The Times

30 TIMES/GUIDE Wednesday, January 19, 1977

restaurants

Whether you're celebrating your anniversary or you for-got to go to the store, there's a restaurant near you which will suit your mood. To help you find it, The Times-Guide has assembled the following listing to res-taurant dining in South Dade and Coral Gables.

elegant

CHEZ VENDOME, 700 Biltmore Way, in the David William Hotel, 443-4644. French cuisine. Cocktail lounge with piano player on weeknights and gui-tar player on weekends. Price range: $6.75 to $9.75. Lavis Napoleon-ic decor. Serving until 11 p.m. daily. All major credit cards accepted. HENDRICH'S, 2900 Ponce de Leon, 444-4877. Continental cuisine. Price range: $7 to $12. Formal, elegant, in-door and outdoor dining. Valet park-ing. Serving until 10:30 p.m. Tues.-Sun. All major credit cards accepted. HORATIO'S 2649 S. Bayshore Dr., 28th floor, Coconut Grove Hotel, 858-2500. Continental menu. Price range: $6.75 and mp. Cocktail lounge with danc-ing music. Tues.-Sat. Guitar music on Mon. Elegant decor with view of Miami and the bay. Valet parking. Serving until 11:30 Mon.-Fri., until midnight Saturday. Reservations. All major credit cards accepted. LA COQUILLE, 2040 Ponce de Leon Blvd., in King Richard Hotel, 446-6872. Crepe and quiche special-ties. Price range: $3.25 to $4.95. Charming low-key elegance. On-street parking. Serving until 11 p.m. Tues.-Thurs. and Sun., until 1 a.m. Fri. and Sat. American Express, Bank-Americard and Mastercharge ac-cepted. QUINTESSENCE, 15001 S. Dixie High-way, 233-6151. Continental menu. Price range: $8.25 to $18.50. Cocktail lounge. Strolling accordion player. Subdued, elegant atmosphere. Valet parking. Serving until 11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., until midnight Fri. and Sat. All major credit cards accepted. THE SEVEN HUNDRED CLUB, 700 Bilt-more Way, in the David William Hotel, 443-7821. French-American menu. Price range: $7.50 to $9.95. Cocktail lounge with music by Har-ble Brock nightly except Sunday. Elegant decor. Valet or street park-ing. Serving until 11 p.m. nightly. Reservations. All major credit cards accepted. VINTON'S TOWNHOUSE, 116 Alhambra Circle, in the Hotel La Palma, 445-2511. French-New Orleans gour-met cuisine. Price range: $8.95 to $16.50. Airy, private club atmosphere. On-street parking. Serving until 10 p.m. daily except Sun. Major credit cards accepted. WHIPFENPOOF RESTAURANT, 2728 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, 445-6603. Continental cuisine. Gour-met specialties of the day. Price range: $6.75 to $11.50. Romantic, can-dle-lit decor. Lot parking. Serving until 11 p.m. Mon.-Wed. Masterc-harge and American Express ac-cepted.

intimate

BLACK CAESAR'S, 6701 SW 152nd St., 233-5541. Steaks and seafood. Price range: $6.75 to $12.25. Cocktail lounge. Picturesque, woodsy setting. Free lot parking. Serving until 11 p.m. Sun. until 11:30 Fri. and Sat. Bank Americard, Mastercharge, American Express and Diners Club cards accepted. CH&E VIVIAN, 7140 SW 8th St., 261-0280. Continental cuisine. Price range: $4.95 to $8.95. Two bars and a piano lounge. Inviting, subdued decor. Parking lot. Serving until 3 a.m. daily. Major credit cards accepted. GRENTNER'S CUISINE INTERNA-TIONAL 5859 SW 72rd St., 666-3291. Continental menu. Price range: $4.75 to $9.75. Cocktail lounge with piano player Tues.-Sat. Dimly-lit, pleasant atmosphere. Parking lot. Serving until 10:30 p.m. Sun. and Mon., until 1 a.m. Tues.-Sat. All major credit cards accepted. THE MASTA, 2665 SW 27th Ave., 448-3636. Steak and seafood. Price range: $6.95 to $14.95. Entertainment nightly in the wine cellar. Intimate, cozy atmosphere. Parking lot. Serv-ing until 2 a.m. Mon.-Sat. All major credit cards accepted. LA PATRONA, 382 Miracle Mile, 448-0904. French cuisine. Price range: $5.95 to $7.95. Charming up-stairs dining. On-street parking. Serving until 10 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Mast-ercharge and BankAmericard accept-ed.

