CAFEMANTIC

Fabulous lunch today...why do I wait so long to go back here??? Took my Florida sister and she [a true restaurant person] loved it. I had the Summer Salad  with farm greens, market vegetables, herbed breadcrumbs, pecorino sardo with a green garlic vinaigrette and it was the best ever [should have had the large one!] and added the Prince Edward Island Mussels with green curry, cilantro, coconut and lime with crusty bread to soak up the broth as my entrée. One of the best presentations ever. A perfect pour of Spanish Torres de Casta Rosé added beauty to the meal.

blognote: Whitney was our server and she added that professional sparkle so often missing! We will be back.
bloginfo: We parked in the back with plenty of spaces to spare BUT the climb up to the restaurant will definitely increase your appetite.

May 12, 2017

Here again a week later for lunch.Visited the Mill Museum down the road for a fabulous exhibit 'The Timeless Art of Dyllis: Forty Years of Creative Clothing'. Then a stop for lunch and the dining room was empty at 1pm; where were all the people missing out on good food?

Started off with the Herbed Olives [$6] and a Loaf of fresh, warm Bread with olive oil [$5]. Asked for salt and pepper for the oil and got it presented so nicely.

I have been wanting to order the Cobb Salad [$14] here for a while so did just that. What a beautiful melange of delicious greens, bacon and perfectly cooked egg. The chicken was plentiful, warm and juicy.

Had the same dessert as last time but couldn't resist the Lemon Olive Oil cake [$9] with a good portion of rhubarb hiding under the luscious sabayon.

April 30, 2017
Honestly the best food I have eaten in this last year! Cafémantic rules! Had a early dinner there last night and I am still thinking about the food. Aside from a Negroni I usually do not have a mixed drink before dinner but tried the Rhubarb Mojito [$9] and it was superb with its Caña Brava rum.

I had a dining partner so we were able to taste several offerings and they were all super. Started with the Whipped Ricotta [$9] with a generous pile of toasted country bread and the Boquerones [$6] those little white Spanish anchovies. 

Then onto to her Forest Mushroom Ragout [$12] looked little but tasted big and an order of Spinach [$8] that was local and perfectly fresh.

My dealing with the meal was the Lamb Meatballs [$8] three large delectable mint brushed feta garnished wonders along with the Grilled Asparagus [$9] with a duck egg on top sitting on top ready to coat these babies with goodness.

And then there was dessert! Yes, but we had to try it to complete this culinary experiment and were so glad we did. This was the Olive Oil Lemon Cake [$9] so moist and luscious and a gorgeous ending to a superb meal!

Firebox Restaurant [CT]

Great dinner last night sending friends back to Beijing. Maybe I will visit there; good food blogging.

Started with good bread and a glass of Shiraz [$9], they had some of the great cocktails offered there: Beauregard Mojito [$11] and a Saint Rosemary [$10].

Starters were: PEI Mussels with chorizo [$12] huge with a great broth, the bread toaster got a bit carried away. A Tomato Combo [$12] was a plate of color with red, yellow and green lightly dressed tomatoes and fried green tomatoes. My Summer Squash Salad [$10] consisted of matchstick green and yellow squash with feta and a super dressing, sitting on top was a fried squash blossom stuffed with cheese. A meal in itself.

Mains were: Seared Duck Breast [$29] served medium rare over mushroom polenta with black trumpet mushrooms. The largest Scallops ever were the 'Catch of the Day' [$30] and served over a corn risotto. The scallops were tender, moist and rich.  My choice was the honey brined Pork Chop [$25] served over hearty grained mustard spätzle and grilled peaches; delicious.

For dessert we shared a Vanilla Bean Creme Brulée [$8] and the seasonal Peach Cobbler [$8] with valilla ice cream, both very good and a good combination.