The good news? Some really nice changes are gracing the pages of the menu these days! On Friday we waited for a table in the tavern, killing time with a glass of wine. Once seated in the very busy bar section of this beautiful restaurant, we went to work picking out our evening fare.
I started with a half dozen oysters on the half shell which were from Maine, super fresh and served with a lovely mignonette plus lemon and lime. There was also a cocktail sauce but I stuck with the vinegar based sauce as my accompaniment. Second course I went with one of the new salads...Boston lettuce, bacon, blue cheese, shaved onion and buttermilk dressing. Yummy! And for my third course I had the dish Alan raved about from earlier in the week - the Aquarello risotto with Jonah crab, marscapone, lobster jus and herb salad. This was just a perfectly prepared dish with all the creamy, lushness of a superb risotto. I couldn't have been more happy and just about licked the dish clean.
Alan started with a recommendation from the restaurant manager, Tal and ordered the Nantucket Bay scallop crudo with Mangalista lardo, Uni, green apple, watercress and mustard sprouts. A bright, light and fresh dish with the acid from the apple providing a nice compliment to the scallop - this dish was a winner all the way around!
For his second course Alan had the romaine hearts with anchovy, parmesan and a traditional caesar style dressing. And lastly he went with another recommended dish - the fusilli with mangalista pork ragu. A lovely, fulfilling dish with that sense of comfort, this was another winner!
Can't wait to go back and try the rest of the new dishes and congratulations to Andrew on a successful new menu!
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