ethnic

MONK'S INN, 3181 Coral Way, 446-8319. French country cooking, with cheese dishes as specialties. Price range: $3.50 to $9.95. Rustic monastery decor. Valet parking. Serving until midnight daily. All major credit cards accepted. TAURUS STEAK HOUSE, 3540 Main Highway, 448-0633. Steak menu. Salad bar. Price range: $5.65 to $10.00. Cocktail lounge. Dark, intimate, pub atmosphere. Valet parking. Serving until 11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., until mid-night Fri. and Sat. American Ex-press, BankAmericard and Masterc-harge accepted. BILBAO, 5910 SW 8th St., 266-1020, French-Basque cuisine; Paella a la Valenciana specialty. Price range: $3.50 to $9.50 Cocktail lounge. Inti-mate classic decor. Valet parking. Serving until 11 p.m. Sun.-Fri., until 11:30 Sat. All major credit cards ac-cepted. CENTRO VASCO, 2235 SW 8th St., 643-9606. Spanish-Basque menu. Price range: $5.25 to $9.50. Cocktail lounge. Serving until 11:30 daily. All major credit cards accepted. EL CORTIJO, 2982 Coral Way, 443-7342 or 443-9800. Cuban and Spanish cul-sine. Price range: $3 to $7. Piano music. Cuban decor. Lot parking. Serving until 10:30 p.m. Tues.-Sun. All major credit cards accepted. FORMOSA RESTAURANT, 5716 S. Dixie Highway, 661-5801. Chinese food. Price range: $4.95 to $8.00. Cocktail lounge. Family atmosphere. Parking lot. Serving until 11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., until midnight Fri. and Sat. All major credit cards accepted. HOUSE OF INDIA, 22 Miracle Mile, 446-2348. Indian curry specialty. Price range: $3.95 to $9.00. Exotic Indian decor. On-street parking. Serving until 10 p.m., Sun.-Thurs., until 11:30 p.m. Fri. and Sat. All major credit cards accepted. IMPERIAL GARDENS, 8727 S. Dixie Highway, 666-111. Chinese and Ameri-can food. Price range: $2.75 to $8.50. Cocktail lounge. Oriental family at-mosphere. Parking lot. Serving until 11 p.m. daily. All major credit cards accepted. LA CREPE RESTAURANT, Dadeland Shopping Center, 253-1868. Crepes and French Brittany dishes. Price a range: 75 cents to $4.50. French side-walk cafe decor. Shopping center parking. Serving until 9:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. and 5:30 p.m. Sun. No cred-It cards accepted. LA PALOMA, 2420 Salzedo, 448-5149. Continental cuisine. Price range: $6.95 to $8.95. Luxurious subdued at-mosphere. Street parking. Serving until 10:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. All major credit cards accepted. MEXICO LINDO, 41 Giralda Ave., 446-4097. Mexican dishes. Price range: $1.50 tp $6.00. South of the bor-der atmosphere. Street parking. Serving until 9:45 daily. Masterc-harge accepted. MIDDLE EAST, 1754 SW 3rd Ave., 854-1168. Middle Eastern cuisine. Price range: $4.50 to $8.50. Arabic music and belly dancers. Interesting Middle Eastern decor. Lot parking. Serving until 11 p.m. Tues.