Flowers Resturant和 The Hero Ranch Kitchen是姊妹餐廳,座落於Saratoga市Big Basin Way主街上。同一個老板,在此開了兩家餐館且就在隔壁,這是很少見的現象。
The Hero Ranch Kitchen餐廳業主家族原是從事葡萄酒和橄欖油業務,曾經也開過幾家連鎖餐館。把原開在位於San Jose Almaden Valley的家庭牧場餐館關掉,又在Saratoga Flowers Restaurant的隔壁,開了一家風味完全不同的The Hero Ranch Kitchen。
兩家餐館形式風味各異,Flowers Restaurant明亮開敞,餐盤、叉匙都是高檔級,餐桌是大理石桌面,省了桌巾,感覺很潔淨。The Hero Ranch Kitchen把老舊房子改裝成小餐廳,原木裝璜仍在,木板餐桌卷草餐巾上放著刀叉,有鄉村的風味。
Flowers Resturant的餐食清爽且重擺盤,感受美食享受,相對的價錢也貴。The Hero Ranch Kitchen不以視覺搶眼,而在創新。食客評分都在4.5分以上。
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Moscow Mule
這是兒子點的酒,喝起來有伏特加、薑汁啤酒和青檸檬角的味道。
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Grilled octopus – lemon vinaigrette, mixed green, feta
烤章魚沙拉:章魚沒想像的好吃,綠色沙拉澆上檸檬香醋及羊乳酪,配點水果丁,脆又帶點微酸很開胃。
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Buttermilk fried chicken & cornbread, candied bacon, poblano cornbread, jalapeno honey butter
波布蘭諾玉米麵包墊底盤,上擺酪乳炸雞和玉米麵包、蜜餞培根、澆上墨西哥胡椒蜂蜜黃油。蜜餞培根甜鹹適中,正中我口味,好吃極了!酪乳炸雞和玉米麵包中的雞肉又嫩又鮮,大家一掃而光,意猶未意。
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poblano cornbread波布蘭諾玉米麵包,吃起來帶點甜又香酥。
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truffle fries, kennebec potatoes, white truffle oil, parmesan, parsley
肯尼貝克的馬鈴薯切成條,炸酥後沾松露、白松露油、巴馬干酪,再以歐州香菜點綴,一看就迫不急待想咬一口,果然香脆入口,非常好吃的薯條。
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coconut curry prawns, peanut sauce, fresno chili, mango, macadamia nuts
椰子咖哩蝦、炸得酥脆澆上花生醬、配上fresno產的辣椒、芒果、澳洲堅果,
是一道少見的佳餚。
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pan seared halibut, potato mash, sauteed spinach, poached egg, black caviar, lemon beurre blanc
香煎大比目魚配上土豆泥、炒菠菜、荷包蛋、黑魚子醬、檸檬白酒,魚鮮嫩土豆泥爽滑,入口即化,可惜量少了些。
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7 oz Black Angus Braveheart filet, truffle butter, urbani black truffle, Irish cheddar scalloped potatoes
菲力牛排配上松露黃油、urbani 黑松露、愛爾蘭切達干酪扇貝土豆,這是一道肉質軟嫩最好吃的牛排,齒頰留香令人不忘。
Chocolate bomb, chocolate, tiramisu, vanilla ice cream, caramel espresso drizzle
圓形巧克力狀如炸彈、澆上焦糖濃縮咖啡即刻溶化,提拉米蘇、香草冰淇淋、冰涼又芳香甜而不膩,入口沁透心脾。
周六/週日人多,由於座位有限,建議提前預訂(提前 24 小時或以上)以免向隅。
14583 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA 95070 (669) 267-3183
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