Sarasota Restaurant Reviews | Dining Guide | SRQ | Florida dining

For our meals, we chose the following:

Parmesan Beignets:  Crunchy pears, orange blossom honey and thyme.  $8
Very light, flavorful, rich and creamy — a very nice appetizer.
Beet “Tartar”:  Summer apple, breakfast radish, pea shoots and creamy horseradish.  $8
Very refreshing, crunchy and tasty.
Wild Mushroom Bisque:  With truffled rye croutons.  $6
Rich, earthy, creamy and flavorful. Very well prepared. Perhaps the best I’ve ever tasted.
Wild Mushroom Salad:  Wild mushrooms, delicata squash, seasonal greens, pecorino, bacon, cornbread crunch and maple sherry vinaigrette.  $7
A wonderfully flavorful combination of flavors and textures — robust.
Shaved Brussels Sprouts:  Butternut squash, pecans, Nueske’s bacon, raisins and maple vinaigrette.  $7
Crisp, sweet, smoky and delicious! One of my favorites.
Quinoa (GF):  Roasted beets, blueberries, goat feta, watercress and lavender honey vinaigrette.  $7
Wonderful mixture of textures and flavors; sweet, nutty and soft. 
My Uncle’s Burger:  Special mix of grass-fed beef, Great Lakes cheddar, Indigenous sauce, cornichons and herb home fries.  $12
Different flavors…sweet, rich, incredibly filling, and delicious.
Braised Beef Short Ribs:  “Kimmy Chi”, molasses and black pepper.  $26
Very nice presentation. Meaty, and not too spicy. Fall-off-the-bone goodness.
Hook-to-Fork, Gulf and Atlantic Species:  Flounder with cauliflower and carrot gratin with fingerling lime caviar.  $28
Flounder was lightly breaded and fresh; the fingerling lime provided a refreshing burst of citrus.
Wild Caught Gulf Shrimp:  Okonomyaki, cucumbers, nori, fish sauce aioli, sweet soy and curry peanuts.  $23
Oh my!  Six very fresh shrimp over an Asian-style pancake. Beautiful to look at, and even better to eat. Filled with layers of flavor.
Sweet and Savory Cream Biscuit:  Vanilla-roasted peaches, lavender crème, honeycomb and caramel. $8
A very nice presentation and mix of flavors. Very satisfying.
Chocolate and Almond Butter Brownie:  Nutella ice cream, burnt banana, raspberry powder and marshmallow.  $8
Dense and rich — A chocolate-lover’s dream.
Inspired Seasonal Sorbet:  Peach.  $5
Nice color and flavor. Very peachy.
Key Lime Curd, Ginger Basil Shortbread:  Coconut milk ice cream, sea salt and dark chocolate “magic shell”. $8
Tremendous combination of flavors. Rich and sweet. Would definitely order any time it’s on the menu.

With a passion for food, finely honed culinary techniques and locally sourced, sustainable seasonal ingredients — not to mention a James Beard Foundation semi-finalist nomination for Best Chef of the South in 2014 — Chef Steve Phelps and his team are delivering on the vision: a simply ingenious.

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