Morongo Casino Resort and Spa Press Trip

Posted on Feb 22, 2009 under Archives, Palm Springs | No Comment
360 Ultra Lounge Bar at Morongo

360 Ultra Lounge Bar at Morongo

A few weeks ago, Morongo Casino Resort & Spa and Braintrust Marketing (based in Las Vegas) hosted a press tour.  Approximately ten food and travel writers came to check out the new menu at the Cielo restaurant, attend a Willie Nelson concert (yes, he is still alive and sounds great!), get a spa treatment and enjoy the deluxe rooms.  The rooms feature views of the desert mountains and canyons in soothing brown hues and feature European linens and huge oversized showers (you can fit five people in the shower).  We also attended a cocktail reception at the 360 Lounge on the 27th floor.

Dance floor

Dance floor

The writers got a chance to sample the new menu at Cielo, Morongo’s upscale steak and seafood restaurant. Here are some pics:

Travel and food writers, getting ready to eat

Travel and food writers, getting ready to eat

Above is the group, getting ready to taste some of the great food at Cielo.

Cielo Assorted Seafood Platter

Cielo Assorted Seafood Platter

We all dug into this yummy assorted seafood platter which included shrimp, lobster, oysters, King crab and scallops.  Here is what I ended up with on my plate:

Next came a lovely Ceasar salad.

Ceasar Salad

Ceasar Salad

My friend Paul ordered the Heirloom Tomato Napoleon, which came with tomatores, buffalo mozzarella. basil and a balsamic vinaigrette.  It was tasty.

Heirloom Tomato Napoleon

Heirloom Tomato Napoleon

I started with the Morongo Salad – butter lettuce, apple, cranberries and feta cheese with a raspberry vinaigrette.  Also yummy.

Morongo Salad

Morongo Salad

Our host Spence Johnston raved about the Lobster Mac n Cheese, which everyone at the table tried and also determined as favorite of the night.

Lobster Mac n Cheese

Lobster Mac n Cheese

A true lobster lover, I got the filet and lobster which was a 6 ounce filet mignon and an Australian lobster tail.  Both were excellent.

Surf and turf, lobster and filet

Surf and turf, lobster and filet

Paul ordered the huge Rib Eye and we all sampled it – it came with roasted garlic and a nice herb goat cheese roasted tomato.

Rib Eye Steak

Rib Eye Steak

We were all stuffed but still sampled from this dessert tray.

Dessert

Dessert

After dinner, we all waddled back to our rooms.  For more info on the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, go to www.morongocasinoresort.com.

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