**** (4 stars)
Nice atmosphere, good food and service. There is a ramp on the left of the parking lot if you don't want to climb the stairs.
There is quite a good local non-alcoholic drink that is like sprite with bitters.
Dorf-Alm zu St. Wolfgang
Markt 123
5360 St. Wolfgang
Austria
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***** (5 stars)
Lovely outdoor spot on the market square with a wide assortment of international breakfasts and fresh Pattie's. Excellent coffee drinks. Friendly service.
Nakielny Kawa i Wypieki
ul. Basztowa 15
31-143 Kraków
Poland
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***** (5 stars)
Such winning ambience at this traditional bistro near Trafalgar Square and the theatre district. Be sure to ask to sit downstairs in the cozy little rooms!
Standouts we're the escargot and the absolutely scrumptious confit of duck.
The cafe gourmand is a great way to try small samples of all their wonderful desserts.
Service is very welcoming.
Le Garrick
10-12 Garrick Street
London WC2E 9BH
United Kingdom
***** (5 stars)
This hotel is ideally located in the theater district, and near Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden. Rooms are spacious and the staff is welcoming. There is a small cafe and bar off the lobby that serves a well-prepared if limited menu.
St Martins Lane Hotel
45 St Martin's Lane
London WC2N 4HX
United Kingdom
***** (5 stars)
Great traditional brasserie convenient to the theatre district. Frequented by locals, which is always a good sign. Nice wine by the glass selections. Very welcoming staff.
Côte
50-51 St Martin's Lane
London WC2N 4EA
United Kingdom
***** (5 stars)
Excellent museum for adults and children that clearly tells its chronological story. Lots of buttons to push and things to climb on for the kids, and a deeper level that's easy for adults to absorb through just the right amount of signage. At Coventry Garden for tourist shopping and food, but I recommend walking over to St Martin's Lane for much better dining options.
London Transport Museum
Covent Garden Piazza
London WC2E 7BB
United Kingdom
***** (5 stars)
Always a required stop in London. There's a reason this restaurant has been in business more than thirty years.
Our favorite aspect is that they will give you a blind wine paring, so if you're into wine it is really fun to guess with no preconceived notions. Great service and hospitality.
Pied à Terre
34 Charlotte Street
London W1T 2NH
United Kingdom
***** (5 stars)
This has long been our favorite restaurant in London. It’s certainly the most romantic. The food is sublime, the service is welcoming, and the wine list is a vast resource of reasonably priced treasures. This is always one of our stops on every visit to London.
Clos Maggiore
33 King Street
London WC2E 8JD
United Kingdom
***** (5 stars)
Wow! That’s my review.
Seriously, it’s amazing that Orlando has another new world-class restaurant. It’s been an amazing couple of years for Michelin-quality places opening up, and Foreigner is right at the top of that class.
If it doesn’t seem like this restaurant has only been open a few weeks, that’s because Chef Bruno and his team have been honing their presentation for four years in pop-ups.
Now they are taking full advantage of this beautiful new space, presenting ten courses, beginning at the ten-seat counter, and ending at the communal dessert table.
Each course is assembled in front of you. Chef Bruno’s interaction with the diners makes the presentation a delight. And his friendliness encourages interaction among everyone, making Foreigner a really fun and relaxed environment.
With so many standouts, it’s hard to pick a favorite, and with half the menu changing every two weeks, you won’t see many repeats.
My favorites were:
Regular or reserve wine pairings thoughtfully accompany every course.
My only wish is that the souvenir menu included more description of the ingredients, as with so many complex courses, it’s hard to remember all the twists and turns!
If you’re looking for a sublime dining experience, Foreigner is the real deal.
Foreigner Restaurant
2816 Corrine Dr
Orlando, FL 32803
***** (5 stars)
I was skeptical when I saw where this new RusTeak location is on a map, because it's pretty much a stealth business park, hidden in trees, off a side road, and RusTeak is in the back.
And yet, just a week or so after opening it was packed at lunchtime, so they're doing something right.
A lot of things, actually.
First, the room is great. High ceilinged, trendy, with a great bar separate from the dining areas. The bar also opens to the outside via a counter, so lots of seating possibilities. The place just looks cooler than most Orlando restaurants.
The cocktail menu is a great place to start exploring. I enjoyed my Rum and iced coffee concoction very much. There is also a pretty extensive and reasonably priced wine list.
The menu is a single page, perhaps because they are still in a soft opening, but there is a nice variety. I loved my 55th Street sandwich, which was essentially a Reuben made with cole slaw. The smoked pastrami was wonderfully meaty and abundant.
The half wedge salad that accompanied it was a bit odd. It was Romaine rather than iceberg, which is fine, but there was no dressing, just cheese crumbles and a drizzle of balsamic.
The mushroom brie bisque was wonderfully rich and flavorful.
As I said, they were busy, and there weren't a lot of servers, but they did a good job of keeping up, although it was never really clear who our server was, and I think they still have some communication issues to work out amongst them. But all in all this is a promising start, and just the kind of restaurant we need in this part of town.
RusTeak
1681 Amazing Way Ocoee
Ocoee, FL 34761