I'll be near Plymouth the week after next, and looking to go into town
with guests for dinner mid-week. Anyone here have recommendations? Most
of the places I know of are standard low-end/tourist-dive seafood spots,
but I'd like something a more relaxed and at a higher level of cooking
(no, I am _not_ looking for a Michelin star or any place with ambitions
for such :-)) Sabor looks possible; I think I may have eaten there a
few years ago. Any other candidates?

Michael Siemon wrote:

>I'll be near Plymouth the week after next, and looking to go into town
>with guests for dinner mid-week. Anyone here have recommendations? Most
>of the places I know of are standard low-end/tourist-dive seafood spots,
>but I'd like something a more relaxed and at a higher level of cooking
>(no, I am _not_ looking for a Michelin star or any place with ambitions
>for such :-)) Sabor looks possible; I think I may have eaten there a
>few years ago. Any other candidates?

Go ethnic, none of them honky/whitey joints.

Michael Siemon wrote:
> I'll be near Plymouth the week after next, and looking to go into town
> with guests for dinner mid-week. Anyone here have recommendations? Most
> of the places I know of are standard low-end/tourist-dive seafood spots,
> but I'd like something a more relaxed and at a higher level of cooking
> (no, I am _not_ looking for a Michelin star or any place with ambitions
> for such :-)) Sabor looks possible; I think I may have eaten there a
> few years ago. Any other candidates?

Near Plymouth? How near? I don't think there are many fine dining
establishments in Plymouth. Lobster Hut? Yes. Most of the downtown
Plymouth restaurants are of the sort you mentioned - not exactly
chains like Isaac's and Sam Diego's.


Actually, I have heard of one place - Enoteca di Vino - an Italian
place on Court Street, near Sabor. I've never been to either.

Tracy

On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:23:03 -0400, brooklyn1 wrote:

> Michael Siemon wrote:
>
>>I'll be near Plymouth the week after next, and looking to go into town
>>with guests for dinner mid-week. Anyone here have recommendations? Most
>>of the places I know of are standard low-end/tourist-dive seafood spots,
>>but I'd like something a more relaxed and at a higher level of cooking
>>(no, I am _not_ looking for a Michelin star or any place with ambitions
>>for such :-)) Sabor looks possible; I think I may have eaten there a
>>few years ago. Any other candidates?
>
> Go ethnic, none of them honky/whitey joints.

<snork>

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

> On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:23:03 -0400, brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Michael Siemon wrote:
>>
>> I'll be near Plymouth the week after next, and looking to go into town
>> with guests for dinner mid-week. Anyone here have recommendations? Most
>> of the places I know of are standard low-end/tourist-dive seafood spots,
>> but I'd like something a more relaxed and at a higher level of cooking
>> (no, I am _not_ looking for a Michelin star or any place with ambitions
>> for such :-)) Sabor looks possible; I think I may have eaten there a
>> few years ago. Any other candidates?


>> Go ethnic, none of them honky/whitey joints.
>


Is this from a fake Sheldon or the one who can't wait to attack any
ethnicity in the crudest of terms?

How ironic.

gloria p

On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:20:09 -0600, gloria.p wrote:

>> On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:23:03 -0400, brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> Michael Siemon wrote:
>>>
>>> I'll be near Plymouth the week after next, and looking to go into town
>>> with guests for dinner mid-week. Anyone here have recommendations? Most
>>> of the places I know of are standard low-end/tourist-dive seafood spots,
>>> but I'd like something a more relaxed and at a higher level of cooking
>>> (no, I am _not_ looking for a Michelin star or any place with ambitions
>>> for such :-)) Sabor looks possible; I think I may have eaten there a
>>> few years ago. Any other candidates?
>
>>> Go ethnic, none of them honky/whitey joints.
>>
>
> Is this from a fake Sheldon or the one who can't wait to attack any
> ethnicity in the crudest of terms?
>
> How ironic.
>
> gloria p

it's from sheldon the dick. in other words, the old same one.

your pal,
blake

Michael Siemon wrote:
> I'll be near Plymouth the week after next, and looking to go into town
> with guests for dinner mid-week. Anyone here have recommendations? Most
> of the places I know of are standard low-end/tourist-dive seafood spots,
> but I'd like something a more relaxed and at a higher level of cooking
> (no, I am _not_ looking for a Michelin star or any place with ambitions
> for such :-)) Sabor looks possible; I think I may have eaten there a
> few years ago. Any other candidates?

