Being with Bethie: Favorite Places Detroit: Coach Insignia

This place is special! A month after we got married, for my 22nd birthday, my husband surprised me with a black dress and a romantic dinner date to the iconic Coach Insignia at the top of the GM building in downtown Detroit!

The view is spectacular! The ambiance is romantic! The food is fantastic!
(a word of caution, this is not an everyday dinner type place; you definitely need to plan ahead and know the costs before you go to avoid sticker-shock!)

We decided to take our time and really enjoy it! So, we order a bottle of wine and began perusing the menu. We ended up eating four courses by the time the night was done and not one was a disappointment! We tried to order something different than the previous time we ate here since everything sounded amazing! Here is what we had:

Wine: 2008, Austrailian Shiraz

Appetizer: Maine Lobster Corn Dogs with Napa Cabbage Slaw and Stoneground Mustard Velouté
*This was amazing! The lobster was tender and sweet and the sauce was fantastic!*

Salads: I had the Organic Baby Greens salad: Dried Cherries, Apple, Spiced Candied Almonds,

Grassfield Triple Cream Cheddar, and Creamy Apple Cider Vinegarette. Robbie had the Coach Caesar salad: Parmigianino-Reggiano Crisp, Croutons, and Creamy Anchovy Garlic Dressing
*I would order this salad again in an instant! I love the tartness of the fuit against the sweet greens and the dressing was amazingly flavorful but light.*

Entrees: I had THE INSIGNIA Surf & Turf Trio:

Petite Filet, Roasted Garlic Whipped Potatoes, Tomato-Basil Marmalade
*I had my steak cooked medium and it was perfect! The potatoes were light and fluffy yet full of flavor.*

Jumbo Lump Crab Cake, Lemon Aioli

*This was good, although probably my least favorite of the trio. The lemon aioli underneath was full of flavor however and delicious!*

Pan-Seared Day Boat Diver Scallop, Roasted Corn-Vanilla Pureé, Swiss Chard

*The scallop was cooked perfectly! Slightly brown on the bottom and tender on the inside. As much as I love tenderloin, this was my favorite of the trio.*

Robbie had the 14 oz NY Strip with green beans.
*The steak was a perfect medium, pink throughout but not bleeding. The green beans were well-seasoned and a perfect texture*

Sauces: When you order a steak dish, they give you the option of three sauces; Béarnaise, Horseradish or Detroit Zip Sauce. Our favorite had to be the Detroit Zip sauce. It was flavorful without being spicy and was made with a Cognac base which created a very smooth taste.

Dessert: Tropical Pear Sorbet with fresh berries. After eating such a heavy meal, we decided to share a dessert. We chose the lighter option of their house-made sorbet. That's night flavor was pear and was served with blueberries! It was light and creamy with a slight tartness. Mmm!

~Bethie