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My usual first stop at a hotel is in-house lounge. This is where you get latest lounge lizard and bartender's versions of how to run a good hotel, and chance to check out out-of-towners. It is my Nielsen poll.
The chit chat was subdued and sublime, with a shift change, so there wasn't much coming forth with from lounge bartender, just golf talk from a couple of packaged vacationers. After no major breaking news bulletins issued at cozy lobby bar, I quickly drained my Heineken and spun away across blond hardwood floors that could serve double duty in a line dance venue.
There are several restaurant presently at JW Marriott. That evening I was inducted into fine Italian dining at Ceres, a formal and sedate dining venue - a sort of continental European atmosphere, with a very formal staff, held in check by prim and proper restaurant manager, a step back to a Casablanca film figure. There we are back in Morocco. I really like Ceres, and they have a special room out towards back of restaurant that is private, but it was very hot - this was last legs of summer. So I shed my jacket like snakeskin.
Ceres, in Spa Tower, overlooks waterfalls and garden and serves classic seafood dishes. Ceres also has a five seat section with a large paned glass looking on to furiously working chefs. The chefs bring items to glass for diners to check, and they explain how things are prepared. It was a unique touch. You can sample food, too.
This is Ceres' claim to fame - and it is fame well deserved, so pass it around to your friends.
* King Crab Mediterranean Seafood Stew. * One pound of Alaska King Crab Legs. * Pan-Seared Oregano Salmon, with Citrus Pine Nut Toasted Israeli Couscous. with Olive Roman Tomatoes, and Italian Parsley Butter Broth. * Other fare includes Sea Bass, Snapper, Seafood Scampi, Lamb Chops, Steaks, Lobsters.
Everthing is served elegantly at Ceres. I picked Salmon, just because it sounded most elegant. When it arrived, it was seared perfectly, crispy outside, and flakey on inside, just way I like it. Take Oyster Rockefeller for an appetizer.
Many of other restaurants along Promenade
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