Ambrosia Restaurant Announces New Summer Menu

July 23, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Lifestyle News
The world class Ambrosia Restaurant (www.ocpavilion.com) is pleased to announce the new summer menu is now available. The 5-star Ambrosia Restaurant features contemporary French cuisine and is located inside the OC Pavilion performing arts center in Santa Ana. The menu changes with the seasons to ensure that guests are offered the best choices, including seafood, steaks, chicken, lamb chops and veal.

Ambrosia’s menu features a celebration of the seasonal marketplace with the culinary artistry of Executive Chef Michael Rossi. The summer menu offers some tantalizing new additions including starters like the Sunflower Tempura Chesapeake Bay Soft Shell Crab and Tender Braised Berkshire Pork Belly with a Soft Poached Farmers Hen Egg.

Featured land entrees include Colorado Lamb Chops, Cornish Game Hen, Entrecộte of Prime Black Angus Beef, Snake River Farms Kurobuta Pork Medallions and Nebraska Corn-Fed 16 oz. Bone-in Ribeye. Featured sea entrees include Hawaiian Yellowfin Tuna, California Striped Bass, Tasmanian Ocean Trout and Hand-Harvested Sea Scallops.

”I find a similar passion permeating its (Ambrosia) food and its décor as that which I’ve encountered traveling and eating in many great restaurants in Europe.”
Fifi Chao, Dining Out Magazine

The restaurant is adorned with custom leather booths, dim lighting and one-of-a-kind décor that recreates the feeling of Parisian romance. Dinner guests are swooned to the smooth sounds of jazz vocalist Chris Williams, winner of an Orange County Music Award. Guests are encouraged to make the dining experience more personal with special song requests.

Ambrosia also offers incredible tableside services including flambé desserts, Caesar Salads, shrimp scampi and other tableside specials. Peter Buffa of Orange Coast Magazine refers to Ambrosia as a “dining experience”.

The dining experience does not stop at the restaurant and with advanced reservations guests can reserve one of 5 private dining rooms for groups ranging from 8 to 22.

The Boardroom, featuring a hand-painted ceiling, 1877 Steinway piano and large comfortable seats offers room for a party of up to 12 guests. The Wine Cellar, with a faux brick ceiling, temperature controlled air, and room to store more than 3400 bottles of wine, offers the experience of elegant European dining and fits parties up to 20. The Lodge offers 9 humidors, mirrors, dark, natural wood, often found in mountain lodges, and a rumored secret door, leading to a Birdseye view of the OC Pavilion main stage. The Lodge seats parties up to 14.

El Presidente is a celebration of the finest tequilas, featuring a tribute art piece to Pancho Villa with a dark tequila-hued painted ceiling and highball shot glasses at each seat. El Presidente is available for parties up to 8 or the doors can be opened adjoining it with the Dome of Sea for parties up to 22. Dome of the Sea, celebrating the world’s finest champagnes, is highlighted with an imported 3400 crystal chandelier, champagne flutes, and soothing art romancing the beauty of the sea.

The Ambrosia Restaurant is located in the OC Pavilion performing arts center in historic Santa Ana. Reservations are encouraged and can be made by contacting the Ambrosia Restaurant at 714-550-0811. Reservations can also be made online at www.ocpavilion.com.


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About Ambrosia
Ambrosia provides a celebration of the Seasonal Marketplace. The menu features a pairing of fine wines with the freshest fruits, vegetables and entrees of the season, achieving a dynamic balance that both excites and entices the palette. A brick-domed, intimate Wine Cellar offers rare vintages of fine wines from around the world. In addition to our beautiful and intimate restaurant, we offer 5 private dining room experiences: The Boardroom seats 12; The Wine Cellar seats 18; The Lodge seats 14; El Presidente seats 8; Dome of the Sea seats 8. The restaurant features the acclaimed jazz vocalist Chris Williams to serenade diners during our dinner seatings. Ambrosia is open for lunch Tuesday – Friday, 11:30am – 2:30pm and dinner Tuesday – Saturday & Every Show Night, 5:00pm – 10:00pm. Reservations can be made online at www.ocpavilion.com or by calling 714-550-0811.

About OC Pavilion – www.ocpavilion.com
From chandeliers to exquisite hand painted murals, the OC Pavilion is the most intimate and exclusive performing arts theater and restaurant complex in Orange County, California. Located in historic downtown Santa Ana “the Golden City”, our beautifully appointed theater with a capacity of only 528 seats assures you of an exceptional close up view of any event. With our state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems and a myriad of high-resolution video screens, we are quickly becoming known as Orange County's own "jewel box". The theatre features various musical and theatrical events and is available for private leasing. For more information, contact 714-550-0880.

High-resolution images are available by contacting Jamie Pastor at 714-550-0880, ext. 229 or by email at jpastor@ocpavilion.com.