Bien Shur Restaurant Review
Sandia Resort & Casino
30 Rainbow Rd. NE (Tramway Rd. NE) 
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Albuquerque, NM 87113
505-796-7500 | Menu
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Cuisine
Open
Dinner Tues.-Sat.Features
- View
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Entertainment Fri. nights
- Outdoor dining
- Parking lot
- Business casual
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| Whether you’ve just gotten engaged or made a killing at blackjack, Bien Shur is a sure bet for celebrating. Boasting spectacular views of the mountains the Sandia Resort & Casino is named for, the elegant, Southwestern-accented dining room on the ninth floor features steakhouse fare that’s typically long on luxury but admirably short on clichés (although the wine list doesn’t forego tradition, with its Champagnes, cult Chardonnays, and big red wines). Lobster bisque, for instance, gains oomph from the addition of pumpkin and Pernod cream. A neo-classic like seared ahi eschews the standard Asian treatment to pair handily with celery root in curried rum sauce. White asparagus and pomegranate domesticate antelope loin (as does sous-vide cooking). And the usual bone-in rib-eyes and strip steaks are rounded out by bacon-wrapped buffalo loin (try it with red-chili demi-glace). Though the kitchen does have its off nights, they’re rare---as well they should be, given the prices; still, if you’d rather save even the slightest gamble for the slot machines downstairs, hit the rooftop patio for cocktails instead---the panorama’s the same, and the risk is nil. |
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