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Pre show dinner Horseshoe
Thanks for the ideas so far-Buca was a good idea-but booked all night-cheers
Pre show dinner Horseshoe
Afternoon All-
Will be heading in to town for a show at the Horseshoe on Saturday night-any rec's for 2 guys within a decent walk of the Hilton garden on John and/ or the Horseshoe on Queen-
Ideally would be with dining in the bar area-
Looking for an alternative to Terroni or even the Keg on York where we usually end up
cheers
5 guys -west island
Construction seems to going strong at new 5 guys in West island-off of sources-located in the stripmall between the starbucks and march de'louest
Nashville Fri/Sat with an 8yr old
So were back!
We had a fantastic trip to Nashville and Memphis
The Opryland hotel was expectedly over the top, but our daughter got a kick out of it-the indoor gardens etc are really well done-
Our first stop was for lunch-we had heard some interesting reviews of TAVERN, and it was great-a beautiful day, they had the large patio doors open-We really enjoyed the service and food-its really interesting design wise too
For dinner we had originally booked at Old Hickory within the resort-but changed our reservation to Ravello-also within Opryland-it was very good, and their patio setting is very nice
The next day we headed downtown to check out the sites, we decided on lunch at Rippy's as we wanted to hear some live music and enjoy some bbq-Great atmosphere and lots of fun
That night we headed to City House, which lived up to the reviews, great setting, interesting dishes and great cocktails too-try the Dark and Stormy! The room had great energy-but at no time did we find it loud in anyway, we were seated in the upper area, so maybe this is why..
We headed to Memphis the next am-as we had bought tix for the 2pm Graceland tour-which was great-the immediate area around Graceland is in pretty rough shape-lots of closed business and really no good options for food-definitely eat prior to heading to the area.
We checked into the Peabody-and had some snacks in the lobby-for dinner we walked over to the Majestic Grill on South Main which was a reccomendation from the concierge
The Majestic is a historic movie theater converted to a nice mid-upscale restaurant-pretty extensive menu-nothing out of the ordinary, but steaks were great, as was the very personable server-they do have a kids menu-but were also willing to do 1/2 orders of anything on the regular menu
Our last lunch was at Blues City Cafe on Beale for Ribs, which was a recommendation from our server at Majestic-ribs were great and a nice way to end the trip
All in all a great trip! Happy to answer any questions-
Cheers and thanks
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Blues City Cafe
138 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103
Nashville Fri/Sat with an 8yr old
Thanks-that looks like a good option for lunch or bfast as well-
Were may just do the first night at Old Hickory Steakhouse at Opryland (It will have been a long day of travel) and then next evening dinner at City house-
Nashville Fri/Sat with an 8yr old
Hey All
Will be visiting Nashville Friday and Saturday with wife and 8 yr old daughter (very used to dining in any type of restaurant!)
Were staying at Opryland, but would like to eat at least 1 dinner and all lunches away from the resort-
Were fine with all price points, likely mid-upscale price for dinners, as long as its cool with kids-a kids menu is not needed-we'll be heading to Memphis on Sunday (yes to see Graceland) and staying at the Peabody
Any tips would be appreciated
Cheers!
Lucille's NDG (old O' Bistro location)
We had a great dinner at Lucille's-we had an 8:30 reservation-waited about 15 minutes at the bar-it was packed but a great atmosphere-good mix of young and older folks
After 10 they have 1$ per oyster, malpeques but very fresh and decent sized-out table had 2 orders of 12 as appetizers-
2 of us had the Lobster rolls(2 per) order-they were the best I have had outside of maine-2 others had Burgers and got thumbs up from both,
Would definately go back
New or good near the airport?
Thanks-haven tried The Grand, so that's one new place at least!
New or good near the airport?
Hello All-
Making our annual trip for a trade show near pearson-the food selection is quite dismal-anything new in the area(within 10-15 mins drive)
We usually hit Via Allegro, Ginko and usually one of the chains such as Keg or Canyon Creek-
cheers
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Via Allegro
1750 The Queensway, Toronto, ON M9C5H5, CA
Walking distance to the Brooklyn Bridge?
Were going to hit Grimaldi's or Frannys after a run across the bridge-would friday or saturday lunch be busier?
cheers
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Grimaldi's
1 Front St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
a good prosecco recommendation
Our go to prosecco is Carpené Malvolti, followed by Nino Franco, both a great options-
Thanks now I am thirsty...
