Marble Room Offers Playful Plates In Sleek Surroundings

It’s hard to walk into the Marble Room and focus on the plate. Eyes keep shifting up, over and around at the pink marble columns, sleek quartz bar, sparkling chandeliers and intricate ironwork of the renovated Walker and Weeks-designed space that’s now an opulent downtown steakhouse. But after all the gawking, you’ll be equally impressed by executive chef Kyle Anderson’s menu. “We do a modern, playful approach on a lot of things,” he says. So while you’ll find an 18-ounce dry-aged Delmonico ($62) and 40-ounce Porterhouse ($101), there’s also a raw bar and creative seafood options. The diver sea scallops ($38) — artistically arranged around a barley risotto made with roasted cauliflower and topped with asparagus and a lemon-infused olive oil — promise to hold your attention. ”It’s a light dish, but there’s a lot of flavor packed inside of it,” he says. ”It looks beautiful on the plate.” 623 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216-523-7000, marbleroomcle.com