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“The Salar Experience”

Salar Restaurant and Lounge
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Ranked #7 of 823 Restaurants in Dayton
Price range: £5 - £27
Cuisines: Peruvian
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Dining options: After-hours, Reservations
Description: Salar features an exciting menu of World-Fusion cuisine with strong French, Peruvian, and Mediterranean influences. In addition we offer an extensive selection of hand-crafted cocktails featuring fresh squeezed juices, fresh fruit and herbs, and only the finest spirits. Salar is a reasonably priced, upscale, yet casual style restaurant. We have created a unique dining experience with two outdoor patios, two full bars, a main dining room with full-wall windows looking out onto the Historic Oregon District, an intimate lounge space, and a private dining room. Salar is proud to be a "Green Certified" restaurant.
Reviewed 9 December 2014

Salar is in the Oregon District in downtown Dayton. They offer complimentary valet parking in an area where parking is still a premium. The greeter was friendly and accommodating about seating preference. Our waitress was knowledgeable about the menu, which is eclectic. Tanqueray is the well gin. The ambiance is cozy; I particularly liked the waterfall glass partition. My meal of choice, pork filet minon, was delicious. The filets were nicely seasoned and well-prepared. They sat on a bed of yummy, sweet, red cabbage and came with mashed potatoes. We never felt rushed, but always felt well-cared- for. Prices are moderate. Salar is a Dayton gem. I look forward to my next experience there.

Date of visit: December 2014
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Thank Patricia W
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Reviewed 8 December 2014

It is rare when you have expectations for something and those expectations are met. Even rarer is when those expectations are exceeded. But that was unicornian experience we had at Salar last Saturday night. Major kudos must be doled out to the general manager for assembing a great front-of-house team--our server, Tyler, was knowledgeable about the menu and not only made great recommendations, but he also knew the compostion of the dishes we tried.

The restaurant describes itself as having an " exciting menu of World-Fusion cuisine with strong French, Peruvian, and Mediterranean influences.' They go on to say they have, "an extensive selection of hand-crafted cocktails featuring fresh squeezed juices, fresh fruit and herbs, and only the finest spirits."

Truth in packaging.

We are usually wine people, seriously we drink it 3-4 times a week for dinner, but we had to try one of the cocktails upon the recommendation of Tyler. He suggested a La Pasion for me which Bulleit Bourbon, Sandeman’s Tawny Port, fresh lime, Demerara, passion fruit, cilantro and Chipotle chili powder. Really cool presentation in a low ball glass with a giant sphere ice cube. She had the special of the day which was a frothy Peruvian speciaty.
We shared their Tuna Tiradito which was essentially tuna sashimi with a tangy lime, cilantro and aji pepper sauce. Great portion size.

For dinner my girlfriend again went with the special of the day. See the enclosed picture. It was sea scallops crusted in a red quinoa, served with asparagus on a fresh polenta with a tangy but light sauce. I went with a traditional Beef Saltado which is marinated grilled tenderloin, tomatoes, onions, yellow peppers and spices with potatoes. As you can see from the picture, the chef's take on this subbed in a thin french fry which went great with the dish. Served with jasmine rice, yes that is too starches, but it works. I ended taking half home. The portion size was huge. We finished with a strawberry cheesecake which was a nice sweetness to complement the south american spices and sauces.

The restaurant itself is beautiful. There are two porches, large rooms in the back that could be used for business events, rehersal dinners, birthday parties or any large group party. The bar itself is striking being a large gentle arch shape, and it was full all night. Lighting is subtle and the place has great features like the cascading water wall we sat next to for dinner.

I hope Dayton supports this place. We live in Mason about 35 minutes away --we can't wait to get back and bring friends!

Date of visit: December 2014
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1  Thank Matt H
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Reviewed 25 November 2014

We visited Salar on a Sat night. You can reserve via OpenTable, which is nice. The restaurant is in an older building in the interesting Oregon district of Dayton, and has been remodeled with modern furnishings and a loft-style, faux-industrial interior that is very attractive. Several of the tables are along the window wall looking out on Fifth St, so you can observe the "action" outside (in the evening, mostly people circulating among the nearby clubs). Depending on when you get there, street parking may be available nearby, but they have valets as well.

The food was, in a word, great. Among our party, we had a pizza, three different fish dishes, two different salads, the beef empanada appetizer, and a soup. All excellent. Fish: Sole in a champagne sauce with potatoes and sauteed spinach leaves, pecan-encrusted grilled sea bass, and a grilled salmon. Salads: a house salad and a Caesar. Pizza was excellent - very thin crust. Soup was a squash soup. All really good.

Drinks: To my uneducated eye, they have a pretty good wine list - certainly plenty of variety. One member of our party ordered a whiskey cocktail and was very happy with it.

Service and cost: Our server was very accommodating although maybe a bit distracted with a full Sat evening dinner crowd. For 4 of us, without the cost of a special wine we ordered, the bill would have been around $120 before tax and tip, which is very reasonable for this level of food.

Atmosphere: As noted, the activity on Fifth is visible out the window. As the evening progressed and the restaurant filled up, the noise level got pretty high, which made conversation a challenge, but it wasn't impossible. I suspect it is calmer and quieter on weeknights when the crowd is smaller.

Date of visit: November 2014
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Thank F00lishTraveler
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Reviewed 11 November 2014

We decided to celebrate our friend's birthday and try Salar for the first time. We enjoyed Side Bar when it was in this location, so we made reservations on Open Table, and tried Salar. The six of us ordered a wide range of entrees: walleye, scallops, chicken and beef. All entrees were absolutely delicious. The soup du jour was white bean and it too was excellent. Our server was Mark and he was extremely knowledgeable about the menu and as well as the specials. The atmosphere is very inviting. Really like the bar area with the relaxing blue back lights. We will return!

Date of visit: November 2014
Thank Swampscott C
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Reviewed 10 November 2014

Decor is beautiful, menu is interesting, but heavy. I did enjoy the empanadas, but felt they were a bit bland. For international cuisine I would try some of the other restaurants in the greater Dayton area. Service is slow and prices are higher than they need to be here.

Date of visit: August 2014
1  Thank Lawmama4
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