If you could only have one dining out experience while in SoWal, where would you go and why?
Cafe Provence?
Cafe Tango?
Gravel Road?
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Beach Fanatic
make it a progressive dinner !!!
Criolla's for drinks and tapas
D&K for dinner
Gravel Road for dessert
all three of the above restaurants are very near each other.
This is the best idea I've heard.
Goofer, can I tag along with you on your gastronomic adventures? They always sound like fun, and your wine selections...heavenly.
SoWal Expert
There's quite a mix/range as far as what people wear, depending on the restaurant, their personality, etc.
Many men wear tailored dress shorts w/ polos or button down shirts. Jeans (if worn by anyone over college age) are dressy jeans w/ nice tops and shoes. Women in shorts at dinner is rare at the nicer restaurants.
I would go to dinner at any of them in a nice pair of jeans, heels, and a cute top, but I am also in my late twenties and would be more casually dressed than most people there.
Many men wear tailored dress shorts w/ polos or button down shirts. Jeans (if worn by anyone over college age) are dressy jeans w/ nice tops and shoes. Women in shorts at dinner is rare at the nicer restaurants.
I would go to dinner at any of them in a nice pair of jeans, heels, and a cute top, but I am also in my late twenties and would be more casually dressed than most people there.
SoWal Expert
I would go to dinner at any of them in a nice pair of jeans, heels, and a cute top, but I am also in my late twenties and would be more casually dressed than most people there.
Unless I happened to be dining there also.
You are at the beach, Re-freaking-lax. , but if you want to blend into the crowd (I never like to do that), :roll: ... take note of what scooterbug said.
Beach Fanatic
joho "If you want an experience go to "Blooms"
Right Kurt? ;-) heeheehee"
Wait a minute!!! We must not be coming down there enough!!
Were/what is Blooms?
Inquiring minds want to know!
Right Kurt? ;-) heeheehee"
Wait a minute!!! We must not be coming down there enough!!
Were/what is Blooms?
Inquiring minds want to know!
SoWal Insider
make it a progressive dinner !!!
Criolla's for drinks and tapas
D&K for dinner
Gravel Road for dessert
all three of the above restaurants are very near each other.
Count me in! Let's do it. I will be in town next Thursday how 'bout Friday or Saturday night. Uuummmm.....can I have dessert twice? I love Katz key lime pie!
When we did tappas at Criolla's a couple of weeks ago it was divine. I liked going early and just sitting at the bar. Had a really good mojito there too. There were very sweet to us letting us come in a few minutes early. I have arrived early a couple of places before and they very rudely told you they were not open yet, but they let us come in have a seat and look at the menu while they finished setting up.
Goofer which one did you like best? FFF and I had those fabulous root chips (I forgot what they were called) with hummus and guacomole.
This is the best idea I've heard.
Goofer, can I tag along with you on your gastronomic adventures? They always sound like fun, and your wine selections...heavenly.
Let's do it!
beats on hood
I hate to sound like a backwoods heathen but......we never dress up when on vacation in FL. SO- would any of these nice restaurants lend themselves to shorts (not cut-offs) or even jeans? I have others on my list to visit but thought I would ask about these as well.In the summer the most dressed up I see the people who aren't newbies is "beach dressy-casual" - lots of linen - pants with a dress shirt or polo for men and a linen shirt/pants or a dressy-casual sundress (no spike heels) for women.
Thanks in advance for not taking me to task for lack of refinement and decorum.
But you can get by with shorts and a t-shirt. I mean, they'll take your money. One night after we had been doing work around the house, we headed out for a casual restaurant. We were too tired to get dressed, so we wore our work clothes, didn't shower, I didn't do my makeup or hair. Every restaurant suitable for our attire was packed. We didn't want takeout pizza because we had that the night before. We ended up eating at Borago because for some reason they had seats available. I'm not gonna lie - we looked pretty shabby.
BTW I don't see jeans at the beach in the summer. Different in the off-season when my beach uniform is jeans, cowboy boots, a sweater, and a fur jacket or vest.
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percy
Why Borago? Tell me about it.In a word--scallops.
