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Today's Groupon takes your tongue on a continental odyssey without the risk of being eaten by a cyclops or John Lithgow. For $15, you'll get $30 worth of any dish and drink at Cafe Benedicte, an elaborate menued, sometimes live pianoing eatery.

Cafe Benedicte likens its menu to a magic mirror that reflects all points along the Mediterranean at once, from Andalucian Spain to Greece to North Africa. As such, diners can voyage from a starter of asparagus flan and sautéed crab claws ($9.95) to North African taboule with avocado ($5.95) to an entree of seafood paella ($20.95), grilled chicken and beef kebab couscous ($21.95), or moussaka ($16.95). Vegetarians can savor the vegetable dolmades ($12.95), while meaties might prefer to indulge with a little peppercorn-crusted filet and lobster thermidor in port wine and paprika sauce from the grill ($32.95). For dessert, there's the crêpe brûlée ($7.95), which one-ups crème brûlée by wrapping it in crepe and flaming it with Grand Marnier, or the aptly named Chocolate Decadence ($6.95).

For those who would rather fly the Mediterranean than sail it, Cafe Benedicte offers a fleet of wine flights ($10.50–$13) highlighting the best red and white varietals from the café's impressive international wine list. Cafe Benedicte also has live piano on Fridays and Saturdays, so bring your spouse, family, and cast of Real World: Denver.

Reviews

Yelpers and one Citysearcher give Cafe Benedicte four stars:

• Starting with the salad and finishing with the dessert, everything was fresh and made in-house... Service was friendly and attentive, decorations were a step above a "cafe", but not so formal as a restaurant. – allykat331, Citysearch