Cakes & Ale Restaurant Review
155 Sycamore St. (Church St.) 
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Decatur, GA 30030
404-377-7994
MARTA: Decatur MARTA Station
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Cuisine
Open
Dinner Tues.-Sat., Sunday Supper first Sun. of each monthFeatures
- Romantic setting
- Full bar
- Outdoor dining
- Open late for dessert and drinks Fri.-Sat.
- Casual
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| Taking the restaurant's name from a line in Shakespeare’s play "Twelfth Night," Decaturites Billy and Kristin Allin crafted a distinctive establishment known for its inventive cooking. The menu changes daily, yet the arancini (rice fritters) with fennel pollen seem to have splendid staying power, as well they should. We also like Billy’s way with potato gnocchi, with its adornments such as a veal and rabbit bolognese sauce. The restaurant offers so many vegetable dishes that no vegetarian will feel limited. Desserts get equal attention, although we found the almond croissant bread pudding too heavy and dense for real pleasure, but the accompanying house-made cinnamon ice cream was spot on. First-rate beers are available on tap and by the bottle. From the well-chosen wine list, many selections may be ordered by the glass and by the carafe, as well as the bottle, and the bottle prices include many fine wines in the $20s and $30s. We appreciate a wine list that offers rosés in the dead of winter because they go with the food. Case in point: the Austrian Zweigelt rosé that complements the gnocchi. The first Sunday of each month, the restaurant opens for Sunday Supper, with a themed menu that changes from month to month. |
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