Frommer's Bermuda 2012 by Darwin Porter

Author:Darwin Porter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Published: 2011-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

City of Hamilton (Pembroke Parish)

Where to Eat in the City of Hamilton

Expensive

Ascots ★ FRENCH/ITALIAN This restaurant and its tempting Continental menu deserve to be better known. Within a residential neighborhood at the edge of the City of Hamilton, it occupies a spacious house, originally built in 1903, at the end of a country lane. The antique porcelain, Queen Anne armchairs and Welsh pine evoke a chintz-filled English country house. In the summer, diners sit at candlelit tables on the front porch and sometimes beneath a tented canopy in the garden.

The menu relies on classic techniques and first-rate ingredients. It includes one of the best selections of hot and cold appetizers in the City of Hamilton, ranging from Mediterranean chicken salad with goat cheese to fresh homemade ravioli filled with crabmeat and served in smoked-salmon-and-spinach cream sauce. Vegetarian dishes are available. Count on the chef’s catch of the day, prepared as you like it, or try blackened mahi-mahi with tomato, pineapple, and lemon compote. If you prefer more traditional dishes, you might find the grilled sirloin steak with port glaze and roasted thyme polenta more to your taste. For dessert, the crepe Garibaldi (warm crepes filled with strawberries and a chocolate-hazelnut sauce, served with fresh berries and crème Chantilly) is a tasty choice. Even more exciting are seasonal berries with Frangelico and chocolate ice cream.

In the Royal Palms Hotel, 24 Rosemont Ave. 441/295-9644. Reservations recommended. Lunch main courses $20–$30; dinner main courses $20–$60. AE, MC, V. Mon–Fri noon–2:30pm; Mon–Sat 6:30–10pm. Bus: 1, 2, 10, or 11.

Barracuda Grill ★★ SEAFOOD One of Hamilton’s more stylish and contemporary-looking restaurants occupies a pair of dining rooms one floor above street level of a building in downtown Hamilton. Established in April 2002, it boasts an ultramodern lighting design, with dozens of hanging lamps that shed the kind of light that makes virtually everyone look attractive. Amid walls sheathed with unusual modern paintings, you can order a roster of mostly fish-based dishes that change with whatever comes in from local fishermen on the day of your arrival. The best examples include lobster fettuccine, barracuda crab cake with hazelnut sauce, or the wild Pacific salmon in a hoisin glaze. The most expensive and elegant item on the menu is the Kobe beef and foie gras burger.

5 Burnaby Hill. 441/292-1609. www.irg.bm. Reservations recommended. Lunch main courses $15–$40; dinner main courses $24–$55. AE, MC, V. Mon–Fri noon–2:30pm; daily 5:30–10pm. Bus: 1, 2, 10, or 11.

Bolero Brasserie ★ CONTINENTAL Casual but classy, this is one of the most attractive and appealing new restaurants in Bermuda. In the heart of downtown Hamilton, it occupies a large, woodsy-looking dining room with a long bar area, red walls, and lots of mirrors. It does a busy, big-city lunchtime business with the local banking and financial community, with a presentation that’s a bit less stressful and more leisurely at night. The venue is that of a typical French or British brasserie, with flavorful menu items inspired by Olde Europe and enough buzz and theatricality to keep virtually anyone amused.

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