Melvyn's Restaurant Restaurant Review
Ingleside Inn
200 W. Ramon Rd. (Palm Canyon Dr.) 
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Palm Springs, CA 92264
760-325-2323 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Open
Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner nightly, Brunch Sat.-Sun.Features
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Entertainment (in adjoining lounge)
- Valet parking
- Casual dressy
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| Tucked into the historic, intimate Ingleside Inn, Melvyn’s is a beloved restaurant with a menu that has hardly changed, except for the prices, since it opened in 1975---and it was old-fashioned then. But it’s the ambience, not the food, which keeps customers coming back. The dining room is timelessly elegant, with crystal chandeliers, linen-clad candlelit tables and comfortable chairs. The garden room flows seamlessly from it and offers a less formal but equally attractive setting. The signature entrée is veal Ingleside, topped with avocado and a particularly creamy mousseline sauce, but the steaks figure prominently. Other dishes are as rich as the veal: chicken breast with prosciutto is accompanied by a béarnaise sauce; the flan is baked with Kahlúa for added sweetness. Just get in a retro mood and enjoy. Many dishes are prepared tableside by a tuxedoed waiter who has been flambéing here for many years. It’s a mixed crowd of old and young, perhaps because in spite of all the trappings of luxury, Melvyn’s also offers a low-priced, prix-fixe offering alongside the pricier à la carte menu. Happy non-foodies also fill the dance floor at the rear of the adjacent Casablanca Lounge (the bar serves topnotch martinis). |
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