The Raymond - My brother treated me to dinner at
The Raymond , this restaurant is located in a charming little cottage, formerly the caretaker’s house for the once grand Raymond Hotel during the early 1900's. The cozy cottage resembles a quaint Arts and Crafts home with dark wood accents, period appointments, and a homey feel. The setting - warming fireplace, high-backed wooden booths, flower- and white linen-topped tables spread through intimate rooms - is quite charming. Their lunch, brunch and dinner menu consist of contemporary American dishes, featuring both Asian and European flair, sourced from locally grown markets.
Starters - Barrel aged maple-bourbon Pork belly, cured, pressed and crisped; served with chopped apple, celery and chili.
Starters - Locally grown heirloom beets; with yogurt-honey spheres, cranberry-olive crisp, young herbs and lemon.
Angus beef short rib, served off the bone; with liquefied potato, red wine mustard, fennel pollen and market vegetables.
Medium rare.
Morocco style Lamb - braised lamb shank with couscous and a roasted rack of lamb; with side of baby cauliflower.
Rack of lamb, medium well.
Fried spice cake, with frosted pecans, torched marshmallow, molasses, frozen grapes and sweet potato ice cream.
Ice cream sorbet trio - pistachio chocolate chip (left), ly-chee (center), rose (right).
Pistachio and chocolate chip sorbet (front).
Creme brulee - (on the house) Vanilla flavor, burnt sugar and berries.
The entrees averaged about $30 per dish, and the desserts at $12 apiece, which is not outrageous at all. We were pleasantly surprised when they brought over the free creme brulee dessert. Overall, the dishes were done quite deliciously and well presented. The ingredients were very fresh and the portions are quite huge. I'm planning to return for their Sunday brunch which is served outside the flowering garden patio. Lovely!
The Raymond Restaurant | 1250 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91105 | (626) 441 3136 | www.theraymond.com
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