{"id":1645,"date":"2012-05-09T07:36:14","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T12:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/?p=1645"},"modified":"2012-05-09T07:36:40","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T12:36:40","slug":"tommy-bahamas-restaurant-bar-orlando-fl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/reviews\/tommy-bahamas-restaurant-bar-orlando-fl\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Bahama&#8217;s Restaurant &#038; Bar &#8211; Orlando, FL"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_1971\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sea_bass_mushroom_risoto1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1971\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1971\" title=\"sea_bass_mushroom_risoto\" src=\"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sea_bass_mushroom_risoto1-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sea_bass_mushroom_risoto1-300x173.jpg 300w, http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sea_bass_mushroom_risoto1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sea Bass with Mushroom Risotto<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tommybahama.com\/TBG\/Stores_Restaurants\/Orlando.jsp\">Tommy Bahama<\/a> brand is famous for their clothing line but they also have several restaurants around the country.<\/p>\n<p>The other day I had dinner there with several business associates and enjoyed a wide array of appetizers including <strong>Chicken Lollipops<\/strong>, <strong>Coconut-Crusted Crab Cakes<\/strong>, and <strong>Macadamia Nut Encrusted Goat Cheese<\/strong>.\u00a0 For my entree I ordered the special of\u00a0<strong>Sea Bass with Mushroom Risotto<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The appetizers were all good with a special emphasis on the Coconut-Crusted Crab Cakes.\u00a0 I really enjoy a light crab cake and the restaurant did not disappoint.\u00a0 It was lightly pan-fried and full of lump crab meat.<\/p>\n<p>Sea bass can be difficult to cook as people tend to under-cook it but my entree was cooked perfectly with the sea-bass slightly firm throughout.\u00a0 The mushroom risotto was a bit on the gummy side but the mushroom sauce itself was rich, creamy, and packed with mushroom flavor.\u00a0 I especially enjoyed the grilled vegetables on the side and look forward to making the dish myself at home soon.<\/p>\n<p>I do not normally care for chain restaurants but Tommy Bahamas had great service, a nice atmosphere, and good food.\u00a0 You cannot ask for much more in a restaurant and I will be back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanspoon.com\/r\/26\/303747\/restaurant\/I-Drive-Universal\/Tommy-Bahamas-Restaurant-Bar-Orlando\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; width: 200px; height: 146px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanspoon.com\/b\/link\/303747\/biglink.gif\" alt=\"Tommy Bahama's Restaurant & Bar on Urbanspoon\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com The\u00a0Tommy Bahama brand is famous for their clothing line but they also have several restaurants around the country. 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