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Great food and service, was supposed to be romantic, felt family style

Excellent I’m all ways as usual. Excellent staff. We were there on valentines day and they handle being extra busy without missing a beat.

When first booking the reservation, I didn’t know there were two different venues. Whiskey by John Howie and John Howie Steak. Whiskey by John Howie is has a more intimate setting and the menu is slightly different than its counterpart. However the steak options are the same. We had the USDA Filet Mignon and I have been ruined by any other steak following that experience! So render and flavorful, just melts in your mouth! The vegetable and potato sides are meant to share (didn’t know that either). It is a high $$$$ but worth it. Next time it’s John Howie Steak to compare!

Our 2nd time at Solarium. I really like the buffet over the dinner option where you have to pick from a fixed menu). I also liked that they had a good selection of breakfast items. To be overly picky, I think several of the desserts were way too big meaning a single slice of cake was huge. It'd be better to have smaller items that are easier to try out 3-4 and not waste one big slice of cake. Some labels were missing on the desserts so I didn't know what the were. All tasty though.

Excellent all the way around! Excellent service, food, cocktails & ambience!