Warm popovers stand in for bread, filets are tender and rich, and brunch gets served in bento boxes with themes— “griddled” (pancakes and French toast) and “hangover” (burgers, fries and sunglasses).
Textbook veal Vesuvio, a “garbage” salad fit for four, calf’s liver sauteed with onions and bacon, perfectly seared chops and garlicky shrimp DeJonghe.
The sweet-lobster cocktail satiates two, the juicy prime rib comes in a hefty portion, and desserts are so enormous that servers cut them in two, wrapping half in a take-away bag, no questions asked.
Start with the sweet, cool stone crabs and a delicious chopped salad that could easily feed two. Go straight to the top with the bone-in New York strip or the Alaskan king crab legs served chilled.
Try the oysters Rockefeller generously topped with barely wilted spinach. Several cuts of steaks are presented on a tray before your meal to help you make the selection or to try something new.
Feast on arepas, fried white-corn pancakes filled with cheese and sausage or try one of the Colombian combo plates, which includes fried flank steak or pork, plus plantains and yuca.
This Tuscan take on beef is refreshing: Steak comes plated on a pile of arugula and crusted in your choice of Parmesan, Gorgonzola or roasted garlic.