We were amazed at the wonderful lobsters at the tourist places. Of the
two down by the water, the one on the left was better. It was very
relaxed :-)

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

In article >,
Janet Wilder > wrote:

> Michael Siemon wrote:
> > I'll be near Plymouth the week after next, and looking to go into town
> > with guests for dinner mid-week. Anyone here have recommendations? Most
> > of the places I know of are standard low-end/tourist-dive seafood spots,
> > but I'd like something a more relaxed and at a higher level of cooking
> > (no, I am _not_ looking for a Michelin star or any place with ambitions
> > for such :-)) Sabor looks possible; I think I may have eaten there a
> > few years ago. Any other candidates?
>
> We were amazed at the wonderful lobsters at the tourist places. Of the
> two down by the water, the one on the left was better. It was very
> relaxed :-)

I think I know the one you mean, but one of my guests doesn't do
shellfish, unfortunately. But there's not much point to anything else
at these spots. (And Bar Harbor is better for lobsters anyway... :-))

On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:55:59 -0700, Michael Siemon
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Janet Wilder > wrote:
>
>> Michael Siemon wrote:
>> > I'll be near Plymouth the week after next, and looking to go into town
>> > with guests for dinner mid-week. Anyone here have recommendations? Most
>> > of the places I know of are standard low-end/tourist-dive seafood spots,
>> > but I'd like something a more relaxed and at a higher level of cooking
>> > (no, I am _not_ looking for a Michelin star or any place with ambitions
>> > for such :-)) Sabor looks possible; I think I may have eaten there a
>> > few years ago. Any other candidates?
>>
>> We were amazed at the wonderful lobsters at the tourist places. Of the
>> two down by the water, the one on the left was better. It was very
>> relaxed :-)
>
>I think I know the one you mean, but one of my guests doesn't do
>shellfish, unfortunately. But there's not much point to anything else
>at these spots. (And Bar Harbor is better for lobsters anyway... :-))

That doesn't seem right... I've never seen a waterfront seafood
restaurant in New England that didn't serve fin fish too... Catch of
the Day is always fin fish... and most also serve beef and chicken.
And menus don't list the price of lobster, they note price by
availability... when they do list the price of lobster you can bet
your bippee it's frozen... when it's not whole lobster (just a tail)
it's frozen.

brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:55:59 -0700, Michael Siemon
> > wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> Janet Wilder > wrote:
>>
>>> Michael Siemon wrote:
>>>> I'll be near Plymouth the week after next, and looking to go into town
>>>> with guests for dinner mid-week. Anyone here have recommendations? Most
>>>> of the places I know of are standard low-end/tourist-dive seafood spots,
>>>> but I'd like something a more relaxed and at a higher level of cooking
>>>> (no, I am _not_ looking for a Michelin star or any place with ambitions
>>>> for such :-)) Sabor looks possible; I think I may have eaten there a
>>>> few years ago. Any other candidates?
>>> We were amazed at the wonderful lobsters at the tourist places. Of the
>>> two down by the water, the one on the left was better. It was very
>>> relaxed :-)
>> I think I know the one you mean, but one of my guests doesn't do
>> shellfish, unfortunately. But there's not much point to anything else
>> at these spots. (And Bar Harbor is better for lobsters anyway... :-))
>
> That doesn't seem right... I've never seen a waterfront seafood
> restaurant in New England that didn't serve fin fish too... Catch of
> the Day is always fin fish... and most also serve beef and chicken.
> And menus don't list the price of lobster, they note price by
> availability... when they do list the price of lobster you can bet
> your bippee it's frozen... when it's not whole lobster (just a tail)
> it's frozen.

I have to agree. I grew up in Plymouth and I don't eat seafood. Most of
the seafood restaurants have at least one chicken and one beef dish.
These days, even a vegetarian option is likely to be available. Even the
ubiquitous Legal Seafood has "turf" options. On the other hand, being a
non seafood eater, I don't particularly enjoy going to these restaurants
only because I don't have a whole lot of options for dinner. I will go
if it is a treat for out of towners who don't have access to that type
of restaurant.

Tracy

In article >,
Tracy > wrote:

