Looking for a nice place for an anniversary dinner this weekend - something nice, but not formal required. Got any suggestions?
capital grill, hands down the best overall meal in town, you won't be disappointed. it's at the upper end of your range, but it's the place to go. plates range from $25-$40, and don't include salad or sides. their sides and salads are huge though and you can share them, that's what i always do. the delmonico ribeye is mongoloidianly good. not odd at all to run into tony gonzalez, carl peterson, george brett, etc in there at the bar. located right outside of my front door on the historic, and always beautiful, west end of the country club plaza. ~$150 for two w/ booze and tip.
something a little cheaper and one of my personal favorites, with plates ranging from $15-$35 (including sides, but not salads), is
M&S Grill. it's mccormick and schmicks (the seafood place) steakhouse, located around the corner from pf changs, on the east plaza facing mill creek park. good steaks, good seafood, decent service. the kona crusted lamb chops, the pot roast, and the bbq shrimp are some of my favorite things on the menu. two can dine well for ~$120 including tip and lots of booze. it's a cool dining room, i eat here most saturdays for dinner.
if you're looking for something more upscale and intimate, try
starker's restaurant, located above restoration hardware, across 47th st from pf changs. they're more foo-foo than the other places, more like the food you see on tv. good food but a bit more pricey.
if you're in the mood for great seafood, i'd recommend the new
bristol down in the power and light district. plates ranging from $20-$30 with sides, not including your salads. call ahead because they're getting slammed right now since they just opened around the big 12 tourney time. very cool place with perfectly cooked seafood. i like.
'sty suggested
the majestic, it's another good steakhouse that is located downtown. the majestic is pretty much an old school, upscale dining, steakhouse and they don't do much more than that. live jazz 7 nights a week. never been one of my favorites, but the steaks are good. $30-$60 per plate.
in the mood to hable a little espagnol?
la bodega is an excellent spanish tapas restaurant located on sw blvd. i love coming to la bodega this time of the year and sitting out on sw blvd eating tapas and drinking multiple pitchers of their 'gloidianly good sangria. my fav tapas- Tortilla Espanola, Pimientos Rellenos de Piquillo, Gambas a la Plancha
, and Solomillo con Cabrales. we usually get a couple of each. i love this place. you can get in and out of here with sangria, + tip, for ~$100.
have fun, there's a lot of great restaurants in kc.
