Decca earns its place in the NuLu scene
Voice-Tribune review by Robin Garr
It’s hard to believe that Decca opened its doors only about three months ago. This long-awaited arrival on the NuLu scene came in with a sense of excitement, occasioned both by its setting in one of the 1870s brick buildings that long had housed Wayside Christian Mission and by the San Francisco culinary heritage of its founding team.I’ve been consistently wowed by the lavish, lovely renovation that converted a Wayside family shelter into a classy-casual dining scene. Indoors, the dining rooms boast eye-catching cork floors and discreetly eclectic decor. An upstairs gallery offers al fresco dining under the roof. One of the city’s most beautiful outdoor dining areas winds through spacious, carefully planted gardens with a flickering fire pit and water feature, with tables well separated for privacy … and it’s all non-smoking! Last, but by no means least, the dimly lighted bar in the basement offers a relaxing venue for cocktails and music, complete with a vintage jukebox full of Decca 45s, of course.
Decca’s menu follows a farm-to-table model without getting obsessive about it, so pork comes from a regional producer but redfish comes from the Texas coast, as it should. Selections change periodically to reflect the seasons, and the kitchen, wisely, offers a relatively small selection of a half-dozen starters, three pasta courses and five mains, allowing focus on doing a considered repertoire very well.
Read the full review on LouisvilleHotBytes.com:
http://www.louisvillehotbytes.com/decca ... nulu-scene
and in the Voice-Tribune:
http://www.voice-tribune.com/life-style ... ulu-scene/
Decca
812 E. Market St.
749-8128
http://www.deccarestaurant.com