Towering Surprises at The Anaheim White House
Posted on June 3, 2009
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We visited the Anaheim White House, a Northern Italian eatery situated in a restored 1909, yup, white house, this past weekend, and were in for a few surprises. The occasion? My wife’s birthday.
First, let me say that I was last at the Anaheim White House ten or so years ago and found it overpriced for the food but not for the service or the ambience, which were both quite elegant (see Anaheim White House Web site for pictures). Really, the only reason I went back this time was that I was able to buy a $75 discount coupon for less than $20 at Restaurant.com (the site was having a 50-percent sale, which turned into an 80-percent sale a couple of days later).
My wife, daughter and I all had fish dishes of varying degrees of success and flavor, but all three sported some sort of pastry tower for decoration (see picture). My sand dabs I found quite tasty. Daughter was silent about her calamari, but my wife wasn’t too crazy about her yellowtail en papillote. Our Pouilly Fume was excellent, a good recommendation by our server (no sommelier?), and overall, I found the experience quite enjoyable. My wife fretted about the cost, which is what she loves to do (even on her birthday?).
In addition to the pleasant surprise about the wine, and a towering surprise about the plate decoration (was it just to mask how little was actually on the plate?), our initial and perhaps lasting surprise was to find a cucumber slice in our water glasses (which you can actually see in the photo). Water with cucumber, it turns out, is a great combination.
Get yourself a $75 coupon (wait for a sale at Restaurant.com) and check it out. It’s worth a trip for an elegant night out (but dress code is business casual)–especially when you save a third or half of the bill.
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