My spouse and I dined at Firestone’s Culinary Tavern for Saturday lunch
in late December 2012. We were in Frederick to dine at VOLT restaurant
that evening, and we took a drive to the downtown area in the afternoon
to acclimate ourselves to where we would be eating while there was still
daylight. Frederick is such a cute little town! There are many
restaurant options, many of which look pretty upscale, including
Firestone’s.
The website address for this establishment includes
the word “restaurant”, however, the name on the building that says
“culinary tavern” is a much catchier description that better represents
the creative food they serve and the atmosphere in which they serve it.
Firestone’s is open for lunch (Tuesday through Saturday), dinner
(Tuesday through Sunday), and brunch (Sunday), and they take
reservations using the Open Table reservation system, by using their
website form, or by telephoning (or just walk in, like we did!). The
restaurant space used to be a department store, and it still retains its
high ceilings, balcony, hardwood floors, and grand staircase. This
restaurant has seating on two levels - on the street/ground level as
well as on the upper/balcony level that overlooks the main floor and
bar. There is more casual seating on the main floor, as well as at the
large bar. (From what we could see from the balcony, it seemed that the
menus might even be different depending on where you were seated.)
Every
item on the lunch menu sounds delicious, using unique ingredients and
flavor combinations, and each dish is composed and presented with flair.
We loved the presentation of the deviled eggs (instead of being cut
lengthwise like most restaurants do, just the tops were cut off, with
the yummy stuffing topped with caviar squeezed down to the bottom. The
beet salad with duck prosciutto was beautifully presented. We are not
normally food “paparazzi”, but we felt compelled to take a few photos of
the dishes served here. From outside the restaurant, we expected to
find standard bar fare, so we were thrilled when we received so much
more! We also shared the charcuterie plate and a complex orange-flavored
cake/ice cream layered dessert accompanied with homemade jellied
candies.
We thoroughly enjoyed our lunch dining experience, and we would highly recommend this restaurant!
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