Description: I'm not really sure what to say about my feelings regarding the legendary quarterback and a most certain future NFL Hall of Famer. Brett Favre was the stud of the Green Bay Packers for many years and as it turns out, not only figuratively but perhaps literally too if the stories of the past couple of years prove true.
He set many NFL records including most consecutive games started, most career touchdown passes and most career interceptions. I think if there isn't a note in the record books for most retirements, there should be, because Mr. Favre would earn that distinction as well.
I have angst still today over how Favre acted in the limelight that is the media circus of the NFL. The teary eyed "I'm retiring" . . . the defiant "no I'm not" . . . to the reported request to Chicago Bears’ defensive end Julius Peppers "Beat the Packers" . . . Brett Favre seemed to be all about Brett Favre and not much of a team player.
The restaurant that bears his name in Green Bay is obviously a shrine to the legendary quarterback from Mississippi. The good news is that they also have a commitment to providing a nice dining experience at relatively reasonable prices.
This particular visit to Brett Favre's Steakhouse was for our staff dinner the night prior to our association's annual meeting. There were 12 of us, including some of our officers and their wives and we had the "Trophy Room" for the evening. While the award case was interesting, I enjoyed the life-size art on the wall, chronicling Favre's touchdown reception timeline into the record books.
OK enough about Mr. Favre. Prior to ordering dinner, we were provided with two things that would set the tone for the evening . . . a martini menu with 140 choices . . . and a viewing of the beef tray. Abundance is the operative word here; too many choices and humongous portions.
I thoroughly enjoyed my almost too strong raspberry martini (sorry I can't recall the cutsie name they had for it) as I pondered the menu selections. I ended up going with their $25 trio special that included soup or salad, entree with potato and a dessert of your choice from the dessert offerings.
My dinner salad was very nice, nothing special but a decent size. (Who wants to fill up on salad at a prime steak house?) For my dinner entree selection I opted for the prime rib which was to be a 14 oz cut. I'm certain in asking for the end cut, I got over a pound of prime succulent beef. Enough for dinner, plus for sandwiches . . . four of them on the nice sour dough rolls served with dinner . . . the next day.
When they say "jumbo baked potato" they mean it. That thing was twice the size of my fist. I think I could only eat about half of that too. While I thought I was pacing myself for the final course, I had no chance of eating another thing so I just had our server box my carrot cake to go. Since I had a fridge in my hotel room and would be in town for a couple of days, the left over steak plus rolls and dessert would make for a nice snack later.
I could spend space here writing about all of the dining choices, but I think I'll let their website do the story telling (www.brettfavresteakhouse.com) along with my photos attached to this review.
Our server was very attentive and from what everyone else said, our meals prepared perfectly. If they are offering the $25 trio special, I think that is the best deal going since I know my meal if ordered separately would have come to well over $30. Others in our group did this special as well, selecting the rib eye or NY strip steak as their entree.
My only regret was that this restaurant seemed a bit too nice to play tourist, snapping up photos throughout of the trophies, murals, press clipping and photographs of Favre. OK - actually I have two regrets. My other is that I hadn't had this opportunity to dine at Brett Favre's Steakhouse during his career in Green Bay when I still thought he was an OK guy.
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