Floataway Cafe Restaurant Review:
A classic warehouse space softened by artwork and brushed tin, stainless steel and chrome accents sets the stage for Floataway Café. Chef-owners Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison, whose Star Provisions empire includes Bacchanalia, have kept a busy pace at this casual but refined establishment. French, Mediterranean and Italian influences inspire the cuisine. Locally grown organic produce,...
It's all about the freshness at this off-the-beaten-track restaurant. French-Italian-Mediterranean menu features oysters, marinated roast beets as starters, and mains like cornmeal-friend softshell crab and pan-roasted North Georgia trout. Airy environment encourages you to "float away" from everyday life.
The à la carte cousin to Bacchanalia, Floataway is a more affordable take on Harrison and Quatrano's signature fare. Local, organic ingredients play a big role in this kitchen, and the restaurant's quotidian salads, pizzas, and pastas are just as satisfying as Bacchanalia's special-occasion dishes, though more casual. The Italian-accented menu changes daily, but look for two long-standing...
Tucked away on a secluded industrial street in a renovated warehouse near Emory University, the Floataway Café is not easy to find, but people have been flocking here since the restaurant opened in 1998. This is the second venture by Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison of the renowned Bacchanalia in Midtown; the restaurant and menu here are less formal, but the food is of the same high quality....