Merritt Island Press

"The Ultimate in Dining"

By: Jo Anne Galluzzi

Wednesday, October 5, 1994

Ultimate Dining has had the most exquisite culinary adventure in fine dining and experienced classical French cuisine at Cafe' Margaux in historical Cocoa Village.

Classical French cuisine encompases much more than the familiar robust plates, distinctive cheeses and sumptuous pastries that we all know. It is an art; the foods are savored for what they are and seasoned to enhance, not disguise, their essential flavor.

At Cafe' Margaux, the elegant candle-lit dining rooms, rich with tapestries and lavish floral bouquets, set the stage for transcendent dining highlighted by gracious service, refined cuisine and superb, surprisingly, reasonably priced wines. Dignified understatement, metuculous attention to detail, and dedication to quality make every meal special at this most special restaurant.

Each dish on the menu resonates with the French tradition: the preservation of inherent beauty and flavor of the food in its natural state as typified in the sensational appetizer: crawfish crowned puff pastry adorned with a hint of dill. Interestingly, all cuisine is prepared by European chefs at Cafe' Margaux.

The appetizer was trailed by the artistic Chef Special: thick, cream-based, subtle garlic soup dusted with fresh ground black pepper. Next, the unique fresh garden salad combines colorful select greens tossed with the Cafe' Margaux house special: Balsamic vinaigrette, topped with tasty toasted almonds. This is more than just an ordinary salad.

I ordered the evening's entree special: Melange of Fresh Fish, which is a sophisticated sampling of select fillets each combined with complementary sauce. This entree featrued Tuna au poive partnered with peppercorn and fresh caper sauce, Red Snapper accented with lemon caper buttersauce, and fresh grilled Grouper, all accompanied with a fresh vegetable trio. You'll love this sophisticated ingenious fish creation. The delicious dinner was rounded out with the hard-to-find Louis Latour Chardonnay. The Cafe' Margaux wine cellar offers top-notch outstanding premium wines to be found no where else.

The sweet side of Cafe' Margaux displays classic desserts with a modern twist. The light chocolate cheese cake laced with Bailey's Irish Cream is served atop a dizzled tricolored raspberry sauce. They have applied the same artistry, style and passion to the dessert creations as well as the entire menu.

Cafe' Margaux is the most romantic French restaurant in all central Brevard, and guaranteed to offer you such an evening of culinary artistic specialty you'll want to return for more.

Cafe Margaux, 220 Brevard Ave., Cocoa. 639-8343

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