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From the moment you slide into a cushy leather booth until you take the last bite of the meringue-encased pineapple upside down Alaska — flambéed before your eyes — Alpen Rose immerses you in the kind of finely calibrated luxury one expects from a steakhouse. Michael Schulson's well-trained team of servers and chefs deliver on execution and showmanship, best illustrated by the rosy-red beef Wellington that's wrapped inside perfectly lacquered puff pastry and carved tableside. The dry-aged beef is best rounded out with a chorus of classic accompaniments, like the fluffy clover rolls with honey butter and Parmesan-dusted creamed spinach. You may find equally excellent renditions of such dishes at other Philly steakhouses, but they won't have the intimacy and splendor of Alpen Rose's wood-paneled dining room.