And don't mess around; get the appetizer in entree size and then have dessert.
Beach Fanatic
If you could only have one dining out experience while in SoWal, where would you go and why?
I have been pondering this question for days now.:scratch: Actually, I think I would want to eat some place I've never dined before. And that leaves a number of places open.
I've never dined at Stinkey's, or Onano's....have eaten at Gravel Road for lunch, but not dinner!So it would be difficult for me right now to choose. I'm happy with hushpuppies, fried ______ (insert catfish, shrimp, oysters, soft shell crab), cheese grits and a piece of pecan pie or bread pudding. YUM
I miss my momma, she used to make me all these or whatever I wanted. Who needed to go out!
Beach Fanatic
I don't know what I would choose but I will be at D and K's on Thursday for Lunch and Cafe Tango for dinner for my wife's birthday...
P.S. Kat that lunch menu looks AMAZING!!!
P.S. Kat that lunch menu looks AMAZING!!!
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Beach Fanatic
is Blooms still serving?;-)
Beach Fanatic
In the summer the most dressed up I see the people who aren't newbies is "beach dressy-casual" - lots of linen - pants with a dress shirt or polo for men and a linen shirt/pants or a dressy-casual sundress (no spike heels) for women.
But you can get by with shorts and a t-shirt. I mean, they'll take your money. One night after we had been doing work around the house, we headed out for a casual restaurant. We were too tired to get dressed, so we wore our work clothes, didn't shower, I didn't do my makeup or hair. Every restaurant suitable for our attire was packed. We didn't want takeout pizza because we had that the night before. We ended up eating at Borago because for some reason they had seats available. I'm not gonna lie - we looked pretty shabby.
BTW I don't see jeans at the beach in the summer. Different in the off-season when my beach uniform is jeans, cowboy boots, a sweater, and a fur jacket or vest.
When we are in Destin (or now, Sowal), I am lucky to get DH out of a swim suit and into shorts to go eat. That's why I was wondering about these "nicer" places on the thread. I can see us ending up at someplace like Borago, feeling shabby but eating anyway!
Meow
"Dressed up" in my world is showered. 
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
"Dressed up" in my world is showered.
:funn: Girl, I am so with you on this one.
beats on hood
"Dressed up" in my world is showered.Yeah, when I'm at the beach, I shower every three days whether I have to or not.
I mean, isn't the pool a substitute?
Beach Fanatic
Count Me In On The Progressive Dinner !!
Beach Fanatic
joho "If you want an experience go to "Blooms"
Right Kurt? ;-) heeheehee"
Wait a minute!!! We must not be coming down there enough!!
Were/what is Blooms?
Inquiring minds want to know!
Blooms is located on the east side of Abacos (across from Ed Walline Park)
and 393.
SoWal Guide
this is a very hard question! and I cannot limit to one! here are my first choices: borago, d & K, onano. Borago - we have a lot of history here filled with wonderful and funn dining with our closest friends. D&K - we have always enjoyed this place (before and after its renovation) - great location and some of the best food around. Borago - very intimate and makes me feel I'm dining in france or italy.
and we have so many other choices this summer! just look at Grand Blvd! I've tried flemings and mitchell's - enjoyed both - but for some reason I felt like I was sitting in a big chain restaurant in Atlanta or Jacksonville. something doesn't quite feel right about these in sowal. maybe I need some time to adjust to having "chains" in our little town.
can't wait to try the new italian restaurant on 98 - locanda.
oh, and we finally tried Bijou Bistro at Baytowne Wharf - excellent!!!!! (but a little too crowded in sandestin this time of year).
and we have so many other choices this summer! just look at Grand Blvd! I've tried flemings and mitchell's - enjoyed both - but for some reason I felt like I was sitting in a big chain restaurant in Atlanta or Jacksonville. something doesn't quite feel right about these in sowal. maybe I need some time to adjust to having "chains" in our little town.
can't wait to try the new italian restaurant on 98 - locanda.
oh, and we finally tried Bijou Bistro at Baytowne Wharf - excellent!!!!! (but a little too crowded in sandestin this time of year).
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