Restaurant Review-Rathbun's

I went out with my usual group of Foodies to Rathbun's. While navigating  through empty warehouses and dilapidated structures I was almost thinking of heading back home. Driving to this restaurant was SCARY !!. Until, I entered the restaurant and it was all good. We were told that the dining room is a one-hundred year old renovated wine cellar. The exposed wall and the tasteful decor is very chic. Word of caution: DO NOT sit in the center of the dining room. You'll have to shout across the table. Not fun.

Moving to the food, we got two sets of menus. One is the usual fare and the other is handwritten daily specials. How neat !
My litmus test for any good restaurant is the bread. If the bread is good, chances are that the food will make me happy. When the bread came out it was moist and very flavorful. Good start for the evening.
For the main course, I ordered three of the small plates just because I wanted to sample more than one dish.  It was a smart strategy. My first small plate was this super thin cracker like flat bread with prosciutto, cipollini onions and pink peppercorn honey. One bite and the angels were singing. Beautiful flavors yet very light and not too sweet. For my second plate, I was waiting for the smoked salmon toastada. Perfectly tasty. My third small plate was crab cake tart. The sauce was divine, the tart shell was super buttery and the crab cake filing was yum.

It was time for the desserts. Like always, we ordered almost the entire dessert menu. By far, rice pudding was the best one of the lot. Others were kinda forgettable.

Overall, food was fabulous but the desserts were strictly OK.

Rathbun's Restaurant

112 Krog Street, Ste R

Atlanta, Georgia 30307

404.524.8280

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Restaurant Review - Canoe ( Atlanta, GA)

If you are looking for a special place to celebrate with family or have a cozy date or perhaps meet friends for appetizers over drinks, head down to Canoe. This little gem is located right on the Chattahoochee River in a serene and breathtaking landscape. The food here is without doubt, a gastronomical delight. Service is impeccable and the ambiance is worthy of a restaurant that has won numerous prestigious national awards.

Menu is seasonal and the talented chef Carvel creates masterpieces using vegetables and herbs from the restaurant's garden or sources fresh produce from local farmers. Although the menu has more options for the carnivores, there are some good dishes for the vegetarians. Best, when you make reservations, request that the chef makes some thing vegetarian for you. I am sure they will create something phenomenal, just for you.

Word of caution: The amazing selection of flat breads, walnut cranberry bread, or the olive bread is VERY addictive. Pace yourself. You don't want to miss out on the desserts.

(Note to Myself-click pictures for the blog before you dig in. I promise to update this post with some food pictures soon.)

Must Try:
1) Even if you are not a salad kinda person , like me, get the Marinated Golden and Red Beet Salad with Whipped Vermont Goat’s Cheese, Candied Walnuts and Basil Oil. This will take you to cloud nine. One of the best tasting and superbly created salad ever!

2) If you want to impress your date go for the Canoe’s House Smoked Salmon with a Crispy Potato Cake and Vermont Goat’s Cheese. This appetizer makes you go...ahhhhh

3) The entrees keep changing with the seasons but are always very good. You cannot go wrong with anything that you choose at Canoe.

4) For the Winos, they have a superb selection of wines.

5) Being a foodie and dining with fellow foodies, I have tried all their desserts choices. Now, how many times can you say that! Butter pop ice cream -amazing, blueberry semi fredo -amazing, Pana Cotta with raspberries -amazing, Crème Brûlée - amazing.

Price: Splurge worthy

Dress Code: Business Casual

Here is the website:

http://www.canoeatl.com/

Reservations
Call: 770.432.2663