Village Tavern at Millenia Mall is closed

Village Tavern of Orlando at Millenia Mall is closed
(reblogged from Heather McPherson of the Orlando Sentinel)

-__- I was about to review this place too sigh.

Orlando – Village Tavern at Millenia Mall – CLOSED
4158 Conroy Rd Orlando, FL 32839 – (407) 581-1740

Their website has no mention of the Orlando location
http://www.villagetavern.com/

It just opened in early 2008. sigh.
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We came here to Village Tavern the other day to celebrate my partner’s sister’s graduation from her masters program at the UCF Rosen School of Hospitality. She chose Orlando’s Village Tavern at Millenia Mall on Conroy Road to celebrate and I was happy for this decision because I had previously enjoyed a delicious dinner here before with their lamb shanks and prime ribs.

The restaurant can be most accurately described as a upper middle end dining restaurant with prices that are quite reasonable. The decor is elegant and modern American with light browns and warm hues. Towards the back of the restaurant there is a great curtain that divides the room to a smaller private section and towards the center is a giant fireplace.

We start the meal off with the small plate sampler($14.95), a sampling of their popular appetizers: Calamari, Spring Rolls, Crabcake & Toasted Bruschetta accompanied by four sauces. The calamari was tender and tasty and served with a thai chili sauce. The spring rolls were a mix of chicken, Napa cabbage, garlic, soy and ginger. The bruschetta came with marinated tomatoes with capers, black pepper, basil pesto and shaved Reggiano Parmesan cheese. The crabcake was made of lump crab meat, house made tartar sauce, mixed greens, tossed in Miso dressing. The appetizers were all to our liking and were a great way to begin the meal.

A few of the dinners began with salad and I particularly enjoyed mine because of their unique Miso flavor dressing.