The owner, Pierre, is always at the front door to greet his patrons.
A warm french bistro, with great ambiance, a lively bar and wonderful food such as authentic escargot, foie gras, seared duck breast, coq au vin, braised lamb shank with root vegetables, , boulliabaisse, dover sole, and the like.
He recently opened his own bakery directly next door, after years of having some of the best desserts and baked goods ever and people always wanting to take them home! Great idea!
The next day a drive over to Sag Harbor for a fabulous breakfast at a local place in town with homemade baked goods, wonderful french toast and 7 types of pancakes, and then the ferry over to Shelter Island for a lite lunch, and then on to the Ferry to Orient Point for the last leg of our trip to MGM at Foxwoods. Dinner was at one of my most favorite places for steak- Craftsteak, owned by damed chef Tom Colicchio, known for his grass and corn fed melt in your mouth huge steaks, including Wagyu beef, porterhouse, filet mignon, hanger steak, ribeye, rack of lamb, and more.
The sides are always seasonal- sweet roasted corn, brussel sprouts, fingerling sweet potatoes , a fabulous cauliflower gratin, yukon gold puree huge texas style onion rings, fresh asparagus, mac & cheese, sauteed or creamed spinach and an assortment of wood mushrooms, that are fantastic! Actually, they offer seven , yes (7) types of potatoes, four types of mushrooms and so much more.
The also happen to have one of the best roast chickens ever!!! Occasionally, they offer (during the week) the entire chicken for two, served with amazing seasonal vegetables, all in a sizzling copper pan. Just great.
Next day, lunch at Cedars in Foxwoods- a great casual place for lunch with a huge menu and then a great dining room open for dinner, also with American Classic cuisine, huge aged steaks & fresh seafood.
David Burke also has a resturaant calledPrime with meats literally handpicked at a farm house in Kentucky, dry aged on premises in a salt tiled room. If you have never had one of these, I strongly suggest you do- his restaurant in NYC has one and they are well worth the price! Incredible! (plus, his cheesecake lollypops for dessert are to die for!) OMG!
Al Dente and Altastrada are the Italian places at MGM & Foxwoods, respectively, wonderful pasta and veal dishes classic Southern and Tuscan cuisine and both excellent.
Are you full yet?? Always room for a slice of JUNIOR's famous cheesecake- either at their kiosk or their restaurant at MGM- OMG! Six types of cheesecake, but the devils food cake with huge layers of cheesecake in between is beyond words!!!
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