AMP150

Brenna and I stopped at the WIDELY acclaimed AMP150 today for lunch. We had been looking for an excuse to have dinner at AMP150 for a long time but couldn’t seem to make it happen. Since we were driving by at lunch time and we were both hungry we decided to pop in for lunch.

We started with a mushroom and goat cheese flatbread which was wonderful. I never would have guessed that mushrooms and goat cheese would have been a good combo but it was simply wonderful. Next we decided to have four “small plates” and share them. These were a far cry from small plates and we nearly couldn’t finish all the food we ordered. Our choices were Shrimp and Grits which was not at all what we expected but definitely worth a try, cavitelli that was very nice, edamame falafel that was super tasty and seared scallops. The seared scallops were absolutely amazing!!! They are a must try if you stop at AMP150. I had heard that the mushroom soup was out of this world and when I told our server she gladly ran to the kitchen and grabbed us two small samples. It is all it is cracked up to be. It was delicious.

Our lunch could have been dinner since it was about twice as much food as we needed for lunch. I had a beer from a very nice beer selection. The drink and wine menus were very satisfactory. Brenna doesn’t drink at lunch so we were one drink away from a dinner sized check. We spent $55.00 for lunch but please remember that we could have easily done this for less than $35.00 if we would have ordered the right amount of food. We tipped our server fairly generously since she was very helpful and brought us a sample of the soup. Our total was $70.00 and it was worth every penny.

If you like sophisticated food I HIGHLY recommend AMP 150. The only thing I would change about the place is that I think it could use another wall to separate it from the hotel lobby. I give AMP150 4.5 out of 5.0 stars.

Ed and friends