Dinner at Garden at the Cellar

Hands down, my favorite restaurant is Garden at the Cellar. I've been there dozens of times over the past few years because their burger is my favorite. I order it almost every time I go. In fact, in all the times I've been to Garden, I've never actually ordered from the dinner menu, until now.

At dinner we started with appetizers of pork belly and duck leg confit.

The pork belly was served over an apple puree with mustard seed and bourbon. The 4-inch crispy pork belly was flavorful and indulgent.

The long-cooked duck leg confit was fall-off-the-bone tender. It was served with potatoes, walnuts, crispy haricot verts, frisee and a shallot vinaigrette. 

The special for the evening was mac & cheese which is all-time favorite of mine. And this mac was cheesy and buttery, just how I like it! It was topped with crispy croutons, which added a nice crunch. We had it as a side to accompany dinner. 

The dinner orders at the table were the steak frites and the pork tenderloin. Both were more than generous portions and cooked to perfection, at a medium-rare temperature.

Garden's fries are rosemary-truffle, thin and crispy. The steak was marinated and grilled, then sliced before being plated on a bed of squash puree and spinach.

The tenderloin was served with over spaetzle with cremini mushrooms and roasted brussel sprouts.

I always know that the quality of food and the presentation of the dishes is going to be outstanding at Garden, and I always leave happy and full. The causal, gastropub atmosphere makes it a fantastic place to meet. In fact, I often take out of town guests to Garden for dinner, and they are always impressed.

This past week Garden debuted a new menu so get there and check it out!