Fairview Restaurant Review
Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
3001 Cameron Blvd. (Science Dr.) 
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Durham, NC 27706
919-493-6699 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
Cuisine
Open
Breakfast & Dinner daily, Lunch Mon.-Fri., Brunch Sat.-Sun.Features
- View
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations required
- Entertainment Fri.-Sat., Sat.-Sun. Brunch
- Parking lot
- Jackets suggested at dinner
Wine
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 Nestled in a wooded grove between Duke University’s campus and its championship golf course is the luxurious and baronial Washington Duke Inn. Fairview, the Inn’s formal dining room, maintains an image of old-money opulence that belies its late twentieth-century pedigree with yards of mahogany paneling and Oriental rugs. Executive chef Jason Cunningham’s seasonally changing menu is designed to impress, too, with first course options ranging from crispy smoked trout arancini with red pepper purée to a creamy winter squash and pear soup. Main courses continue the extravagance with the likes of Moroccan spiced beef brisket with black truffle polenta or a lobster etouffée with shrimp and crab bread pudding. The dessert selection includes sticky toffee pudding with pumpkin ice cream and pear tart Tatin with honey ginger ice cream. The wine list shows good variety and some depth, especially in both white and red Burgundies and vintage Champagnes, which lead the French selections. Verticals of fine California wines as well as Italian and Spanish selections appeal to knowledgeable patrons. Solo diners will enjoy the generous half bottle list and the more than 20 by-the-glass choices. Dessert wines include portos and other fortified wines, plus late harvest and ice wines.
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