-Sat. All major credit cards accepted. NAMKIN RESTAURANT, 9425 SW 40th St., 552-9129. Chinese and American food. Price range: $2.85 to $6.75. Airy garden atmosphere. Serving until 10:30 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., until 11 p.m. Fri. and Sat. Mastercharge accepted. ORIENTAL GARDENS, 1597 Sunset Dr., 665-1988. Oriental cuisine. Price range: $6.75 to $15.95. Traditional Ori-ental seating and motif. On-street parking. Serving until midnight dally. All major credit cards accept-ed. SATEM HOUSE, 9850 S. Dixie Highway. 666-2343. Indonesian cuisine. Rice table (reservations). Pleasant, natu-ral atmosphere. Lot parking. Serving until 11 p.m. daily. BankAmericard and Mastercharge accepted. SORRENTO, 3059 SW 8th St., 643-2111. Italian cuisine. Price range: $4.75 and up. Cocktail lounge with piano player and singer. Simple decor. Parking lot. Serving until 11 p.m. Mon., Wed., Thurs. and Sun., until midnight Fri., until 12:30 a.m. Sat. Reservations. All major credit cards accepted. SPANISH PAVILION, 8888 Coral Way, 226-0850. Spanish menu. Price range: $4.00 to $11.50. Elegant Spanish set-ting. Parking lot. Serving until 11 p.m. nightly. All major credit cards accepted. SPARTA, 394 Giralda Ave., 448-1551. Greek cuisine. Price range: $2.75 to $5.00. Family atmosphere. Street parking. Serving until 10 p.m. daily. No credit cards accepted. THE MADRID, 2475 Douglas Road, 446-2250. Spanish, Mexican and American food. Price range: $3.25 to $9.50. Cocktail lounge. Dimly-lit Spanish decor. Valet parking. Serv-ing until 11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., until midnight, Fri. and Sat., until 10:30 p.m. Sun. American Express, Mast-ercharge and BankAmericard ac-cepted. VALENTI'S, 9181 S. Dixie Highway, 661-3444. Italian cuisine. Price range: $5.95 to $10.95. Cocktail lounge; stroll-ing musician. Dark, wine-cellar at-mosphere. Lot parking. Serving until midnight Sun.-Thurs., until 1 a.m. Fri. and Sat. All major credit cards accepted. VERSAILLES RESTAURANT, 3512 Coral Way, 223-4911, or 3585 SW 8th St., 445-7414. Spanish and American menu. Price range: $3.45 to $7.25. Casual family atmosphere. Serving until 2 a.m. Mon.-Thur., until 4 a.m. Fri., Sat., and Sun. All major credit cards accepted. VIZCAYA, 2436 SW 8th St., 642-2452. Spanish-Basque menu. Piano lounge and dancing. Price range: $6.25 to $8.25. Elegant Basque-style motif. Valet parking. Serving until 11 p.m. All major credit cards accepted.

