For our April outing, Holly chose Cafe Europa, located in the Crestwood area of Kansas City. The restaurant is in a charming space with a very quaint continental bistro atmosphere. When you enter Cafe Europa, you will find a display case, filled with pastries, cupcakes and other desserts. Most days, there isn't much reason to go beyond the case. However, we were there for dinner. There is a very small bar with enough space for a few patrons to wait to be called to their table. The dining room is also small but more homey than crowded.
Our service was friendly and prompt. The menu is a sampling of European fare but also some decidedly American dishes as well. For an appetizer, we had the steak tartare. It was delicious. We all sampled something different for entrees including the wild mushroom risotto with scallops and the pork loin. Both excellent choices. Maggie ordered the roasted chicken and walnut salad not quiet realizing the word "salad" meant she was getting a salad. We'd had a couple glasses of wine by then. Nevertheless, she enjoyed her entree. As always, we enjoyed the red wine.
The lateness and brevity of this post has nothing to do with the quality of Cafe Europa but more to do with sudden onset slackerness of the blogger. This was a very nice choice for dinner and it is more than just a place for the ladies who lunch crowd. We all recommend trying it for dinner. Finding a place to park was a bit challenging. I parked a couple blocks away so be prepared walk off part of your meal on the way to your car.
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