Spring
Marietta, USA
⭐1 Star
The Experience
From Michelin Guide
Find your way to this small but well-appointed restaurant in Marietta where exposed brick and a vaulted ceiling done in dark wood create an endearing charm. Chef Brian So oversees a tightly edited, contemporary American menu with a strong focus on seasonality. Skillful but simple cooking is the dictum here, where ingredients speak for themselves, and plates are stunning without ever being showy. The house-made sourdough with garlic chive butter is delicious, but don't fill up, as the pan-seared wild king salmon topped with Hollandaise sauce and trout roe is equally appealing. A maple-glazed cruller with sliced almonds in an amaretto crème anglaise is a bold and distinctive dessert, and the wine list is especially impressive.
Unique Things
From Visitor Experiences
- Unique Menu Approach: Spring's menu changes frequently to highlight seasonal produce and local ingredients, ensuring a fresh and unique dining experience.
- Cozy yet Refined Atmosphere: The restaurant features exposed brick walls and a vaulted ceiling adorned in rich dark wood, offering a cozy yet refined setting.
- Support for Local Businesses: Spring focuses on celebrating the hard work of local farmers, artisans, and winemakers by serving seasonal, thoughtfully sourced dishes and natural wines.
Ingredient Stars
From Visitor Experiences
- Beets: Used in a signature beet salad with burrata, blackberry, walnut, pickled onion, and saba, showcasing the restaurant's focus on seasonal ingredients.
- Persimmon: Featured in a Persimmon Salad with treviso radicchio, walnut, pickled shallot, and Humboldt fog, highlighting the use of fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
- Butternut Squash: Part of a dish featuring Garanelli with Perigord truffle, black trumpet, butternut, and parmesan, demonstrating the restaurant's creative use of seasonal produce.
- Black Truffle: Used in the Garanelli dish, adding a luxurious and aromatic element to the menu.
Menu & Pricing
Current Offerings & Prices
Spring Restaurant, Marietta - Current Menu Options and Prices
Set Menus
4 Course Chef's Choice Dinner
- Price: $105 per person
- Optional wine pairing: $55 per person
- Note: No outside food or beverage allowed. Dietary restrictions can be accommodated upon request.
- (This menu was noted as available until March 20, 2021, so current availability may vary).
Three-Course Meal
- Price: Approximately $50 per person
- Description: A light and vibrant meal focusing on fresh, seasonal ingredients. Includes a fresh pasta (e.g., crab tagliatelle), a crudo or tartar appetizer, and local fish, chicken, or meat.
- Example dishes: grilled lamb with potato puree, broccoli rabe, caramelized onion; pan-roasted poussin with potatoes, baby leeks, heirloom carrots; sautéed trout with charred artichoke, turnip, fava beans; farro with green garlic, morels, peas.
- Desserts: lighter, fruit-based options such as cherry and pistachio rice pudding, strawberry-rhubarb vanilla parfait.
- (Seasonal and farm-to-table focus).
À La Carte Options (Sample from recent menu)
| Course | Dish | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | Katama Bay Oysters | Horseradish vinaigrette | $10 |
| Snacks | Salmon Tartare | English peas, ikura, ramp, sorrel | $16 |
| Starters | Peach & Perilla Salad | Chili, cucumber, red onion, yogurt, lime | $19 |
| Starters | Ajo Blanco | Honeydew, grapes, green apple, mint | $19 |
| Starters | Chicken Liver & Foie Gras Parfait | Strawberry vinegar gelée, pistachio, shokupan | $22 |
| Main | Sweet Corn Cappelletti | Chanterelle, guanciale, serrano, pecorino | $39 |
| Main | Grilled Red Snapper | Summer squash salad, parsley pesto, sauce choron | $49 |
| Main | Roasted Wagyu Picanha | Chinese broccoli, maitake, sesame, sweet rice, chili sabayon | $54 |
| Dessert | Carnaroli Rice Pudding | Raspberry, almond brittle, champagne sabayon | $13 |
| Dessert | White Chocolate Mousse | Grapefruit sorbet, tarragon | $13 |
| Dessert | Chocolate & Hazelnut Tart | Hazelnut chantilly | $13 |
- Corkage fee: $60 per 750ml bottle, limit 2 bottles per table.
Special Seasonal Menus
- The menu changes frequently based on seasonal and local ingredient availability, with a focus on farm-to-table and light, vibrant dishes.
- Seasonal examples include fresh pastas, local fish, meats, and vegetable dishes, as well as fruit-based desserts.
Currency: All prices are in US Dollars ($).
Note: Menus are subject to change daily or almost daily, reflecting seasonal availability and chef's choice.