family

CAPTAIN'S TAVERN, 9261 S. Dixie Highway, 666-9503. Seafood. Price range: $3.95 to $9.95. Cocktail lounge. Casual, dimly-lit atmosphere. Lot parking. Serving until 10:30 p.m. weeknights, 11 p.m. Fri. and Sat. Mastercharge, BankAmericard, American Express accepted. CRACKED CRAB, 8000 Sunset Dr., 274-8551, or 3622 Coral Way, 448-2841. Spiced-bar. Price range: $2.95 to $9.00. Cocktail lounge. Lot parking. Serving until 11 p.m. Mon.-Thur., until mid-night Fri., until 10 p.m. Sun. All major credit cards accepted. DURTY NELLY'S PUB, 800 SW 1st. Ave., 856-9133 or SW 1st at 801st Street. (Wayne Avenue) 253-1868. Seafood. Price range: $4.95 to $9.95. Casual, nautical atmosphere. Lot parking. Serving until 10 p.m., Tues.-Fri., until 11 p.m. Sat., until 9 p.m. Sun. Bank-Americard, Mastercharge and American Express accepted. FLYNN'S DIXIE RIBS, 15295 S. Dixie Highway, 253-5353. Barbecue, menu specializing in "The Feast" combi-nation plate. Price range: $1.35 to $4.85. Down-home atmosphere. Park-ing lot. Serving until 10 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., until 11 p.m. Fri. and Sat. American Express, BankAmericard, and Mastercharge accepted. GREENHOUSE RESTAURANT, 3159 Commodore Plaza, 448-6929. Varied vegetarian and traditional menu. Price range: $3.95 to $8.95. Indoor-outdoor atmosphere with plants. Street parking. Serving until 10 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., until 11 p.m. Fri. and Sat., until 9 p.m. Sun. BankAmeri-card and Mastercharge accepted. HOFBRAU HAUS REST., 3085 SW 37th Ave., 445-3641. Jewish restaurant and delicatessen. Price range: $2.95 to $8.95. Family atmosphere. Lot park-ing. Serving until 1 a.m. Sun.-Fri., until 2 a.m. Sat. Mastercharge and BankAmericard accepted. NEW ENGLAND OYSTER HOUSE, 16915 S. Federal Highway, 235-5701, 260 Alhambra Circle, 446-1736, or 4272 S. Dixie Highway, 661-0495. Seafood. Salad bar. Price range: $3.50 to $8.95. Family atmosphere. Lot parking. Serving until 10 p.m. daily (except S. Dixie Highway location serving until 11 p.m. Fri. and Sat.) All major credit cards accepted. WATERWAY RESTAURANT, 7000 S. Dixie Highway, in University Inn, 667-2554. Traditional American menu. Price range: $4.50 to $7.95. Cocktail lounge with piano music. Outdoor and indoor dining overlooking Coral Gables waterway. Lot parking. Serv-ing until 10 p.m. Mon.-Sat., until 9 p.m. Sun. All major credit cards ac-cepted.

quaint

COUNTRY STORE, 2880 Florida Ave., Coconut Grove, 444-3045 or 444-3388. Continental cuisine. Dessert bar. Price range: $7.50 to $10.50. Piano player. Cozy, old-fashioned atmo-sphere. Valet parking. Serving until 10 p.m. Tues.-Fri., until 11 p.m. Sat. Mastercharge, American Express and BankAmericard accepted. THE DEPOT, 5830 S. Dixie Highway, 665-6261. Prime beef and seafood. Price range: $8.95 to $14.95. Creative train station decor. Valet parking or parking lot. Serving until 2 a.m. Tues.-Sun. Reservations (238-4335). All major credit cards accepted. GRANDMA'S RECEIPTS, 12502 U. Ken-dall Dr., 274-1330. Traditional Ameri-can menu. Price range: $3.95 to $9.95. Tiffany-lighted antique furnishings. Street parking. Serving until 11 p.m. Mon.-Sat. and Sun. brunch. Master Charge and Bank-Americard accepted. K. C. CAGNEY & CO., 5813 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 661-7091. Gourmet ham-burgers and sandwiches. Price range: $1.95 to $3.50. Old-fashioned atmosphere. Street parking. Serving until midnight daily. BankAmeri-card and Master Charge accepted. KALEIDOSCOPE, 3112 Commodore Plaza, 446-5010. Continental menu. Price range: $5.95 to $9.45. Intimate indoor or tropical terrace dining. On-street parking. Serving until 11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., until midnight Fri. and Sat. BankAmericard and Mast-ercharge accepted.

