Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Dinner at Agave at Sandos Finisterra

Dinner last night was at Agave which is the steak house.  Clam "Lorenzo style" was what I am familiar as clams casino but with a Mexican twist of queso and pineapple.  The white chorizo dish reminded me of bangers and mash with the creamy, buttery mashed potatoes and brown gravy.

The arugula and spinach salad had a nice contrast between crunchy, sweet and.salty.  Always love pears "paired"  with goat cheese.  The agave and lettuce salad had a beautiful sliced avocado for creaminess and a tangy citrus dressing.  The lobster bisque was okay but have had better. It could be because it is Caribbean lobster, which is what they have readily available.  

We got both the NY strip and the T Bone.  The T Bone was far superior.  The NY Strip was like the steak you'd get at a Bonanza for.14.99 (including salad bar and baked potato bar).   Edible but nothing special.  The T Bone was a really nice piece of steak that could be served at a fine NY steak house.  Thick enough so that you could actually order it medium rare and see some pink.  And both the strip side and the filet side had great flavor.   I think they cook over wood since I got some of those earthy flavors.  Great grill marks for additional umami.  If you have additional interest in how searing meat brings more flavor, you can look up the Maillard reaction using your favorite interweb search engine.    Since the strip side was so good, it made me wonder why they weren't using the same quality for the standalone strip version.  They have all the usual sides you would expect at a steak house including creamy mashed potato, creamed spinach, bacon au gratin potatoes, toasted vegetables and roasted asparagus.  All very tasty (bit not shown).

Dessert was up at Cupcake Cafe.  Carrot cupcake, chocolate Oreo cupcake and chocolate pecan brownie.  All three moist and delicious. We ate them just as the rock band started their show.  Outside the cafe is a great place to sit, watch the marina and listen to the show.  

No question,  Sandos wins the pastry and bread competition against any other all inclusive brand or location I have stayed at.  And I have stayed at almost twenty across several brands.

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