Special meal for those special in our lives - 529 Wellington

On the last night of Marilyn's trip to Winnipeg, I wanted to treat her to a special meal. Being not a huge carnivore, Marilyn does occasionally get the hankering for steak. Searching through Urbanspoon I realized that one of the nicest and fanciest restaurants in town was 529 Wellington.

When we arrived we were immediately impressed by the old world charm of the restaurant. The establishment is in a restored mansion from 1912. From beautiful grand staircase, to the rich mahogany floors, to the excellent and attentive waitstaff, this restaurant exudes elegance.

The customary bread basket served before the meal with butter. Nothing special but one cannot complain about crusty bread to wet our appetite.

The appetizer of choice today was Bacon Wrapped Scallops. Two large plump fresh scallops finished perfectly with smoky bacon. The surprise of the dish were the sauteed garlic spinach. Rich, creamy and garlic-infused, this was an excellent addition.

I like my steaks with lots of flavour. I immediately fell on the 22 oz Peppered Ribsteak. Done perfectly medium rare, this was finished off with a cognac peppercorn cream sauce. The peppery-ness of the sauce with the unbelievably tender steak were an incredible combination.

Like most upscale restaurants, sides are ordered separately. We decided to get the Creamed Mash Potatoes. Deceptively simple in appearance, these potatoes were wonderfully creamy and buttery smooth.

Steamed Asparagus with Hollandaise sauce was our other side. Huge sticks of tender asparagus arrived at our side. The Hollandaise was a little thin and disappointing. However, being a side, it is understandable to not want the sauce to overpower a main.

Sorry for the poor lighting! Marilyn got a 6 oz Tenderloin with a Lobster Tail. She gave a huge thumbs up to the tender steak. The lobster was small in size but large in flavour and paired well with the steak.

Like a pavlovian response, looking at this Chocolate Lava Cake with Home-made Ice Cream makes me salivate. This was absolutely the best dessert I have ever had. Luscious lava cake is cut perfectly with an out of this world ice cream. I would eat this everyday if I could.