inns, pubs

THE MONTEGONIAN, 3101 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 446-3762. Jamaican cui-sine. Price range: $5 to $12. Cocktail lounge. Colorful island decor, with lots of flowers and plants. Street parking. Serving until 10 p.m. Mon.-Fri., until 11 p.m. Sat. and Sun. Amer-ican Express, Mastercharge and Bank-Americard accepted. WIDOW McCOY'S, 3500 Main Highway, 446-4652. French and Italian cuisine. Price range: $4 to $10. Dancing to music of the '40s. Old English atmo-sphere. Lot parking. Serving until 11 p.m. Sun., until 1 a.m. Tues.-Fri., until 2 p.m. Sat. All major credit cards accepted. BEEFSTEAK CHARLIE'S, 6895 SW 132nd St., 235-1621. Steak, salad bar, and sangria, wine, or beer special. Price range: $4.99 to $8.99. Wood decor interior. Parking lot. Serving until 10 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., until 11 p.m. Fri. and Sat. Master Charge, American Express and BankAmericard accept-ed. BODEGA, 9801 S. Dixie Highway, 667-2574. Steaks, prime rib, lobster. Price range: $5.75 to $10.75. Cocktail lounge. Handsome decor. Lot parking. Serving until 11 p.m., Mon.-Thurs., until midnight Fri. and Sat., until 10 p.m. Sun. BankAmeri-card, Mastercharge and American Express accepted. BROTHERS TWO, 13515 S. Dixie High-way, 253-8200. Steak and seafood. Salad bar. Price range: $4.55 to $8.95. Lounge with dancing and entertain-ment nightly. Dark English Pub at-mosphere. Parking lot. Serving until 5 a.m. daily. Mastercharge, Ameri-can Express and BankAmericard ac-cepted. THE FLAME, 11415 S. Dixie Highway, 233-3420. Steak and seafood. Price range: $4.25 to $8.50. Cocktail lounge with organist. Red leather and wood furnishings, shingled roof for part-ing. Serving until midnight Mon.-Thurs., until 1 a.m. Fri. and Sat., until 11 p.m. Sun. All major credit cards accepted. FOX'S SHERRON INN, 6030 S. Dixie Highway, 661-9201. Traditional Amer-ican menu. Price range: $3.50 to $6.25. Cocktail lounge. Americana motif. Lot parking, serving until 10:30 p.m. daily. American Express and Diner's Club cards accented. GYPSY'S PUB, 7400 Bird Road, 264-4661. Seafood, steaks, chops. Price range: $4.75 to $10.95. Piano bar open nightly until 3 a.m. Cozy, rustic atmosphere. Serving until 11 p.m., Sun.-Thrus., until midnight Fri. and Sat. All major credit cards accepted. HAMPSHIRE INN, 9600 Sunset Dr., 279-1314. Continental cuisine. Salad bar. Cocktail lounge. Music and dancing Mon.-Sat. Price range: $4.95 to $9.95. Comfortable country-inn in-terior. Parking lot. Serving until 1 a.m. daily. All major credit cards ac-cepted. ROUND TABLE, 1320 S. Dixie Highway, 665-6306. Steak, chicken and seafood Price range: $3.99 to $9.95. Old En-glish decor. Parking lot. Serving until 11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., until midnight Sat. and until 10 p.m. Sun. All major credit cards accepted. STEAK AND ALE, 9890 SW 97th Ave., 279-8111. Steaks, crab, lobster. Salad bar. Price range: $5.75 to $9.25. Dark wood furnishings with Old English touch. Lot parking. Serving until 10:30 p.m. Sun. and Mon., until 11 p.m. Tues-Thurs., until midnight Fri. and Sat. All major credit cards ac-cepted. YORKSHIRE INN, 6521 Bird Rd., 667-5601. Seafood, specialty. Price range: $6.95 to $9.95. Old English style. Valet parking. Cocktail lounge with a bar. Serving until 1 a.m. Mon.-Sat. All major credit cards ac-cepted.

VILLAGE INN

VILLAGE INN, 3131 Commodore Plaza, 445-8721. Beef and seafood menu. Price range: $7.95 to $6.95. Two cocktail lounges with live entertain-ment and dancing nightly. Airy, trop-ical atmosphere. On-street parking. Serving until 3 a.m. daily. All major credit cards accepted.

MIAMI MAGIC

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CHEZ VENDOME "A MUST."

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BLACK CAESAR'S FOOD AND SPIRITS Black Caesar's Forge

BLACK CAESAR'S FOOD AND SPIRITS Steak, Seafood & Wine Served in an Intimate Rustic Setting. Prime Rib and Resin potatoes our specialty. Join us for hors d'oeuvres in our Lounge from 5 to 7, Sunday thru Friday. Most Cocktails $1.00. Black Caesar's Forge 6701 SW 152 Street Reservations 238-5541 DINNER SERVED DAILY FROM 5:30 P.M.

TIJUANA RESTAURANT & JOHNNY'S 88 COCKTAIL LOUNGE

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