The
Nine Dollar Potato
Actually,
the potatoes at Morton's Steak House
in Toronto only cost $6.75 but when you add Canada's ridiculous 15
percent restaurant tax and a 15 percent tip, a potato ends up costing
about nine dollars.
No one can fault Morton's for
the quality of their steak: they only use prime USDA aged beef - among
the best in the world - Char-broiled at an extremely high temperature,
and served exactly as ordered. On
a recent visit my $46 dollar "Sauce béarnaise 14 oz. Double Filet Mignon"
was a fabulous piece of meet served medium rare, exactly as requested. The steak was great and the service was excellent but all you
get for the price is the steak. The
potato, the vegetables, everything else, with the exception of the
bread, is extra.
Also, the soups, hors
d'oeuvres, and starters are expensive and my lobster bisque tasted like
a high-end frozen soup with a rubbery piece of lobster thrown on top for
good measure. At $12
dollars, this premium priced soup was a huge disappointment - well below
expectations. My friend's
Sliced Beefsteak Tomato with Blue Cheese was definitely
good, but once again, somewhat overpriced.
Her main was the $28 dollar shrimp pasta with high-quality shrimp.
This is a good choice if you are not a meat
eater. We shared a desert, I had a beer, She a glass of wine, and
the bill
was about $160.00 Canadian dollars, plus tip.
It's quite common in Toronto to
pay $23 dollars for a 7 oz. Steak, so $46 dollars for 14 oz. filet
mignon is not outrageous and the steak was superb.
The biggest complaint I have was the expensive, less then perfect
soup, and the fact that the main dishes do not include vegetables.
Morton’s is an excellent
restaurant choice to reward an important client
This is a place which most people would like to try at least once
but it's not a restaurant offering great value. It's a good place to visit when someone else's is paying the
bill.
And how was the Nine Dollar
Potato? It was a “Baked
Idaho Potato”™ served with your choice of real bacon bits, sour cream
and butter. The potato
didn’t seem any better than a PEI potato or an Ontario potato, but
then again, I always wanted to try a Nine Dollar Potato!
Morton's Toronto
Park Hyatt Hotel
4 Avenue Road at Prince Arthur (just north of Bloor Street)
Toronto, Canada M5R2E8
Tel: 416-925-0648
Rating 3+ Stars
