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Old 01-18-2012, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Chazz View Post
In my opinion, to get a really exceptional dining experience, you need to travel a bit. I recommend a restaurant in Orlando called Chatham's Place. It is located off Dr. Phillips Drive and Sand Lake Rd. The food is what would probably be called new American, or eclectic. The quality is exceptional, as is the service. It's a very small place and quite expensive, but well worth it.

If you're a steak lover, I recommend Bern's Steakhouse in Tampa. One of the few places around that serves prime beef that is dry aged. It's comparable in price to Mark's Prime in Ocala, and better.
Congratulations!!! You are someone who knows what really good food is all about. Not sure I agree that Bern's is better than Mark's but that's only an opinion. Bern's is a must see for the dessert rooms, the wine cellar and kitchen tour. the three you mention are in a class by themselves, a class that easily could include Jeffery Paul's chop House which has just relocated from Eustis to Leesburg and Dempsey's Steak House in the Saddlebrook Resort just north of Tampa.