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great time as usual.

The management was all super friendly and great to talk to.

The star dish was the tenderloin burger, so so tasty!

Thanks CM

Everything else was kind of blur but I do remember well the Mad Irish Toast. So Delicious! perfect creation, whiskey, cream cheese and pecans!

I found the recipe in the Chicago Sun Times of all places! http://www.suntimes.co...

Oh I do also recall Coffee Milk, that was tasty.

Recently, secretly opened with no fanfare.

I'm glad to see this space/location finally used, it's the old steak and ale that has sat dormant for years.

Food:
I tried both soups, one was a Mushroom Brie which wasn't really my kind of thing but had a decent taste. The much better choice was the Lobster Bisque.

Also had the salad which was ok and the short ribs for my main course. All was decent, suprising to say the most delicious thing with the olive oil with balsamic glaze and parmesean dip that came with the bread, I couldn't stop eating it. Delicious.

We had a lot of problems with them bringing wrong drinks and dishes but they were really apologetic and nice, the managers came by lots after the problems to check that everything was great and they comped our bill! I really didn't mind much anyways so that shows they really care about their restaurant.

The waitress also described the happy hours which sounded like some really great deals. I'll definitely be back in a few months and hopefully everything will run smoother by then.

Cool new place to buy wine and beer, great beer selection most were $5, you can buy a bottle of wine in the store and drink it at the bar and no corkage fee, they have a lot of tapas type food, cheeses, tuna fish, crackers etc. A lot of unheard of wines. It's just 1/2 a block off park ave so you might miss it, right next to cafe 118

Prato just opened last week, I heard about it on the Twitter of a local food writer, Rona Gindin. @ronagindin

Prato is from by the same people who own Luma just down the street, it took over the space formerly occupied by Ann Taylor, right next to Kilwin's Chocolate Shop.

The interior is strikingly beautiful with lots of dark wood color and an open ceiling, well decorated with a huge beautiful bar on the left and lots of booth seating along the right wall. In the back area there is an open kitchen with some tables that would be pleasant to sit at and watch them prepare the food. Between the bar and the kitchen is a wood burning oven where they prepare the pizzas.

The staff uniforms are plaid button up shirts, I guess they are going for  a farmhouse type look with that.

The menu changes a few times a week.

It's still early and they have some kinks to work out so don't expect everything to be perfect, if you are highly strung you may want to wait a few months until they get on their feet and are running smooth.

The staff were all great, from the managers to the servers. The manager visited our table regularly to check how our courses were.

We started off with the House Cured Lonzino($9) which is similar to prosciutto, very thinly sliced over Frisse type lettuce, it was decent.

I tried a bite of the Duck Bolognese Tagliatelle Pasta, is not really my thing but it tasted pretty good. You can order a half($9) or full($16) order of pasta, the full wasn't huge.

Next I ordered the Waterkist(a local tomato grower) Heirloom Tomato Salad($12). It was described by the waiter as Caprese style but it came out over Frisee and a few other somewhat bitter lettuces and one piece of Mozarella. The tomatoes were very tasty as were the 2 croutons on the salad, those were delicious but I would have preferred a few more. The menu mentioned a Gorgonzola dulce, which I assumed was a dressing. It wasn't a very obvious flavor on the vegetables but afterwards I was able to get some of the flavor of the sauce/dressing on some bread dipped in the sauce left on the bottom of the dish.

The bread they served was a delicious Foccacia, they weren't very generous with the amount of bread but don't be afraid to ask for more.

For my main course I had the Porchetta which was similar to a baked pork tenderloin sliced in large pieces. It was mixed with some wonderful earthy roasted root vegetables. The broth it sat in was light but had a great flavor. Also mixed in were Farro which resemble Barley. Upon first look I did not expect to love this dish as much as I did, but once I ate it, I really loved it.

I finished with Olive Oil Gelato, which just tasted like vanilla bean ice cream. I couldn't taste the oil flavor at all.

There were a few other items that looked really interesting:
Roasted Butternut Squash with Mozzarella, Pistachio and Red Onions.
Roast Pumpkin Soup
Grilled Hanger Steak with Gorgonzola Polenta and Salsa Verde

After they smooth everything out this will be a truly great place to eat, it has a wonderful atmosphere and played a lot of mild 80's music. Glasses of wine were $7-12. Appetizers were about $10-12,  Main courses were about $18-24.

Salsa thin, decent flavor.

Enchilada was ok as was the chili relleno.

Horchata was sweet and plentiful.

They made me an awesome churro dessert with chocolate and ice cream even though all I ordered was a churro

I eat here a lot of times on the way home from the airport, it's in the parking lot of a Persian market I like to go to to buy Halloumi cheese.

The best thing to get here is the pork pincho with all the sauces he makes, they are so delicious. One is a bbq type sauce and another is a garlic sauce. This pork is so tasty! go get some now only $3

Excellent place!

I ate here like 4 days in a row when I was out in the area working.

The decor is simple but nice

the staff are friendly enough.

The standard meats,rice and beans I don't really care for but..

there are at least 2 awesome items on the menu here

The Cachapas a sweet corn cake filled with ham, cheese and covered with a white sauce,

and the

YoYos which are sweet plantains made up into a bowl type cake and stuffed with the meat of your choice, I suggest the pulled pork.

Also the Corn Empanadas are rather good.

They have some really good latin coffees and espressos too. I wish they had a branch in central Orlando I'd eat there often.

This is a brand new restaurant in the very recently opened Wyndham Grand Hotel.

They have a wonderful menu, the kind where you want to order everything.

Some of the highlights are Blue crab mac and cheese, linguine with cream sauce and scallops, lobster bisque, crab cakes.

They also have steaks and a variety of fresh fish and you get to choose the sauce and preparation.

On top of all that they have a sushi bar. If you are out this way in Bonnet Creek or downtown disney it's worth a stop.

Awesome, good selection of beer, lots of burger options. I tried about 5 different beers and the smoked wings and the quesadillas. Staff were all helpful and the decor rocks.

Plenty of parking and they take credit cards. Make sure to sample some beer out of the tiny goblets.