Morels' extensive menu features French hors d’oeuvres, wet- and dry-aged steaks and Japanese A-5 Wagyu beef. Among appetizers, we like the crispy Maryland soft shell crab with smoked tomato rémoulade and organic watercress and the Kobe beef tartare with a quail egg and truffled potato chips. The butter-poached Maine lobster with a corn and leek ragoût is a standout dish, as is the Colorado lamb rack served tableside for two with balsamic lamb jus and a tian of tomato, goat cheese and eggplant. Among “biftecks” are the 14-ounce Prime flat iron steak bavette, a 16-ounce New York sirloin and an 18-ounce bone-in rib-eye with the choice of béarnaise, au poivre or chimichurri sauce. The six-ounce Wagyu beef tenderloin with Burgundy wine reduction is accompanied by a porcini risotto cake. Among sweet finales are fondue at the table, three flavors of pot de crème, homemade ice creams and French baguettes. Some will find the on-staff cheesemonger to be helpful in picking some of the best post-dinner artisanal, small batch cheeses. Morels’ 90-seat patio offers views of the Strip; the framed photos in its 300-seat dining room are provocative.
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