![]() The Penfolds Bin 2 (Shiraz and Mourvèdre blend) is perfect with the duck, and the King Estate Vin Gris speaks to many of the menu's vegetarian dishes. Most sections lead with a house choice that changes depending on availability. This wine list is smartly organized and offers lots of good choices by the glass. ![]() Chef Claudia Nesbit once worked at Bacchanalia, so brings with her the warm chocolate cake dessert she used to do there. The confit is just a touch too salty, but bites that merge all three flavors are perfect. ![]() Never having sampled La Tavola before, I thought this. Best choice, however, may be the pheasant on a bed of confit and green onion-flecked polenta. A couple weeks back, La Tavola Trattoria, part of the Fifth Group Restaurants, had a BOGOF promotion. Lamb comes rare as ordered on a bed of luscious, crisp greens. The panzanella is a total disappointment, lacks greens and enough tomato, and is based almost entirely on croutons, but they're rendered mush by being drenched in overly acidic dressing. House-made wild mushroom ravioli is a good choice, with plump pillows of dough and a creamy sauce. It's crisp and tasty on the outside, set on a bed of mushrooms and perfumed with truffle oil, but would have a better interior texture (less mushy) if done in smaller sizes. One of these is a rice croquette-like arancini-but huge. That's not all that's changed: Gone is the Brie 'n' baguette kind of menu, and in its place is a more adventurous line-up of dishes with plenty of choices (marked with a red V) to please the many resident vegetarians. The new space is lush with uplit potted ficus trees, brick walls lined with flea-market oil paintings, fringed red velvet swag drapes, and sheltered outdoor seating that can do business even in iffy weather. 4. One of the city's more imaginatively-designed spaces is this now-decade-old institution, originally established in Virginia-Highland. THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Virginia's Restaurant & Bar Restaurant Review: EAT SHOP PLAY Stay Awhile Enjoy Friends & Family Virginia Highland District is a 1. ![]()
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