Andiamo
This upscale Italian restaurant has a dozen locations throughout Michigan, including one in downtown Rochester. Executive chef Doug Lawton brings his 23 years of restaurant experience to the table at Andiamo. The authentic Italian menu is wide and varied, featuring classic recipes like fettuccine alla alfredo with aged imported cheese and cream sauce, risotto with shitake, portabella and porcini mushrooms and veal scaloppini sautéed in lemon, butter, white wine and parsley. Adiamo also offers a number of hearty Italian soups like minestrone and brood di pollastra (light chicken broth with cheese-filled pasta). Andiamo's impressive wine list features both domestic and imported wines, and the on-site sommelier can help you choose the best one to accompany your meal.
Andiamo
401 South Main Street
Rochester, MI 48307
248-601-9300
andiamoitalia.com
Brookshire
Located in the classy Royal Park Hotel, Brookshire offers fine dining in a relaxed yet elegant atmosphere. Brookshire's seasonal menu is carefully chosen by head chef Colin Brown and features a wide range of fresh seafood. You might start off with the Brookshire oysters topped with bacon and hollandaise sauce or jumbo lump crab cakes with micro basil, mango and avocado citrus remoulade. Entrees include lobster fettucine with wild field mushrooms and fresh parmesan, Italian shrimp scampi and honey-roasted duck served with caramelized Michigan apples. Brookshire is also open for breakfast and serves hearty selections like buttermilk griddle pancakes with Ohio maple syrup, Belgian waffles with strawberries and cream and classic eggs benedict.
Brookshire
Royal Park Hotel
600 East University Drive
Rochester, MI 48307
248-652-2600
royalparkhotel.net
Kruse and Muer on Main
This upscale southern Michigan restaurant chain has a popular branch on Main Street in downtown Rochester. Kruse and Muer features regal décor, with stately black marble counters, rich mahogany woodwork and exposed brick walls. Starters include flash-fried calamari with lemon caper Beurre blanc, mushrooms stuffed with crabmeat and saffron cream and homemade tomato-based fish chowder. Choose from seafood entrees like honey pecan whitefish, lemon crumb schrod, fried grouper and chips, or meat and poultry dishes like pan-roasted chicken, 12-ounce New York sirloin or 7-ounce center-cut filet. Kruse and Muer also offers lunch and carry out.
Kruse and Muer on Main
327 South Main Street
Rochester, MI 48307
248-652-9400
kruseandmuerrestaurants.com
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