I very much enjoy the new Brandywine and find the chef to be very accommodating. I was never a fan of the original as on my first visit (many years ago), I was made to feel very déclassé because I like my steak pink in the center ... not bloody. I was told the chef would not serve it that way and it was suggested by the server that I choose something else.

The only other items on the menu that night were fish or lamb. I don't eat either, so I opted not to eat while my friend did and she enjoyed her meal immensely.

Davide was very polite when he came out to explain how "overcooking" a filet minon ruins the meat ... but I disagree and believe personal preferences are rather important in any restaurant setting. If the chef is that inflexible, I have no interest in returning.

I really love Davide's other restaurant Capriccio's .. so there you go. In fact my family are here visiting from Toronto and we will most definitely be going to Capriccio's at least once or twice over the next 10 days. They all love the food there.

Chef Bourdon at the new Brandywine prepared a steak for me (which was exactly as I like it) and I enjoyed the meal with my whole family very, very much. We all did.

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