Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in Franconia

Food prepared, served and tasted exceptionally. A tad overpriced for wine and coffees costs but expected for a fine dining restaurant like Arielle's. Take note: service fee charged if credit card used. Also, table time limited to 2 hours, we, party of 4, were asked to vacate our table at 7:10 pm, reservations for 5 pm, understandable, but could have been handled better. I was in the ladies room, come out, and handed my coat! Rest of my party in bar area, we were told we could continue our evening there but my coffee was not brought to me. We left but my ? Is why did we get refills (coffee asked for, water not) if they needed table? Just finished dessert at 6:50, enjoying coffee after, the move should have been mentioned sooner! Still will go back for a fine meal, but eat quicker.

Great place for a holiday dinner! Beautiful decorations, live music that was not too loud, festive all around. For the amount of traffic they had, the food was excellent. Appetizers and salads were solid, and everyone loved their entrees. Service was friendly and attentive. Well done BBI!

We had an early reservation (5pm) and the place was quiet and fairly empty. The tables were close to each other but that was okay for an early reservation. The menu was varied and not overly large, but with enough choices as to suit just about everyone's tastes. The food portions were good and very rich, so you may only want to split an appetizer or a side. I highly recommend the short rib entre or the seared scallops and shrimp entre. Please note that your tab will grow quickly as the prices are a bit steep, but worth every penny. The wait staff was awesome. Our waiter was very friendly and knowledgeable about the food and spoke freely about what his favorites were. He also emphasized that all entries were made fresh and there were no bad choices. The only downside was that the noise lever increased as the restaurant became more full, but that was to be expected. I highly recommend Talula's if you want a special place to treat yourself to a fine meal.

Our 2nd visit. Our party of four enjoyed a fabulous meal. Upon arrival, we were offered two seating options after noticing an open booth in the bar area. The circular booth in a nearby dining room was cozy but we wanted a livelier atmosphere in the bar area and went with that. Great service with attention to detail. Warm, delicious rolls, martinis and then shared salads. Each meal was delivered timely. Attended a show at the theatre that night and stayed at the hotel with breakfast included. We are already planning a return visit. Highly recommend.

Always the perfect spot for a reunion with friends! Parc’s food, service and professional staff met all our expectations today: from the seafood appetizers to the the trout amandine, comforting roasted chicken, delicious mussels, and chicken paillard, everyone enjoyed their lunch. Our server, Tiffany, was wonderful.