A
stylish, new restaurant has opened at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. MetropolitanKC promises
to expand the scope of Power & Light District dining options for local
residents as well as hotel guests. “MetropolitanKC has a
cool, urban vibe,” says Cynthia Savage, director of marketing. “Our vision is
to capture the can-do Kansas City spirit that fueled downtown’s growth in the
early 20th century and reignited it in the early 21st century.”
The 150-seat restaurant serves breakfast, transitioning to lunch,
daily from 6:30 a.m. a.m. - 2 p.m. and dinner from 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. The
breakfast menu features a hot buffet with fruits and cereals. The lunch menu
features a variety of lighter and heartier fare, including appetizers, salads,
sandwiches and entrees along with fresh market specials.
MetropolitanKC is expected to continue building on the
hotel’s steadily rising culinary reputation that was most recently boosted by
the July opening of BARCENTRAL. “Guests have given BARCENTRAL high marks for
food and atmosphere in surveys and TripAdvisor reviews,” says Savage. “MetropolitanKC adds
a new layer of culinary offerings that will complement BARCENTRAL’S small bites
selections.” Menus reflect the dynamic creativity of a seasoned executive chef
in Ronnie Kotz and a talented young chef de cuisine in Vince Parides. Kansas
City traditions are honored in unfiltered classics such as chop salad, a hefty
20oz. Cowboy steak, chicken picatta with Campo Lindo Farms free range chicken
and smoked pork chop as well as in new American regional features such as
barbeque salad with tender burnt ends, Mediterranean-style grilled fish of the
day and lamb chops in pomegranate reduction.
Architecturally, MetropolitanKC is designed to
represent the energy and eclectic style associated with both the downtown
renaissance and modern trends in convention hotel design. “Heartland motifs
mixed with geometric patterns that pick up on a theme of structural steel
symbolize the city’s vibrancy while paying tribute to agricultural roots,” says
Paul James, director of operations. The transitional décor scheme incorporates
classic furnishings with contemporary accents, softly textured fabrics with
hard surfaces, and splashes of bold color set against a sophisticated color
palette. Lighting and table-setting changes set a more relaxed and business
tone during the day, shifting to a more upscale and intimate mood at night.
About Kansas City Marriott Downtown: Kansas City’s
largest convention hotel offers 983 guest rooms and 93,000 square feet of
diverse banquet and meeting space spread out through 42 different function
rooms in two towers connected by an elevated walkway. Information is available
by calling 816-421-6800 or visiting MetropolitanKC
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