"The Best Steak Anywhere" ?

Went to Morton's The Steakhouse (as expected) for our birthday dinner last night.

Some steakhouses present raw beef cuts to their customers on chopping boards placed on push carts. Over at Morton's, raw beef cuts, fish, half dead lobster, uncooked veggies, pre-prepared desserts were laid on huge trays for the waiters to present to each table - not sure if this makes menu reading any easier?

Tables reserved for birthday celebrations had a personalised menu each that included a line "Happy Birthday! 18th January 2008" and some confetti scattered all over the table.

Dinner was sumptuous with lobster bisque, filet mignon, wild mushroom, jumbo asparagus & warm chocolate cake with ice-cream. Actually, "The Best Steak Anywhere" is the restaurant's slogan. It was easy to sink my teeth into the beef steak as it felt soft but powdery - not as tender as I expected it to be.

There were candle lights on each table but don't expect the restaurant to be a quiet one like any other fine dining restaurant. It was actually quite noisy and waiters went around to at least 6 tables (including our table) to sing "Happy Birthday". Its amazing that there were so many people sharing the same birthday in a single restaurant!