> brooklyn1 wrote:
> > On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:55:59 -0700, Michael Siemon
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> In article >,
> >> Janet Wilder > wrote:
> >>
> >>> Michael Siemon wrote:
> >>>> I'll be near Plymouth the week after next, and looking to go into town
> >>>> with guests for dinner mid-week. Anyone here have recommendations? Most
> >>>> of the places I know of are standard low-end/tourist-dive seafood spots,
> >>>> but I'd like something a more relaxed and at a higher level of cooking
> >>>> (no, I am _not_ looking for a Michelin star or any place with ambitions
> >>>> for such :-)) Sabor looks possible; I think I may have eaten there a
> >>>> few years ago. Any other candidates?
> >>> We were amazed at the wonderful lobsters at the tourist places. Of the
> >>> two down by the water, the one on the left was better. It was very
> >>> relaxed :-)
> >> I think I know the one you mean, but one of my guests doesn't do
> >> shellfish, unfortunately. But there's not much point to anything else
> >> at these spots. (And Bar Harbor is better for lobsters anyway... :-))
> >
> > That doesn't seem right... I've never seen a waterfront seafood
> > restaurant in New England that didn't serve fin fish too... Catch of
> > the Day is always fin fish... and most also serve beef and chicken.
> > And menus don't list the price of lobster, they note price by
> > availability... when they do list the price of lobster you can bet
> > your bippee it's frozen... when it's not whole lobster (just a tail)
> > it's frozen.
>
> I have to agree. I grew up in Plymouth and I don't eat seafood. Most of
> the seafood restaurants have at least one chicken and one beef dish.
> These days, even a vegetarian option is likely to be available. Even the
> ubiquitous Legal Seafood has "turf" options. On the other hand, being a
> non seafood eater, I don't particularly enjoy going to these restaurants
> only because I don't have a whole lot of options for dinner. I will go
> if it is a treat for out of towners who don't have access to that type
> of restaurant.
>
> Tracy

Sigh. Yes, there would be options for a non-shellfish eater. That rather
misses the point. (There would be shellfish in just about any other
possible venue, too...). We may wind up going to Seafood Sams in
Sandwich, in fact, rather than going into Plymouth. But I'd like to know
about other possibilities.

Michael Siemon wrote:
> In article >,
> Janet Wilder > wrote:
>
>> Michael Siemon wrote:
>>> I'll be near Plymouth the week after next, and looking to go into town
>>> with guests for dinner mid-week. Anyone here have recommendations? Most
>>> of the places I know of are standard low-end/tourist-dive seafood spots,
>>> but I'd like something a more relaxed and at a higher level of cooking
>>> (no, I am _not_ looking for a Michelin star or any place with ambitions
>>> for such :-)) Sabor looks possible; I think I may have eaten there a
>>> few years ago. Any other candidates?
>> We were amazed at the wonderful lobsters at the tourist places. Of the
>> two down by the water, the one on the left was better. It was very
>> relaxed :-)
>
> I think I know the one you mean, but one of my guests doesn't do
> shellfish, unfortunately. But there's not much point to anything else
> at these spots. (And Bar Harbor is better for lobsters anyway... :-))

Trenton, ME lobster pound on US 1 (it's just outside of Bar Harbor.

We did the Lobster Festival twice. It's in Rockland, ME and should be
starting soon.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

In article >,
Janet Wilder > wrote:

> Michael Siemon wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Janet Wilder > wrote:
> >
> >> Michael Siemon wrote:
> >>> I'll be near Plymouth the week after next, and looking to go into town
> >>> with guests for dinner mid-week. Anyone here have recommendations? Most
> >>> of the places I know of are standard low-end/tourist-dive seafood spots,
> >>> but I'd like something a more relaxed and at a higher level of cooking
> >>> (no, I am _not_ looking for a Michelin star or any place with ambitions
> >>> for such :-)) Sabor looks possible; I think I may have eaten there a
> >>> few years ago. Any other candidates?
> >> We were amazed at the wonderful lobsters at the tourist places. Of the
> >> two down by the water, the one on the left was better. It was very
> >> relaxed :-)
> >
> > I think I know the one you mean, but one of my guests doesn't do
> > shellfish, unfortunately. But there's not much point to anything else
> > at these spots. (And Bar Harbor is better for lobsters anyway... :-))
>
> Trenton, ME lobster pound on US 1 (it's just outside of Bar Harbor.
>
> We did the Lobster Festival twice. It's in Rockland, ME and should be
> starting soon.

We did a few vacations at Mt. Desert Island in the mid-late 80s, and the
Trenton pound you mention may well be one we visited. Great, lively,
delicious beasties! I intended "Bar Harbor" as a generic for that area
of Maine in any case...

Janet wrote:

> We did the Lobster Festival twice. It's in Rockland, ME and should be
> starting soon.

Does Winter Harbor still have a lobster festival? I don't know if it still
happens, but in the early 1980s one Navy ship per year was invited to attend
the Winter Harbor lobster festival. My ship was fortunate enough to be
invited in 1983.

Bob

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Janet wrote:
>
>> We did the Lobster Festival twice. It's in Rockland, ME and should be
>> starting soon.
>
> Does Winter Harbor still have a lobster festival? I don't know if it still
> happens, but in the early 1980s one Navy ship per year was invited to attend
> the Winter Harbor lobster festival. My ship was fortunate enough to be
> invited in 1983.

I don't know. I did go to one there in 1993, IIRC. The lobster was fine,
but the chowder at the firehouse was awesome.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.