My choice for a Mother's Day meal usually includes a restaurant where they will be comfortable and there is enough happening so that I can steer the conversation from what I actually do for a living to how much fun they are having.
Family style eating, large windows to distract them when I have the second of five cocktails and large portions to cut down on cost. (Don't judge me, you don't know my mother-in-law)The children eat well here and they enjoy watching the grandmas chow down on the spicy arrabiata.
If you need to make up for a bad year this will do it on Mother's Day. This is a high end mother's day celebration but the wine list is perfect to help you forget the size of the tab when your mother leaves with the large smile on her face. After this meal her friends will really believe you're loaded with cash.
Sit on the patio and get the outdoor feeling in a climate controlled Las Vegas piazza. Postrio on Mother's Day is perfect because so much is happening around them that they feel like you set it up for them to have a great time. The food is good and the atmosphere is fun.
If you have young kids and they really enjoy making noise while eating, don't fret. The Rainforest Cafe is the place for Mother's Day when you want your Mother to play grandmother and be able to chase kids from giant elephant to stuffed lion to aquarium to gift shop. Doesn't that sound like fun?
So your Mother is old school and her idea of a great Mother's Day meal is steak? Charlie Palmer is where you should be, it is the best but it does come at a price. Mom will be happy and you will be irritated because the bar has been raised for next year.
So, Mom wanted to go to the Big Island? Las Vegas is just as good and really a meal at Roy's and she will feel like you dropped her off at the Pali outlook or drove her over to Kahakuloa village for Shave ice. Order your Mother the souffle and everything will be ono. (Hawaiian for good)
If your mother-in-law is anything like mine then Margarita's make for the perfect Mother's day. Listen to great music and have a festive time and thank your Mother for the work she did before you realized you needed a therapist.
