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| - One of my most absolute favorite things to do is have brunch at the Verandah. Having brunch here literally makes me happy. Yes, it's a big statement, but it's true.
The food is always great, they let me substitute items on the menu, service is almost always good, and they have mini donuts. Also, their iced tea is the BEST and comes with iced tea ice cubes, so when they melt, they don't dilute the tea. And no packet sugar/sweetener here, replaced by simple syrup. Fancy!
I went there recently for dinner. I planned to meet a friend for lunch but she had to cancel at the last minute. I had been looking forward to it for days, so I was bummed and my kind hubby offered to take me there for dinner (one of the many reasons why I love him, lol).
Dinner was great! Ordered the fritto misto (calamari) to start. Fried perfectly and accompanied by a yummy marinara sauce. I had the branzino for my entree, which was delicious. It came with whipped potatoes but I substituted rice (see 2nd paragraph). A side order of truffle potatoes had just enough truffle flavor - many places claim to have truffle _____ but when you get it, you can't even taste the truffle. Not so here.
Mini ice cream bars for dessert wrapped up a fantastic meal. Note: my first choice was the chocolate soufflé, but it takes 15 minutes to bake.
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