Instead, Cabo will feature the best of California French cuisine. Colman wants to introduce lobster cakes and other variations on the theme. There will still be Caesar and Cobb salads, but along with lots of other things never found on the Jockey Club menu. But there is this urge to have something different, special. Plans also call for a nine-course served Sunday brunch, as well a high tea served every afternoon in the bar.
Plans also call for a small dance floor for late-night romantics.
To back up his claim, he's signed a 10-year agreement for the space. But the restaurant business is notoriously fickle, and Cabo has the added burden of being located in a hotel. Consider the new Ritz-Carlton, which opened last fall just blocks from the Jockey Club. The hotel has been quite successful at attracting hotel guests and large charity events, but its restaurant, Kobalt, was a dud. Face it, says Deuschl.