Gourmet dining and fine wines are available to the discerning restaurant visitor in numerous locations in and around the Syracuse area. Pascale's and the Lemon Grass in Armory Square are both justifiably proud of their wine cellars and menus. Behind the Lemon Grass and with the same ownership is the French Bistro. If you cannot decide which to choose, never mind, the waiter will gladly let you have either menu in either dining room. One of the first restaurants in Armory Square is Pastabilites who bake their own bread in a large oven right in the middle of one of the dining rooms. For family dining, Erie Boulevard features all the usual franchise restaurants such as Outback Steakhouse, Applebee's, Bennigan's, Olive Garden and numerous others.
Moving out to the suburbs, the Arad Evans in Fayetteville and the Craftsman House are both excellent choices. Arad Evans features a bistro menu in the bar area and is famous for its Chocolate Tower desert. The Craftsman House is a little less expensive and right next door to their Inn.
In Skaneateles, Rosalie's is a firm favorite, but do not try to make a reservation for less than 6 people at the weekends. Offering the seven course traditional meal in this charming village is the Krebs, which I hear was once the dining choice for Winston Churchill. Be hungry when you go
there!
The Brewster Inn on Cazenovia lake is one excellent choice and in the village center the Wheatberry is an all time favorite with a very imaginative menu and reasonable prices.
