Cuisine:

• French

Thomas Henkelmann Restaurant Description:
Bar,Outdoor dining,Private rooms,Romantic
Parking: Available
Reservations: Recommended
Dress: Ties suggested
Experience dining at its best at Thomas Henkelmann in Greenwich's posh Belle Haven. The fruit of Thomas and Theresa Henkelmann's labor, this charming, completely renovated eighteenth-century manse boasts eighteen luxurious suites and rooms in three separate buildings. Incorporating some of the manse's original design, the dining room is as rustic as it is opulent. From the setting to the cuisine, not one minute detail goes overlooked. Enter via the front porch and proceed to the intimate bar-lounge for a cocktail before dinner. The dining room itself, with its half-timbered ceilings and fireplace, is divided into cozy booths and private rooms, all situated around the main tables. Service is invariably attentive, yet unobtrusive. And as for the cuisine---Henkelmann's training under some of Europe's preeminent chefs (Paul Haeberlin, Eckart Witzigmann, etc.) ensures this German-born chef can deliver. His classic French cuisine is flawless. Examples include a delicate, crisp triangle of Maine lobster topped with a leek fondue and served in a saffron lobster broth and crisp sautéed sweetbreads and peas in a Perigord black truffle sauce followed by Long Island duck with poached apples and young vegetables in a cranberry-infused duck sauce. Henkelmann himself coordinates the comprehensive wine list dominated by fine French vintages. If all this somehow doesn't impress, the desserts certainly will, being one of the kitchen's specialties. And if you happen to stay the night, one taste of the croissants the next morning will make you a believer all over again.


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