PRICE:
Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

This restaurant is unique in Anchorage for serving interesting food even though it is large and oriented to the downtown tourist trade. The warm colors of the ornate dining room are lightened with big modern paintings. The cuisine is amped up with bold flavors and the menu is long and full of surprises. The mushroom ravioli, with a generous dose of smoked salmon, was rich and strongly flavored. The rice that came with my nicely seared scallops had to be passed around and started a conversation -- I'm still not sure exactly what made it taste so good. Service is professional but not stuffy, and the food comes fast enough not to use up the entire evening. Generally, the prices are reasonable for this kind of food. We also enjoy the bar later in the evening for a drink and dessert at the end of an evening out (it's open an hour later than the dining room). Dining in the bar lets you in on the festive, sophisticated atmosphere for less money.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Alaska 2008, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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