Haven

We found ourselves celebrating the birth of Jesus a couple nights ago and wanted to go out for a nice dinner.  And with Kaleidoscope's opening status unknown at the time (fyi- its now open!), we decided to hit one of our favorites in the area, Haven.  Haven is in the Village Place development and is a staple restaurant for Brookhaven.  We have been a couple times and have even seen Executive Chef Steven Herman at Field of Greens serving up farm to fork dishes.  While they have a great inside space, they have an even better outdoor patio to sit at when the weather is nice.

We started with some hay.  Potato Hay, that is (above).  It is a plate stacked high with shoe-string fried potato sticks drizzled in truffle oil.  We found it very unique take on a fried potato dish and was fun to eat.  Although, it was a massive plate that was more than enough for the two of us.  

Malory ordered the chicken and dumplings (above) based on the recommendation from our waiter.  It was a roasted chicken breast atop homemade herb dumplings and local oyster mushrooms - a great take on a southern comfort food.

I ordered the C.A.B. (Certified Angus Beef) tenderloin.  It came grilled accompanied by a twice baked shortrib potato, horseradish butter, and mustard greens (above).  The meat was perfectly cooked (medium rare) and the greens were a nice bitter complement.  The potato was a bit greasy but had a great flavor.  

Haven is a great neighborhood restaurant.  Maybe a little pricey to visit often ($20-$30 entrées), but the menu offered many other great dishes we will have to go back and try.  They also have a great wine selection and with no beers on tap (yet, hint hint) there are plenty of good wines to complement a good steak.  We've always had a great dining experience there (maybe not such a great bar scene) and will continue to visit in the future.  Go check it out.

Brookhaven Updates!

I had drinks with some work ladies at Haven last night. Not the best place for drinks (aka beer- they have a minimal bottle selection, no draft + they don't have a great place to just hang out & drink), but the food is pretty good. They cater a little more toward the older Brookhaven crowd. Cory and I have eaten there with family, and they have a great outdoor patio (dining only) and good food, but a little pricey (typical dish $18-30).

Which leads me to... Brookhaven is screaming for more reasonable, fun places to eat & drink & hangout, so we are looking forward to Kaleisocope opening up in a month or two. I passed by there last night (too dark to take a photo), but its coming along. The bar and kitchen area has been constructed, but the floors and walls are still unfinished. My guess would be a Dec/Jan opening (previously anticipated opening of October). We look forward to checking it out! My only advice to them- make sure to have a great draft beer selection, reasonable prices, and great food!! :)

Also while walking over to Haven I noticed two new spaces being developed. One, POUR (no link yet, only Twitter: @PourWineAtlanta) looks very interesting. All they had was a printed out sign that said POUR - Wine Bar & Tasting Room. Sounds very fun and exciting! They are expanding into a huge area directly next to Verde. The last space I noticed was a new boutique coming in called Egg's Nest- next to the Cocktails & Canvas space. Looks like more of a kids boutique.

Lots of stuff moving into the area! Keep em' coming!! Especially the restaurants.... stay tuned as we try everything out!