asked us if we wanted dessert.. shhhhiet of course!! haha. The apple pie or whatever was warm and crunchy. My gf and I ate 1/2 n 1/2 but I took the whip and the caramel because she isn't a fan of both. She doesn't really like apply pie but this one she liked. We KILLED IT!
Surprise Anniversary dessert on the house!
Name unknown!
Just when my gf and I killed our dessert.. MAD FULL!!! our waiter ends up bringing this out! I thought my gf told them and they came out with this surprise but no she didn't. I mean wow! I was thankful but I mean.. why would our waiter ask us if we wanted any desserts?? he should've just brought this out already in the first place.! Shit we were full.. I was full but I can't take it home! and I can't leave it there untouched.. what the hell so I grabbed my fork and went to work. My gf grabbed hers too.. haha. I think I liked the apple pie on this better because it was warmer and tasted more fresh. Damn we should've never got the original dessert if I knew they were gonig to give us this, but too late. Maybe they wanted a few more buck out of us I dunno.. So we almost ended up killing this one too! haha. that was it! no more!
Dinner was over.. we were both full and now it was time to walk back all the way to my truck in the cold n rain!! damn it was chilly that night!! But um.. if any of you guys are ever in the mood for a quite and romantic dinner, check this place out because its perfect for that kind of occasion. Just make sure you dress up because this place will only accept customers in proper attire. ohhh and this restaurant maybe a little bit pricey so make sure the wallet has the funds. But I know most of you guys are Ballaz so that won't be an issue =P
p.s. Happy 3yrs Sweetheart..
Sir WInston's Restaurant
http://www.queenmary.com/index.php?page=sirwinstons
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