The good, the bad and the downright delicious - 17 days of food in pictures

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This is the K family food trip report from end Aug '08

 

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This is the first of two trips to Citrico's - probably our favourite Signature restaurant.

Service was excellent, we were looked after very well (as always) by Jamie who, after guiding us through the new items on the menu, brought the following :-

Amuse Bouche - a medley of beans in a sun dried tomato sauce with balsamic vinegar.

For Starters I chose the gateaux of crab

Paula, the Goat Cheese ‘Truffles’ Tomato, Cracked Pepper and Sesame ‘Truffles’ with arugula, frisee, applewood smoked bacon and peaches

and the kids the cheese and grape platter,

For Main Course, I tried the Pan Roasted Halibut with Heirloom Tomatoes and Arugula with a Warm Aromatic Tomato Water

Paula, the Rotisserie Pork Tenderloin with Porcini Risotto, Warm Mushroom Salad and Truffle Vinaigrette

Lois, the Braised Black Angus Short Ribs with Creamy Polenta and a Blood Orange Demi-glace

and Callie the kids Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Mashed Potato and Broccolini

All the main courses were excellent but Lois' really stood out - it was melt in the mouth tender (it was braised for 5 hours) and absolutely packed with flavour.

 

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Chef then surprised us with a pre-dessert whilst we chose from the dessert menu. He sent us home made marshmallow with a summer fruit compote

The actual deserts then arrived, I chose the Cheese Course Trio with Pecorino Foglie di Noce from Tuscany Italy, Corsu Vecchiu, from the French Island of Corsica and Forme d’Ambert from Auvergne, France.

Paula had Lemon Cheesecake with fresh raspberry sauce,

and the kids had Create Your Own ice cream sunday

We thought we were all done but Chef Eddie :chef: had one last treat before we left, he emerged from the kitchen clutching a bottle of frozen home made Frangelico (hazelnut liquor) which he proceeded to pour into two chilled shot glasses - it was delicious our:

10/10 for tonight for food and service - we bade our farewells and wobbled back along the path to the Poly

 

[sandybobandy]

Great pictures! looking forward to more

 

[TigerKat]

OMG - I LOVE Frangelico and that looked incredible!!!

 

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Citrico's - visit 2

Tonight all Jamie's tables were full when we arrived so we were lumbered with a server who would have been better suited to working Haunted Mansion. No extra treats tonight These are the dishes we tried that you haven't already seen from night 1

Crispy Arancini starter

Shrimp and Feta cheese Starter

Filet Giardaniere main

Kids pasta with cheese

Kids Dalmation Bones desert

Tropical Fruit Creme Brulee

Seasonal Berry Gratin

 

[HonnyDipp]

Everything looks wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

 

[MTCruiser]

wow....everything looks good

 

[dizneeat]

Awesome review so far - looking forward to MORE!!

 

[MickeyNicki]

Wow cannot wait!

 

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Next stop was The Yachtman Steakhouse.

I managed to get a snap of the chef portioning the meat in the cold room at the entrance to the restaurant

the cuts of meat on display

and the wood fired grill where the steaks are cooked

tonights selections were

Seared Maine Diver Scallops with frisee and shiitake mushroom salad, tossed with warm smoked bacon vinaigrette

Lobster bisque - kids size

and a shrimp and citrus fruit salad

not forgetting the bread with roasted garlic :eat:

For mains we split the chateaubriand with bearnaise sauce

Lois had the filet with red wine sauce

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and Callie had the kids pasta

We couldn't manage a desert but the kids had the chocolate puzzle.

Everthing was OK - nothing to complain about but nothing really stood out above average :shrug:

 

[mickeysgirl17]

I'm in. Looks yummy!

 

[HappyCamper87]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[luckytobeme88]

Love your picture review.

 

[John's Mom]

Great reviews and pics!

 

[CanadianPaco]

The photos are beautiful!!! I can't believe how lovely the plates are - the actual plates!!

 

[butiflfeet]

Your pictures are helping me cope with the last few days of waiting for our trip so thank you very much!

The food at Citricos looks amazing! I am so glad I snagged that ADR for our anniversary.

Keep the reviews coming!

 

[quixoticvalue]

Wow. These pictures are amazing! Thank you for your reviews!

 

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Narcoossee's is next.

Paula started with a cocktail

and I had a beer

Our server brought a basket of fresh bread and we ordered starters

Crispy Duck Roll
Spiced Apple Chutney, Roasted Hearts of Palm and Soy-Chilli Glaze

Narcoossee’s Seafood Bisque
Maine Rock Crab and Sourdough Crostini

For mains we had

Herb Rubbed Lamb Loin
Dijon-Horseradish Crushed Potatoes, Balsamic Onions and Red Wine Reduction

Steamed Whole Maine Lobster
Potato Gratin and Steamed Broccolini

The kids had

Filet Mignon
With mashed potatoes and vegetables

Pasta with butter and parmesan

For desert I had the

Gelato Sampler
Chef’s Selection Of House Made Gelati

Paula had Strawberry Shortcake
Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream and Strawberry Sauce

The kids both had a Chocolate Brownie Sundae

On the whole I enjoyed the meal tonight, service was good, the food was tasty and even though it was quite early (6.30ish) the place had a nice atmosphere. The only thing I left was the green tea ice cream ourt of my gelato selection :lol:

 

[suzimar57]

excellent photos! that lobster at narcoosees is a thing of beauty!