I absolutely loved this restaurant and enjoyed the dining experience! My friend flew in from Miami, Florida and wanted to take me to an upscale-fancy-restaurant to celebrate my 26th birthday and to start my year off right.\r
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He did some research and asked my friends for some suggestions and decided on Canlis. I hadn't heard of Canlis prior to this. All I was told was to dress up.\r
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He has traveled quite a bit and has eaten at some great restaurants in Miami. I work for an airline and have traveled and ate at some great cities. So we both felt we had something to compare Canlis to.\r
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It was great. Our first impression was our valet parking experience. The gentleman were very prompt and professional.\r
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We had reservations, but started with some drinks at the bar. I had a fabulous apple sour martini and he had a mojito. The drinks were smooth. Very yummy.\r
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Our table had a great view and I loved the atmosphere of the restaurant. The lighting set the mood. We started off with a couple appetizers. We ordered the Ahi & Kona Kampachi Sashimi and the oysters.\r
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Our server, Kevin, was awesome. We really enjoyed his service. He was very knowledgeable, polite, and professional.\r
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For the main course we had the Wild Pacific King Salmon and the Peter Canlis Prawns. We both agreed it was the best salmon and prawns we had ever eaten. The salmon wasn't too watery and was flavored to perfection. The same for the prawns.\r
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Dessert was out of this world. We had the Gran Marnier Souffle and the Chocolate Lava Cake with some dessert wine. I don't remember the exact name of the wine, but it had some earthly tones...Kevin would know the one we had, he made the recommendation.\r
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Once again, it was the best dining experience we have had so far. It was a wonderful change to dress up to go out and eat.\r
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Pros: great ambience, service, food
Cons: Even though we had reservations, we waited for about 20 minutes...which was fine, the bar was awesome
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