A lovely day in Winter Park!

On a beautiful afternoon in Winter Park, we decide to have a drink and a snack while walking around shopping. 310 on Park Ave is one of my favorite places. I love sitting at the bar and chatting. The bar staff is always super friendly and helpful, it doesn't hurt that they make really good drinks too! We decided to order 2 items we have never had and we were pleasantly surprised. The gator tail appetizer and the smoked salmon app.

The gator tail was tender, as they pounded it out and breaded it, and then lightly fried. It came with a lovely aioli to dip it in; we devoured it as we were super hungry from all the shopping. The bartender had described the smoked salmon much better than the menu listed. When it arrived it was so beautifully presented. A large piece of seasoned rare salmon was on top of spring mix with a large cracker and a tasty aioli for dipping. Again we devoured this it was so good, I can't wait to go back and order it again.

We continued the day of walking and shopping and then headed over to the Ravenous Pig. After our last fantastic dinner there we made a reservation to back know we were going to be in Winter Park for the day.

Again we used the Valet, and headed in. We were greeted by a very nice hostess, and seated by our favorite server Jason, so thrilled he remembers us, we asked to sit in his section, and ended up at the same table.
We started with Wine a wonderful French blend and the Gruyere Biscuits....yum! We wanted to try a few starters this time. The menu changes pretty regularly but some staples remain. First out was the half portion of the Chestnut Tagliatelle. It was absolutely the best. It had small scallops, sweet potatoes, and a nice mushroom broth with a lovely truffle aroma. I loved it!! It was wintery and delicious.

The other starter was the Charred Octopus. It was kind of like a salad, the charred octopus was on top of a bean and chorizo mix with espellette vinaigrette. It was light and flavorful. The octopus had a nice tenderness to it and the chorizo had a crisp spice that added to the dish.

We were quite full but in the ended decided to split the Pub Burger. We choose to do it truffle rib eye style. It was very yummy. As were the truffle fries. I think it would have been a nice lunch or at the bar item. I had heard from so many people how good it was and it did not disappoint. I love their food and atmosphere. However, for some reason this time I was really to leave. Maybe I was full or maybe it was because it did get very crowded all of a sudden as we were leaving. It became very loud and I was ready to head home.

It was a great day in Winter Park with wondeful food.

I'm off to work and to find more Corks N Forks!!