The Sun Dial Has New Summer Offerings

Alanta's famous Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar, and View is adapting its menu for the summer months with new fresh, farm-to-table ingredients for seasonal dishes.

The lunch menu will now feature Crispy Crawfish Tails, Fried Green Tomatoes, and Shrimp and Crab Cocktail. Executive Chef Christian Messier has also added a slew of refreshing soups and salads, including Chilled Tomato Consomme, Sweet Corn Bisque, and an Heirloom Tomato Salad. New sandwiches and entrees include a Vidalia Burger, Blackened Prime Rib, Lime and Garlic Grilled Shrim, and Grilled Shrimp Ceasar.

Changes to the dinner menu include a Crawfish and Grits appetizer, a cheese course with three American Farmstead cheeses, a light Crab Bisque, Country Ham Melon and Fig Salad, and Carmelized Georgia Peach and Goat Cheese Salad. Ashley Farms Peacn Smoked Chicken, an Australian Lamb Half rack, and Bacon and Horseradish Salmon are just a few of the new entrees available for evening diners.

For reservations or for information about dining hours, call (404) 589.7506 or visit www.SunDialRestaurant.com.

Celebrate Thanksgiving With A View

Why bother cooking all day? Spend Thanksgiving at The Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View and let Executive Chef Christian Messier do the cooking for you. Enjoy his seasonally inspired menu while taking in Atlanta's best views. The Sun Dial makes Thanksgiving easy with a special $59 prix fixe menu from 12 to 8 p.m., including wine pairings for an additional $30. Children ages 6 to12 will dine half-off and children ages 5 and under will enjoy a complimentary meal.

Chef Messier has prepared a holiday fare menu that is bound to impress, with appetizers that include your choice of a Truffled Potato and Leek Soup with Fried Oyster and American Caviar or Sweet Potato Tortelloni with Duck Confit, Tuscan Kale and Lingonberry Jam with Roasted Duck Jus. Entrees include Herb-Crusted Prime Rib Au Jus, Horseradish Mashed Potatoes and Parmesan Brussel Sprouts; or the more traditional Herb Roasted Evans Farm Turkey, Cornbread Dressing, Roasted Winter Vegetables, Mashed Potatoes, Cranberry Sauce and Roasted Turkey Au Jus. The featured desserts include a Spiced Pumpkin Roll, Cream Cheese Icing, and Pumpkin Brittle.

While reservations are not required, they are strongly recommended.

The Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View is Atlanta's original tri-level complex with a revolving upscale restaurant, a rotating ocktail lounge, as well as an observatory view level. Situated atop the Westin Peachtree Plaza at 210 Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, the Sun Dial offers breathtaking 360-degree panoramic views of Atlanta, live jazz, seasonally-influenced contemporary American cuisine and specialty desserts. The Sun Dial is the ultimate Atlanta dining experience, ideal for special occasions, corporate events, celebrations, and as a place to unwind. Visiting the Sun Dial is an Atlanta tradition and a must see and do for Atlanta visitors and residents alike.

For reservations call (404)589.7506 or visit www.sundialrestaurant.com.