Tonight, my wife and I and four friends enjoyed a terrific meal at Roessler's restaurant (http://www.roesslersrestaurant.com/), which was founded in 1978 and established at its current location in 1985. It is still operated by the Roessler family, and the chef, Klaus Roessler, is the son of the founder, Klaus A. Roessler, who immigrated to the U.S. from Germany.
Roessler's participates in the Savor Sarasota program which lasts from June 1 to June 14 and which offers three-course meals for $25 (http://www.savorsarasota.com/ & http://viaggiviniecucine.blogspot.com/2011/06/savor-sarasota-two-weeks-of-delicious.html)
My wife and I and three of our friends started with the crispy fried Maine lobster tail with jicama slaw and chipotle dipping sauce. It was faaaantastic!!!!
My wife's main course was veal piccata. She loved it.
My main course was bouillabaisse with jumbo lump crab, scallops, mussels, shrimp, and fish with garlic toast. It was mouth-wateringly delicious.
Several of our friends had the Hawaiian butterfish with lemon white wine butter sauce, fresh herbs, and toasted almonds. They said it was wonderful. The menu stated that the fish was "fresh from Hawaii via FedEx."
For dessert, my wife had Parfait Roessler - vanilla ice cream rolled in almond brittle with orange liqueur. She really enjoyed it.
I had a wonderful lemon tart with mascarpone honey cream, blueberry coulis, and a pine nut crust.
Our wine was Numanthia Termes, a Spanish red wine which I love. It was a very reasonable $45.
We finished our meal with a nice, strong espresso.
Timmy, our waiter, was excellent.
The only negative to the restaurant was the acoustics. It was very difficult for the six of us to carry on a conversation.
Roessler's has a superb wine list. The choices are nice and the prices very reasonable. For the past six years, Wine Spectator has awarded the list the magazine's second highest ranking.
See my posting from November, 2011 (http://viaggiviniecucine.blogspot.com/2011/11/dinner-at-roesslers-delicious-food-and.html) for a description of another delicious meal at Roessler's.
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