A Surprise Under our Noses

Having spent about 6 years on this journey, its hard to believe we have never been to The Celestial in Mt. Adams.  After all, it is clearly within the ‘inner circle’ of Cincinnati and is even within walking distance for some.  However, the only reason we tried it this time was because Kyle was in charge of booking and it was the only available restaurant that uses OpenTable.  Kyle’s hatred of interacting with people paid off!

Nearly everything about the meal was fantastic.  The server was energetic and knowledgeable.  At first we were surprised by the his confidence in how great every entree was, but we learned he was almost always correct.

We started with a round of appetizers that included a stacked “tomato tower” salad, steak lettuce wraps, and scallops.  While both the salad and lettuce wraps were fantastic, the scallops suffered from a ‘salting error’.  Maybe they were from Tony’s!

The entrees picked up where the starters left off.  The sea bass was excellent and perfectly cooked.  The steaks were also fantastic.  In fact, the Cowboy Ribeye may have moved into the lead as best ever FWDC steak.

The desserts were a bit disappointing, not because of the quality, but because of the choices.  No banana desserts…chocolate layer cake…cheesecake…you get the point.  The bright spot was that the cheesecake ‘tasted like a campfire, in a good way!’

All in all, this was a huge surprise.  We definitely need to come back soon…or at least not wait 10 years!