Friday lunch was at Clary's Cafe. I had the stuffed french toast which was fabulous. C had a turkey & ham club sandwich which was also quite tasty. V had crab cakes benedict & she does not recommend it. T had the corned beef hash which he thoroughly enjoyed. T said it was quite salty, but as long as you mixed it with the eggs, it was quite tasty.
We then went to check in at The Galloway House. We rented the first floor main apartment which was perfect for us since it has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen, as well as a sunroom. The Galloway House was wonderful & we will definitely be staying there during our next trip to Savannah which will hopefully be in the cooler months of October or November.
Then we decided to head down to River Street to check out the sites. We checked out a few shops, but were quite pleased by The Peanut Shop of Savannah. They offered free samples & C & I bought some honey roasted peanuts, a bone for Jasmine, as well as some Blackberry Peppercorn Zinfandel dressing.
We also stopped at Huey's Southern Cafe for a break. Turns out we were there during happy hour, so we enjoyed some $2 glasses of house wine. The house wine was actually quite good.
Friday dinner was at Elizabeth on 37th. It turns out that this spectaculor restaurant was only 2 blocks from our apartment. We originally drove there (before we realized it was so close). Once we arrived, we realized parking would be a nightmare, so V & I were dropped off & C & T went back to drop off the car & then walk back. Despite the fact that there were others with reservations who arrived before us, V & I were sat almost immediately, even though we didn't have reservations. I think looking hot was working in our advantage! : ) Now on to the food...I had the Broiled Mustard Glazed Wild Salmon dish which was to die for! It was voted the best dish at the table & it was so good. The herbs & flavors just melded so perfectly with the fish. V & T each ordered the Coastal Grouper Celeste which had a tasty peanut sauce. C ordered the Double Cut Berkshire Pork Chop. He says it was good, but I don't eat pork, so I can't vouch for that one. : ) For dessert, we ordered the Savannah Creme Cake, the Triple Chocolate Cake, & a blueberry-blackberry cobbler. All three were tasty, but the cobbler was my favorite. All in all, I will be dreaming (or perhaps drooling) about this meal for months to come.
Saturday morning we enjoyed some muffins & bagels at the house & then headed to Forsyth Park. V wanted some fruit, so we stopped by the Forsyth Park Cafe for some light refreshments. V just ordered a fruit bowl. C & I ordered an egg sandwich on rye & a fruit bowl. It was the perfect start to the day. We then walked around Forsyth Park & enjoyed meeting some doggies. The park is beautiful & the fountain is pretty cool.
After walking through the park, we were pretty hot, so we got back in the car & decided to drive. We drove around the city & saw The Mercer House (from the car) which was made famous in the movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil." The house is pretty darn big & does take up a whole block.
C decided that he wanted to see Old Fort Jackson so we headed out for a short drive. Upon arriving at the fort, we decided that it was too hot to walk around the fort since there was no shade. We then decided to head out to Tybee Island to see what there is to do/see. We just drove around and then remembered that one of our house hosts recommended eating at AJ's Dockside Restaurant, so that became our new mission. After a couple of wrong turns, we found our way to the restaurant & found a parking spot. Once seated, we encountered two problems. 1) I am allergic to shellfish & there was a warning on the menu that if you have any seafood allergies, you should not eat here as they cannot guarantee that food will not be cross-contaminated. (Okay, not their exact wording, but you get the idea.) 2) It smelled like garbage or a dirty diaper. We decided to leave & head back to Savannah for lunch.
T was our nominated iphone researcher for the trip and he came across Toucan Cafe, so that is where we headed for lunch. Wow, this place was yet another great find! I ordered the Turkey Avocado sandwich (which I don't see on the online menu) and it was great. It was served on a honey wheat roll and had some kind of special mayo. C got some kind of steak sandwich was also tasty. V ordered the Salmon dish which she said was also quite tasty. I don't remember what T ordered, but I think he was happy as well.
We headed back to the house to rest for a little bit & then headed over to the Cupcake Emporium on State street for some dessert. We quickly realized we were going to have an impossible time deciding on just 1 cupcake each. We ordered 6 cupcakes & 6 "cookies" which were really cookies baked as cupcakes with frosting. No, we didn't eat all 12 desserts there, we took most of them to go! I ordered the lemon cupcake with raspberry cream cheese frosting, a red velvet cupcake, and a white chocolate macadamia nut "cookie." All 3 were great, but the lemon with raspberry cream cheese frosting was my favorite. It was unique & like nothing I have ever had.
Then we decided to do a tour before dinner. We quickly decided on Old Town Trolley Tours. It was just a normal tour. I don't really have any negative or outstanding reviews about it. It was nice to hear some of the history though.
Saturday dinner was at Sol. This one has mixed reviews. It is a newer restaurant & with the right tweaks, it will be a hit. The ac left a lot to be desired & it was pretty much like the outdoors inside. Also, V & T's dishes were both quite salty. V ordered the scallops & they were almost too salty for consumption. However, on the plus side, the tomatillo salsa was awesome. Also, you have to try the "Sweet Tater Fries" which are served with pineapple ketchup. Yum! I had the Lime Marinated Skirt Steak salad & was quite pleased. I ordered the steak medium rare & it was quite tender for a skirt steak. I didn't even need a steak knife to cut it. The dressing was also quite tasty. All in all, I think this was a good restaurant but it was a wee bit too hot (room temperature wise) for me.
To continue with our "course hopping" of the day, we went to Lulu's Chocolate Bar for dessert. C & I had the white chocolate raspberry creme brulee which I loved! To me, you can't go wrong with white chocolate raspberry anything, so this was a winner in my book! V had the tiramisu which she was also happy with. T wasn't sure what to get, so he ordered the creme brulee sampler & was also happy. The creme brulee was nice because it wasn't over "brulee-d." I don't really enjoy a super thick crunch on my brulee & this one was perfect.
We were going to head over to City Market to check out the live music, but we were just too tired from our day of eating. We headed back to the house & pretty much crashed.
We relaxed at the house on Sunday morning & finally had the chance to meet the four legged residents of the house. They are 2 great danes who were quite the pups!
We begrudgingly packed up on Sunday morning. We decided to enjoy one more meal in Savannah before heading home. After consulting Urban Spoon, T & I decided upon Soho South Cafe. Man, this was another great choice! I had the Organic Chicken Panini with Tomato Basil Bisque soup for my side. Again, this was fabulous! V had the biscuits & gravy & she was a member of the clean plate club!
All in all, we thoroughly enjoyed our visit. We do have a list of things to do/places to eat for our next visit. They include:
Belfords
Corleone's Trattoria
Eos Food & Wine
I also want to visit Bonaventure Cemetary & do some kind of ghost tour.
What are your favorite things to do in Savannah?
