The salmon-stuffed avocados included two smooth, buttery avocados paired perfectly with generous helpings of a salmon preparation similar to a tuna salad, with a nice crunch of celery, only creamier.
Manhattan Fine Dining’s cacio e pepe — or “cheese and pepper” — is a mountain of luxurious, super-cheesy smoked Gouda pasta carbonara with sweet, succulent crab meat. This dish was masterful, kind of like if your grandmother’s chicken spaghetti had crab meat instead of chicken and a serious upgrade to the cheese component. And the flavors seemed married from the moment it arrived at the table, an effect that usually requires a night in the fridge to achieve.
Manhattan Fine Dining’s charcuterie features heavenly bites of perfectly executed, melt-in-your mouth tenderloin accompanied by soft asparagus wrapped in bacon and a side of bright, tangy Béarnaise sauce for dipping. The dish was not only the best I’ve had at Manhattan, it’s also a steal at $15.
The salmon dill tikka was perfectly cooked, with a dill cream sauce that added the perfect tang to that buttery, lemony fish. The dish was accompanied by a medley of juicy sautéed onions, broccoli, French green beans, corn and diced carrots and a side of tender, sweet roasted baby potatoes with mildly spicy seasoning that were so marvelous when dipped in the dill cream sauce, they almost stole the show.
An order of soft, puffy naan wound up being enough for four people but is as fantastic a vessel for sopping up juices as buttermilk biscuits or toast are here in the South.
The salmon-stuffed avocados included two smooth, buttery avocados paired perfectly with generous helpings of a salmon preparation similar to a tuna salad, with a nice crunch of celery, only creamier.
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Manhattan Fine Dining’s cacio e pepe — or “cheese and pepper” — is a mountain of luxurious, super-cheesy smoked Gouda pasta carbonara with sweet, succulent crab meat. This dish was masterful, kind of like if your grandmother’s chicken spaghetti had crab meat instead of chicken and a serious upgrade to the cheese component. And the flavors seemed married from the moment it arrived at the table, an effect that usually requires a night in the fridge to achieve.
BRIE BRADFORD/The Lufkin Daily News
Manhattan Fine Dining’s charcuterie features heavenly bites of perfectly executed, melt-in-your mouth tenderloin accompanied by soft asparagus wrapped in bacon and a side of bright, tangy Béarnaise sauce for dipping. The dish was not only the best I’ve had at Manhattan, it’s also a steal at $15.
BRIE BRADFORD/The Lufkin Daily News
The salmon dill tikka was perfectly cooked, with a dill cream sauce that added the perfect tang to that buttery, lemony fish. The dish was accompanied by a medley of juicy sautéed onions, broccoli, French green beans, corn and diced carrots and a side of tender, sweet roasted baby potatoes with mildly spicy seasoning that were so marvelous when dipped in the dill cream sauce, they almost stole the show.
BRIE BRADFORD/The Lufkin Daily News
Manhattan Fine Dining’s parmesan roasted cauliflower is a tender, buttery dish with just a faint hint of the nutty cheese
BRIE BRADFORD/The Lufkin Daily News
An order of soft, puffy naan wound up being enough for four people but is as fantastic a vessel for sopping up juices as buttermilk biscuits or toast are here in the South.
While I recently made note of Manhattan Fine Dining’s new “Mediterranean Way” menu after seeing it pop up multiple times in my Facebook newsfeed, I also seemed to recall hearing something about the restaurant serving an authentic Indian menu now, too.
So when I saw Manhattan among the choices on DoorDash a couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sample one of those Indian dishes — and it was so good I immediately called a friend and made plans for a visit to the restaurant’s COVID-19-compliant dining room to see if the Mediterranean menu was just as delicious.
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