Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆ ½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆ ½
Cost: $$$
I recommend: Mushroom Soup, Goat Cheese Flatbread, Seven Layer Chocolate Cake
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Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆ ½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆ ½
Cost: $$$
I recommend: Mushroom Soup, Goat Cheese Flatbread, Seven Layer Chocolate Cake
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Food: ☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆ ½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Must try: Roasted Hudson valley Duck Confit
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Must try: Mint Lamb Kababs, Vegetarian Grill
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆½
Cost: $$$
Must try: Seared Scallop “Sandwich”, Smoked Salmon & Beet Salad
Food: ☆☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆ ½
Cost: $$$
Must try: Toasted Almond Ice-cream Bar
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Chicken Tikka Masala, Lal Maas
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$
Must try: Salt Cod & Potato crostini, Zuppa Funghi
Food: ☆☆☆☆ 1/2
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Must Try: warm doda burfi treacle tart, Andhra pickle chicken meatballs
Ego Thai is a great little Thai restaurant housed in the New Friends Colony Market. It is attractively styled with smatterings of interesting artifacts all over the 2-storied space. The food is good for most part as is the service. The dishes are pretty well priced and there is a full bar which offers interesting cocktails and mocktails.
Dilli Haat is an Indian crafts and food bazaar located in the heart of the city. There are many stalls here that showcase the great variety of handicrafts from all over India.
The idea behind Dilli Haat is to promote the rural craftsmen and artisans and facilitate them selling their handicrafts directly to the buyers. A few of the stalls are permanent but many or there on a rotational basis changing every fifteen days or so. There are on going festivals and performing arts from all over the country that keep this place quite abuzz.
The name Nizam’s is almost synonymous with kathi rolls in India. They were one of the first ones to popularize this food that has its historic origins in cuisine from the princely states of North Eastern India.
A kathi roll is a very popular fast food in India. The meats used in these rolls are traditionally cooked in a charcoal pit using wooden skewers, which are called “Kathi’s”; hence the name Kathi Kababs or Kathi rolls.
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$
Dishes not to miss: Breakfast sandwiches, pastries
La Provence is a great breakfast spot right in the midst of South Beach, FL. You will always find a long line at their counter for it’s readymade bakery items such as pastries and cakes. It also serves a decent breakfast featuring sandwiches, quiches, and eggs in many styles.
La Provence boasts as being an authentic French bakery – I don’t know how fine the food is but the attitude is certainly French! Customer service and politeness is not on their to-do list for sure!
However, for the offerings it has, that hardly makes a difference. La Provence offers an awesome break from the beach, for a quick bite and a good cup of coffee at an affordable price point.
Here is some of what we ate:
Food: ☆☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆ ☆
Cost: $$$
Dishes not to miss: Eggs Benedict, Fried Spicy Shrimp
South Beach, Miami, is the ultimate party destination. In choosing where to stay, I would highly recommend the Delano Hotel, a gorgeous boutique hotel in South Beach, Miami. Continue reading
Food: ☆ ½
Service: ☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$
Dishes not to miss: Cuban sandwich
All foodies…beware of dinning on Ocean Drive in South Beach, Miami!
I didn’t listen…. I figured with all the hype about Lario’s being Gloria Estefan’s Cuban eatery – how bad could it possibly be.
It was really really bad!! This place is a classic tourist trap!
Lario’s is a great place to hang out at to knock back a few drinks and swing your hips to the booming Latin beats as the place turns into a makeshift salsa club. But if its good eats you are looking then this is not the place for you.
At Lario’s……the rhythm is gonna get you…not the food!!
Here is some of what we ate:
Food: ☆☆☆☆ 1/2
Service: ☆☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Dishes not to miss: Pan Onion fried chips, Heirloom tomato salad with burrata, Tangerine creamsicle pot de creme
Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink is possibly one of the best food experiences Miami has to offer. Set in the funky Design District, Chef/Owner Michael Schwartz has created a casual bistro, which is an ode to “Genuine Food & Drink”.
Michael Schwartz is a leader in the farm to table movement and was recently awarded the prestigious 2010 James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: South.
Schwartz’s passion for the freshest, finest ingredients is evident in the truly superb fare he has to offer. Each dish is composed in honor of every component that has been utilized. The results are just divine.
I love that there are no pretensions here. People come here to enjoy simple New American, ingredient-driven cuisine at really affordable prices and I’m all about that!
Here is some of what we ate:
Food: ☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Dishes not to miss: Seared Lamb Chops
Casa Tua, is a delightful Italian-style eatery in the heart of South Beach, which is set in a gorgeous Mediterranean-style house/ hotel. This restaurant flows through various parts of the house, where each area is decorated with intimate elegance. We dined in the charming outdoor garden area.
Casa Tua lived up to my expectations in its ambience and charm but disappointed when it came to service and food. Most of the dishes just failed to impress. The seared lamb chops was the one dish that really stood out but the rest of the food fell rather flat. The service was rather unimpressive too. At a place like this, you expect to be indulged in every way – no such luck here.
For the price point and the hype, I really think Casa Tua was unsuccessful at reaching its true potentiality.
Here is some of what we ate:
Bayerischer Donsil is one of the oldest pubs, which is located right off the famous Marienplatz in the heart of the shopping area in Munich.
Café Sacher at the Sacher Hotel in Salzburg is one of the most charming places in all of Salzburg to sit in and have a cup of tea or coffee. Named after the world famous Sacher Torte, the Sacher Hotel lays claim to being owners of the original recipe.
Café Tomaselli is perhaps one of the most famous coffee houses in Salzburg. This landmark has been around since 1703 and was a regular hang out for young Mozart. Over the centuries, Tomaselli has been featured in several movies and is a great spot for people watching. It is located in a really charming cobble stoned square of the Altstadt.
Food: ☆☆☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆☆ ☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $
Dishes not to miss: Salted Caramel Pie, Chocolate Scone
“This must be where pies go when they die,” says a sign as you walk into Four and Twenty Blackbirds. I couldn’t agree with the sign more. Continue reading