Lucas
I’ll keep it this post short – I love Jag’s. I frequent Jag’s with my friends and family and I have been trying to talk the fat guys into joining me for months if not years. So when they finally agreed, I was very excited. We got some Camelot chicken (coconut crusted chicken served over a pinnapple with a pinnapple honey mustard sauce for dipping) and for my entree I got a filet with mashed potatoes and french fries. Yes, two starches. I really am a fat guy. I even finished my meal off like a true fatty with a gigantic piece of cheesecake. Yum.
The service and food were excellent, except for the fries. They are never great to be honest. Just “okay”. Everything about a dining experience at Jag’s is always wonderful. The valet parking, the atmosphere, the consistent service and quality of food. I really can’t say anything bad about Jag’s, except that it is obviously expensive.
Vinny
The three fat guys visit to Jag’s was the most anticipated restaurant venture to date and was the longest in the making, we planned it almost a month in advance. With Lucas being a filet enthusiast, he convinced us that we could all save for a nice meal at Jag’s. And it sure did not disappoint. Jag’s is a very upscale and fancy steakhouse. The way the waitress treats you, the way your napkin is folded, the varying types of silverware and their exact placement, that dim, candlelit atmosphere, it all reeks of sophistication. We all went with the intention of having their filet and that’s exactly what everyone got. I also got mashed potatoes and french fries as my side. As an appetizer, we ordered the Camelot Chicken, which was crispy breaded chicken (like panko or something) that came on a skewer sticking out of a cross section of pineapple surrounded by a mote of an interestingly spiced honey mustard. It was absolutely delicious. I could have eaten 20 pieces of that chicken.
The filet was really good too, it had a tasty sauce drizzled over it. It was cooked just right, tender, a nice char and just enough pinkness. There were a few diced peppers added for a nice touch, although it seemed that only Lucas and I had peppers on our steak. The mashed potatoes were also very delicious, creamy and flavorful. My only real complaint were the french fries. They were very deceiving. They looked good and crispy, but they were soft and soggy like. They had no real flavor and I only ate a few.
For dessert, I ordered the apple crisp, which was also very tasty. It had a very appealing presentation, a scoop of ice cream over the apple crisp and all inside a really crispy pecan “bowl” which was called a tuile (I guess you learn new words at a fancy restaurant) and drizzled with caramel. I was so full by the end I couldn’t finish the dessert. As we were leaving, they even offered us a few boxes with chocolate covered strawberries to take home. This meal was extremely satisfying, except for the fries. The main problem I had, and I’m sure you can guess, was the cost. It was very expensive and something I can only justify having on a rare occasion.
Gordon
Finally we get to go to a place so nice we can pretend to be real food critics. But wait, we never said we wanted to be real food critics. Because we’re not. We’re just three fat guys from Middletown! And to proved it, I’m going to give you a short and honest fat guy from Middletown opinion of Jag’s Steak and Seafood. And here we go..
It’s a nice place! It’s quality food! It’s got great ambiance and great service! And like you would expect, you pay for it.
Like most of the guys I ordered the 5oz fillet. For my sides I had the onion straw and asparagus. The asparagus went untouched. I’m just not a fan. But I could have eaten a few pounds of that onion straw. I’m not fat for nothing!
The filet was exactly what you would expect from a fine restaurant. A good piece of meat prepared exactly as it should be. Though I prefer a steak with a little more flavor the demi glaze made up for that.
And yeah, that appetizer was delish! And I even had a bite of someone’s cheesecake and it was as good as it looked!
Bottom line for me, if you have the money, the special occasion, and are looking to keep it close to Middletown, Jag’s is definitely a place to consider.
Special Guest – Gareth
Jags was always one of those steakhouses I thought I would never eat at, mainly due to price. However, due to a special lunch option Jags was doing (which was very rare) I got to experience one of the best dining experiences I’ve ever had.
As an appetizer our table shared the Camelot Chicken. The chicken came breaded and skewered on a piece of fresh pineapple and was very good. The breading was lightly crunchy and the chicken was juicy. The portion size was a bit sparse for four fat guys but would do very well with a party of two or three.
My meal consisted of a 5oz fillet cooked medium with onion straws on top paired with crisp green beans and mashed potatoes. I’m not a huge fan of green beans but these were excellent. Mashed potatoes have always been my go-to vegetable ever since I was a kid. The ones with my meal were light and whipped very smooth and had a good texture and flavor. But let’s get to the main course (an the main reason for going to Jags in the first place) the steak.
I order my steak medium wherever I go and, sadly, it is never cooked the same. For me, medium steak has a warm, pink center that has the right amount of softness and texture. My steak at Jags was perfect. I will even be bold enough to say that it was probably the best steak I’ve ever had.
I finished off the meal with a triple layer chocolate mousse cake that came with fresh fruit and a nice little chocolate design on the plate. Like everything else, this was fantastic too.
Service was also exceptional. Our waitress never let our glasses get empty and finished dishes were quickly removed from the table. I always try to tip well because I’ve worked in food and I know how it can be but if any service deserved a good tip it was the kind we received at Jags.
It was national beer day and the three fat guys were set on getting a beer for lunch. We settled on the local LaRosa’s and decided that pizza and wings are always a good pairing with beer. We decided to sit at the bar for this occasion. LaRosa’s by no means has a great beer selection, they only have the standard light beers that you can get anywhere. I ordered a tall Yeungling and me and Gordon decided to share a pepperoni pizza, because that is what us two fat guys love the most in this world. Just like their beer selection, their pizza is nothing to get excited about. Its average with a sauce that is more on the sweet side, but just spicey enough to balance the sweetness. Putting parmesan and crushed red peppers on it definitely takes it up a notch.
My black and bleu burger was mediocre. When it arrived, the first thing I took note of was that there was no bacon (but it came out shortly after without me having to ask), the second was the fact that it was not blue cheese crumbles. It was like a bleu cheese dressing almost. It was mixed with pepper and almost resembled sausage gravy. My burger was drenched in it; I could not pick it up without getting it everywhere. Despite there being a lot of it though, it was pretty flavorless and I actually needed quite a bit of it to actually taste the bleu cheese. The bun was nice and toasted (but that didnt matter much since the bun became soggy from all the blue cheese). The fries were hand-cut and were pretty good.
She brought the drinks and I ordered the daily special which was a chicken parmesan sandwich with alfredo sauce and it came with some chips. Shortly after, our waitress brought us Gordon’s salad and some bread sticks. I thought the bread sticks were decent with a little butter. Gordon however made it pretty clear he thought they were dusted with grill scrapings. When the food was brought out we noticed Lucas’s sandwich had onions on it, which was sort of surprising because mine didn’t and we order the same thing. When his food was redelivered it looked like it had been painted with butter, you can probably see the sheen in his picture. However, mine was not which was another oddity considering we ordered the same exact thing. Either way, the sandwich was pretty delicious. It was a little dry and did not have much alfredo sauce so I asked for some extra. The alfredo sauce was actually pretty bland and didn’t seem to add much flavor to the sandwich, but the chicken, parmesan and toasted bun made up for it. The chips were standard store bought, nothing special there.
In the spirit of full disclosure I should mention I’m not a big fan of Italian food. But that has however made me a pretty good judge of lasagna. As that’s all I ever order when push comes to pasta.
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