Morton's Steakhouse

Tonight (6/1) we chose to dine at Morton's Steakhouse in King of Prussia.  I have dined here several times over the years and chose to return here because of their Savor the Summer specials for $49.  This is a four course meal for this price.

I chose the Baked 5 Onion soup as my appetizer while my dining partner had the Ahi Tuna Tower.  The soup is served with swiss cheese and is served as a regular cup of soup.  The cheese was baked on nicely, but the soup was not very good in my opinion.  It lacked flavor and seasoning that I would expect in a soup.  My partner's Tuna Tower was much better and was a nice mix of avocado and tuna.  The taste of this appetizer was far superior to mine.

The next course was the salad one.  I chose the tomato and mozzarella salad and asked for some blue cheese crumbles on this along with a blue cheese dressing on the side.  This salad was terrific-- the dressing was delicious and perfectly accentuated the tomatoes and cheese.  My dining companion chose the Morton's salad which was an iceberg lettuce with chopped egg, bacon bits and anchovies.  This salad was extremely good as well.

For my main course I selected the 6 oz Filet Mignon.  The steak was done to perfection and was the perfect size for this new Foodie's life style.  Mr Foodie from yesteryear and 70 lbs ago would not have been as happy with the size of the steak!  The steak had a wonderful flavor and had the perfect accompaniment with the creamed spinach vegetable that I ordered.  The spinach was served as a full family sized side and was a nice complement to the main course.  I have been told in the past by some that you can judge a good steakhouse by the quality of the creamed spinach!

My dining partner had the Chicken Christopher which consisted of 2 lightly breaded boneless breasts of chicken in a garlic beurre blanc sauce.  This dish was very good and there was an abundance of food served with this in comparison to the steak.  My companion chose Lyonnaise potatoes as the side dish and these were very good as well.  The potatoes were crispy and served with a very small amount of onion for additional flavoring.

Dessert was a bit of a disappointment.  I chose the chocolate souffle.  The souffle came out nice and puffy which is an art unto itself; however, there is very little flavor in this dessert.  The souffle almost tastes like a popover because there was virtually no chocolate in it that could be tasted.  One of my other companions ordered the raspberry souffle and said similar things about his.  This is a big miss for a steakhouse with this fine of a reputation.  My dining partner ordered the chocolate mousse and this was extremely tasty in comparison to what mine was.

Overall, this was an up and down meal because there were some very good items and also some big misses.  This was my second visit within the month to this place and both times it has not been crowded which makes me wonder if other patrons are feeling the same way about the restaurant.

Dinner for 2 with one glass of wine was $109 before tip.

Overall Rating   3.25 Brownies