Restaurants near Desoto Shopping Center

We visit Cooper’s Hawk often and always have a great experience. On this visit nothing has changed. Our wine came out quickly, appetizers were hot and delivered before the meal as expected. My husband had the pork chop and grouper from the “surf and turf” selection. He thought they were both delicious and served hot. I had my usual, soy salmon and was not disappointed. We had seen some of the reviews from a few days ago and expected delays…. Not so. Considering the busy time of year, Cooper’s Hawk has their act together.

We sat outside and found the birds invasive, however the rest of the scenery was peaceful and calm. The service was great and the food was also pretty good. The bay was really nice to sit by so sitting outside (despite those annoying birds) was worth it. The bathrooms were clean and my experience in there was enjoyable as far as bathrooms go (okay no more details regarding the lavatories). Anyways would definitely recommend! 👍

We frequent Michelin Star rated restaurants wherever we travel. The Perfect Caper is absolutely serving on this caliber. Upon entering you are greeted by a gracious host who immediately found us a spot at the niche bar, which was quite busy. The bar has lively attendants who serve great house stuffed olive martinis. From there our host escorts us to our cozy table for two where we enjoyed a Christmas Eve designed menu. Lobster/Palm heart salad, crispy fried shrimp over avocado and delightful healthy portion of a lemon drizzle and finally our perfectly seared scallop topped with crab and an artful creation of candied lemon, a lovely surprise taste; all over black rice and baby bok choy. The meal ends with a Carmel butter tort that we will long remember as the “best dessert we’ve ever had.” Special mention to Mary Jane, our server who delivered our courses with a flair worthy of a starring evening!

Four of us dined and everyone really liked what they ordered. The arancini is awesome! Two of us had veal marcella, one person had Italian wedding soup, and one person had bolognese. Service was top notch as well. We can’t wait to go back!

Our waiter was great. I was thinking of ordering sangria but decided on something else. He brought me a sample of the sangria with my order. It was delish I had the ravioli with seafood. It had loads of lobster and shrimp. My hubs had short ribs. Tender and flavorful Great Christmas Eve dinner