Stoney River Steakhouse (http://www.stoneyriver.com/locations.cfm) in Cumberland Mall holds a champagne tasting every Thursday evening in their bar. My fellow Michigan State alumni, Lee Schulman is Managing Partner and gave me the inside scoop that tonight they were offering glasses of Dom Perignon. The champagne hound that I am, I marked the date on my calendar and counted the hours.
After a long drive (long story), I arrived at Stoney River to my first ever glass of Dom Perignon. I sniffed, I swirled, I was ready to rave - but I was underwhelmed. This stuff is supposed to be the king of all champagnes. There were not nearly as many fine bubbles as I would have expected and the champagne had a faint fruity aftertaste. As champagne goes, I would have much preferred a glass of the yellow label Veuve Clicquot.
The restaurant is nice, though. Slightly overpriced for a steakhouse attached to a mall. But for drinks, I love it. They have a great patio, a wonderful fireplace with some cozy chairs, and play some great music.
For dinner my two friends and I shared some lump crab meat, shrimp and tempura lobster. All of them were very, very good. For dessert we had blondie brownie, ice cream with hot fudge. It was heaven - definitely the best part of the meal.
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