Saturday, June 03, 2006
Kalamatas: The best restaurant in FW where nobody is eating.
Upon the recommendation of our friend, Cody Hickman (owner of the Blue Grotto Bar located on University next to Sardines), FWJoey and I had an excellent dinner last night at Kalamatas. Based on the crowd, this restaurant is, without question, one of Fort Worth's must underrated restaurants. It is located downtown on the second floor of the Renaissance Worthington Hotel. The decor and atmosphere were lovely, but the standout at Kalamatas is the amazing food!
FWJoey and I did not have high expectations for the food. We expected it to be good, but probably not great. Boy, were we wrong! The food was amazing! We started with a "tapa" sized portion of the crab cakes ($5). They had everything you want out of an appetizer because they were reasonably priced, not too large of a serving and packed with fresh tasting ingredients.
The special of the night was the chilean sea bass ($23) served with Sautéed Hearts of Palm, Artichoke Hearts, Fingerling Potatoes and Ratatouille. Ohmygosh! This was probably the best piece of fish I have had in Texas. Loved it! And the accompanying flavors blended perfectly together. I would expect to pay more for this entree so $23 felt like a real deal.
Considering how much I loved my sea bass, it is hard to imagine that FWJoey's steak could be the star of the night...but it was! He ordered the beef tenderloin ($27) and it was cooked to perfection. The inside was so tender that it reminded us of butter melting in your mouth. It was delicious! Better than what we have had at the Silver Fox or the Chophouse.
We visited Kalamatas on a Friday night around 7:15 and there were not many other diners surrounding us. As the evening went on, the tables started to become more occupied, but overall the crowd was unimpressive. That is a real shame because this restaurant should be pulling in a crowd! We definitely give Kalamatas two big thumbs up and look forward to visiting it again!
FWJoey and I did not have high expectations for the food. We expected it to be good, but probably not great. Boy, were we wrong! The food was amazing! We started with a "tapa" sized portion of the crab cakes ($5). They had everything you want out of an appetizer because they were reasonably priced, not too large of a serving and packed with fresh tasting ingredients.
The special of the night was the chilean sea bass ($23) served with Sautéed Hearts of Palm, Artichoke Hearts, Fingerling Potatoes and Ratatouille. Ohmygosh! This was probably the best piece of fish I have had in Texas. Loved it! And the accompanying flavors blended perfectly together. I would expect to pay more for this entree so $23 felt like a real deal.
Considering how much I loved my sea bass, it is hard to imagine that FWJoey's steak could be the star of the night...but it was! He ordered the beef tenderloin ($27) and it was cooked to perfection. The inside was so tender that it reminded us of butter melting in your mouth. It was delicious! Better than what we have had at the Silver Fox or the Chophouse.
We visited Kalamatas on a Friday night around 7:15 and there were not many other diners surrounding us. As the evening went on, the tables started to become more occupied, but overall the crowd was unimpressive. That is a real shame because this restaurant should be pulling in a crowd! We definitely give Kalamatas two big thumbs up and look forward to visiting it again!