New ideas for Saturday night
Thanks all-
The Saturday night in question I will not be solo,but the other 2 indeed
I had forgotten about Crush, and have not been to select yet, but it too looks promising
Starfish vs The Keg PRICEWISE (let's ignore the food comparison for now)
Good choice, aside from the great seafood-the steak-Frites are really good
New ideas for Saturday night
Thanks for the heads up on JK, it's still open despite the sale?
Any other tips for Saturday night would be great-
New ideas for Saturday night
Afternoon All
Will be back in town this week on business, staying at the Hilton Garden on Peter Street
I have 2 days solo which I will likely hit my old haunts of eating at the bar at JK wine bar and Starfish
Saturday evening 2 friends are joining me to see a late show (10 pm start)at the Horseshoe(Queen/Spadina)
In the past we have done Terroni,KI, The Keg, Rivoli etc..Anything new in walkable distance from the hotel or the Horsehoe that I should check out for that evening-if they take reservations it would be even better.
Can be mid-to mid high price wise-and cuisine is pretty open as well, except Indian or similar spiced foods.
Thanks all
Need help with Mont Tremblant
Dinners in the village are ok-we like coco pazzo as does our 6 yr old.
sEB is a short drive
www.resto-seb.com
Also a drive, down In Saint Sauver you can check out Gibby's
www.gibbys.com/saint_sauveur.html
Have fun!
Looking for Montreal's Best Italian Restaurant
Da Emma in Old Montreal is great, also like Lucca very much in little Italy
NYC for wife's 40th-dinners & cocktails
Awesome- now for breakfast brunch-I like the idea of booking Locanda Verde for one am-anything reasonably
close to the Hotel(london NYC)
NYC for wife's 40th-dinners & cocktails
Thanks-Here's an update
Grammercy Tavern is closed on the 2nd, so we have a reservation for 7:30pm at Scarpetta on the 2nd and will do GT on the 3rd-I hope-they only take reservations 28 days in advance, which will be Sunday.
By the way-the only time on open table was 6pm whch i booked, then called the restaurant 10 minutes later and they changed it to 7:30 no problem.
So any good spots for a drink before or after Scarpetta? Either in the area or on the way to London NYC
cheers
NYC for wife's 40th-dinners & cocktails
Good idea, was just checking out yasuda & Esca, and I totally forgot about le bernardin this just got tougher...
cheers
NYC for wife's 40th-dinners & cocktails
steve
scarpetta may win out do to the ease of using open table, but we'll see-and definately report back
I actually prefer the tavern side at grammercy tavern but shudder the risk of no seating for her bday dinner!
NYC for wife's 40th-dinners & cocktails
Thanks-Kathryn the list of cocktail spots is great.
Scarpetta looks great too
As for reservations, absolutely I plan to book as soon as they allow-likely tomorrow for a Jan2nd at Grammercy.
For lunches,anything and any budget goes were staying likely at LONDON nyc, will spend a fair amount of time in central park and likely some soho/tribeca time too
thanks
NYC for wife's 40th-dinners & cocktails
Hi Everyone
Visiting from Montreal for my wife's 40th right on Jan2nd for 2 nights.
We basically have 2 dinners, 2 lunches and some cocktail time
For dinners one for sure will be Grammercy Tavern, the second night was going to be Italian or Sushi-
For italian I was considering Babbo, however I am getting a little concerned by some of the loud and rushed comments...a good atmosphere is important, but not looking to speak over the noise
Should we give momofuku a go?
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Home base will likely be the London NYC or Grammercy Park Hotel.
Would love some recs for dinner 2 and also some lunch and cocktail places.
Many thanks and cheers
Best food near Stowe, Vermont
She's six, she's been fine at Michaels and many other better end restaurants when dining at the appropriate time.
"Guys" dinner St.Laurent/Sherbooke
Thanks I had suggested APC to them too-Bouchonne might work as well-
cheers
Best food near Stowe, Vermont
By the way-
Would Hen Of the Wood be kid friendly? No children's menu needed-just curious if they accommodate at an early sitting,
thanks
Best food near Stowe, Vermont
There is a new chef at NORMA's I think he has done a great job at reviving the menu, the setting as other have mentioned is great-we'll be haeding back to topnotch in a few weeks
Some of our favs inlcude:
Dutch Pancake house for Breakfast(on Mountain Rd)
Thin Crust Pizza for lunch at Pie in the Sky
Michael s
Last trip we also tried Solstice in the Stowe Mtn Lodge, nice property, trying real hard in terms of service and presentation-but wasn't quite there yet.
