Blue Morel Restaurant and Wine Bar

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Steven Wines

I went to Blue Morel for lunch. I struggled with giving them 2 stars, I wish there were a way to rate the restaurant at 2.5 stars. I had both the shrimp cocktail and crab cake as an appetizer, and the duck tacos as an entre (suggested by my waitress). The shrimp cocktail at Morel was a different spin on the dish; 4 boiled jumbo shrimp with a side of house made cocktail sauce. Unexpected, but fair. The crab cake was slightly greasy but otherwise prepared well. They use a bountiful amount of crab with minimal filler and it was seasoned nicely. My entre, however, left a lot to be desired. Eaten alone...the duck was inedible. So salty that I wondered if it was mistake. The tacos are presented in the style of Mexican street tacos, topped with Watermelon radishes, avacado and a delightful sauce on a corn tortilla. Eaten as a taco, the rest of the unseasoned accompaniments blended decently enough. As there was a bartender on duty, I asked my waitress if she could suggest a specialty cocktail beit regional favorite or house specialty. This was returned with an odd look and the response of "he can pretty much make whatever you want" Pretty easy to see where the 2 star review comes from. I suppose the extra half star would be for the decor. Its a beautifully decorated restaurant.

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Bill Hines

This is an upscale restaurant in the Westin in Morristown NJ. We had a $25 gift certificate from my wifes hair salon, and this was close to a concert we were going to at MPAC, so we gave it a shot. It wasnt very crowded at 6:30pm on a Friday, so we were seated immediately. Service was a little bit slow, but the staff did a good job of making sure we had everything we needed. Id rather have that than constant nagging and interrupting of conversation. Its very pricey though, as you might expect I guess for up-scale. I had the 10oz filet mignon ($38) and my wife had the duck ($33 I think?). Both came with a small salad on the plate. We had a nice basket of different breads though. Both meals were delicious and cooked properly. I also got the rustic potatoes for $9. Those were great, but the price stuck in my craw a bit. We also had the creme brulee for dessert, it wasnt the best I ever had, but it was good. It had some kind of egg nog flavor to it, stronger than others Ive had. It also had a scoop of sherbert on top, which I didnt think really went too well with creme brulee. It was a nice treat for us, we wouldnt have spent that much without the gift certificate. Highly recommend if you like upscale and dont mind paying that much for an excellent meal.

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Tom Romeo

My wife and I went there for valentines day, they had a fixed price 4 course menu for $118 pp and they included tax and 20% gratuity. We were expecting a great meal for the price. So for the good. The wait staff was great, they were attentive while not being intrusive. The restaurant called to verify the restaurant and asked if anyone had food allergies, my wife does, so that was a nice touch. No for the not so good. The food was just ok, the food was good, but not worth the price. My wife ordered the beef tenderloin medium rare, it came to the table rare, she ate some of it, but couldnt finish it. When they came to clear the table and asked if everything was alright and if we wanted the beef wrapped we told them how the beef was under cooked. They didnt do or say anything. Overall we wont be going back since you can get comparable meals elsewhere for half the price.

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Rich Steele

Expensive!! I have to mention we went for breakfast not dinner. It was buffet style setup. Grab your own food. We had a big party of people. It was the day after the wedding and a bunch of us wanted to grab breakfast together. First off the food was mediocre at best. You can get better food from any nearby diner. The check came. They charged us a mandatory gratuity. Normally I would have no problem with that, but it was a buffet. I mean come on. We have to get our own food. The price was outrageous. $60 for breakfast for 2 people. Really overpriced considering the food quality If youre looking to get breakfast, do yourself a favor and avoid it here.

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Just another restaurant goer

It was a disaster. Fake food , fake service, fake people with fake smiles. And way overpriced. Apparently the chef doesnt know the difference between "medium rare" and "raw" ... or how to choose a lamb meat for the rack of lamb. I dont mind to pay premium for the good rack of lamb, but there should be meat, not just chewy uncooked fat on the bones. And for that price I would expect some original sauce on top. Yes - cooking was supposed to be an art, not just a way to extort peoples money. And the service...seriously? You charge over $200 for dinner for two and cannot find two lazy waiters to sing a stupid "Happy Birthday" song?

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Zhora Bianco

Bad. Bad service. They even made me feel bad. Requested a table for 1 at 1:45 pm and they walked new through the whole restaurante to the only table without table Clothes at the corner of the bar after asking me if I was ok with a cocktail table. The bartender who was shewing gum was terrible, she went to take my order after 10 minutes waiting. I felt they were lazy and dindnt care for me as their customer. I wish management can take action on this unless they want to keep receiving a bad score. Lazy, bad, bad, lazy. So much money invested on this place to have so many lazy people working.

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Kryptkeeper

Awful. Service was pleasant but the food was poor. I do not mind paying a premium for quality food but this place...... oof! Expensive waste. Ordered salmon udon dish and was given hibachi noodles instead. Stale Guinness beer was served (how can that be possible if served from a can?!.) Very very salty potatoes, after a few bites, I felt my blood pressure unhealthily rise. Deep fried burnt and very salty brussel sprouts. Tasted like they were trying to save old inventory? Terrible, not worth the money at all. Buyer beware.

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Keith Abramson

Weve been coming here every so often since the restaurant opened, and its reliably great! The octopus and pork belly appetizer is a must-have, as are the brussel sprouts. Service is always extremely attentive, without being overbearing. This place is not inexpensive if youre to do it well - add in a drink or two, apps, entrees, and dessert, and youre amongst the priciest restaurants in town, but you can count on the quality, and thats not always the case at other "high-end" restaurants.

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Keith Smith

Butter lettuce salad, Chilean sea bass roll appetizers were outstanding. Dressing and roasted cashews in the salad were excellent. Entrees were the crab cakes and scallops with a side of brussel sprouts with coconut vinegar and toasted shredded coconut. Best scallops Ive had by a considerable margin. Dessert was the chocolate brioche and sorbets with fruit. Excellent anniversary dinner, will be back!

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Andrew Bisceglia

Overpriced for no reason! Had the brunch and the seafood was bad so I stopped eating it and as i walked out i found another quest stating that yesterday they had the same problem with the sea food. And unfortunately this man was part of a party and they all got sick. Now one day later Im not feeling well. The advertised price for the buffet was different than what i was charged.

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