City Cafe — Restaurant in Dallas

Good local cafe. Friendly. NOTE: The FINE Dining restaurant is CLOSED. This is now just the casual cafe on the lower level. Upscale cafe with a good selection of fresh and healthy items. Great for takeout or casual sit-down lunch. Seems like a University Park staple where folks ALL know each other. Private club-ish. Friendly counter service with big display case of fresh options. Iced tea was really good. Bread was not as fresh, bummer. Good spot for locals for sandwiches, soups, salads. Prices match the higher quality food. Parking can be tricky, but there is a garage underneath. They need to figure out what to do with the old fine dining restaurant area. Sad that it is still closed. The food and friendliness are probably worth the 4.5 stars. My star deduction is due to the dry bread (that came with soup) and the slow food delivery. 12-15 Minutes is slow for counter order/table service. But most folks are in no rush, so I can see the 4.5. (Some of those 4.5 ratings came from the fine dining restaurant too.) If University Park had a private cafe, this...

Wow! We just had an excellent experience at City Cafe. It had been about 10 years since we were last there. The dining room has been completely remodeled. I'd describe it as contemporary chic. A bonus, it is quiet enough that you can actually hear your dinner companions. The host recommend an excellent rose for me on this hot Dallas night. It was exactly what I wanted, and he worked from me telling him that "It is hot. Give me something for hot." Wonderful. We then enjoyed the hummus trio (homemade) and grilled pita bread. Then, hubby had the scallops and I had the halibut special. Again, flawless. We ended with their signature dessert, which I would describe as angel food toffee cake. The service was excellent and everyone seemed genuinely interested in whether we were enjoying it all. We will be back soon, and you should...

Truly a superior gastronomic experience. The martini reminded me of my late Uncle Jim who specialized in the drink. The carpaccio was perfect with some sort of remoulade and a little pile of greens with lemon juice on top. My main course was one of the specials and it was the halibut- it was served over garlic mashed potatoes and I believe, spinach, with a wine sauce with capers. sorry for the vagueness but it was hard to see with the tears of joy streaming down my cheeks. I love fish- i'm from the North East and was raised on fresh fish- it was some of the best halibut I've ever had. My cousin had scallops which were also cooked perfectly- al dente. As for everyone else (there were 8 of us), they all seemed to enjoy their meals, but I really wasn't paying attention- I was in food ecstasy and I wasn't sharing. Would...