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Coral Tree Café

11645 San Vicente Blvd., Brentwood, CA 90049, 310. 979-TREE http://www.coraltreecafe.net/

I dined at my usual (visited 3 times or more) Tuesday lunch spot, the Coral Tree Café in Brentwood. This is a bustling restaurant which serves fresh light California fare. The first time I ate there I ordered the Curried Chicken Salad ($9.95) but found it sorely lacking in flavor (and I don’t even like spicy things). The last two times I’ve ordered and been very pleased with the Steak Salad ($13.95) (the steak is cooked to your liking). My companion has ordered the Ahi Tuna Nicoise ($12.95) all three times and has enjoyed it very much. The salads consist of fresh, tasty and colorful greens and the portions are very generous. In fact, I heard a fellow diner remark that she had the “never ending salad.” Service is fast so you can be in and out and back to work in no time yet the atmosphere is much nicer than the cafeteria or your desk. There is outdoor seating so one can enjoy the fabulous SoCal “winter” weather. My companion also enjoyed a 12 layer (6-frosting; 6-cake) carrot cake. He tried to save ½ for dinner, but apparently it was too tasty not to finish . . . Would definitely recommend the Coral Tree for a quick, light, tasty lunch away from the office. Word of warning - parking can be tough in this area, but valeting seemed an even poorer choice. Had to wait quite a while for my car to be brought back to me. I would recommend parking yourself and walking even if it’s a few blocks away.

posted by Fatty @ 11:54 AM