Best Historic Restaurants in Brandon

Meatball appetizer was excellent as was the pork chop entree. The tuna saltinbocca not so much. Preparation was good but tuna was tasteless. Our waiter, Tom, was excellent.

Mallory B at the bar gave us great service - thank you

What an outstanding meal! Our server, Courtney, was lovely, always there when we needed her, but never obtrusive. We were a little concerned that the restaurant would be overwhelmed today, and although it was definitely slammed, our service never suffered. All the food was delicious. The shrimp Al ajillo was perfect. Best Palomilla I’ve had in years. The flan was the cherry, or strawberry in this case, on top of the meal. Can’t wait to go again.

I don’t leave a lot of reviews but I feel like this place is deserving. We chose this restaurant because we saw the Christmas decorations. We sat at the bar for a few drinks before moving to our table. The Old Fashion was great and the girls really enjoyed the “Cindy Lou”. When we decided to move to the table we were greeted by the friendliness waitress. We ordered a few appetizers but I would say that the bursts with duck prosciutto was the winner. For Dinner it was a toss up between the short rib dish and the Sea Bass. Although the smash burger was pretty good also. Looking forward to our next visit.

We went for their Christmas Eve dinner. This was an amazing meal. One of the best I have ever had. From the hor d'oeuvres to the appetizers and then the salmon, duck, rabbit and langoustine. Then topped off by an amazing dessert. Of course, accompanied by a delicious lemon drop martini. The atmosphere was festive, and the wait staff missed nothing. Lilac is definitely on our list of favorite restaurants. Can't wait to go back. KUDOS!