Metropolis is open for dinner year round. Their menu changes with the season. They have a creative take on food allowing the customer to envision their own meal through ordering a series of small plates or tapas. There is great variety in the choices including seafood, cheeses, salads, fruits, nuts and a host of other ingredients to form special dishes. Examples of cold tapas – black and white sesame seared tuna with sushi set up, goat cheese and mixed olives with grilled pita, salad of artichoke hearts, grape tomatoes, hearts of palm, red onion and goat cheese. You can warm it up with samplings of asparagus bisque with lump crab, white truffle oil and garlic breadcrumbs or grilled baby lamb porterhouse with salad of baby arugula, shaved fennel, grape tomato, E.V.O.O & lemon. Food is an art at Metropolis where you dine in a hip atmosphere complete with lava lamps, abstract art and much to look forward to in the drink department. This includes 80 handcrafted martinis, 20 single malt scotches and a great wine list.
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