photo: Bell & Evans Chicken at Cape Club Grille
The 20(ish) Can’t Miss Dishes This Restaurant Week
If you’ve been following us on our social media accounts (and really why wouldn’t you be?) you probably already know that Restaurant Week menus have been pouring in. There are 24 of the 36 on the site so far, and with October 9th right around the corner, we expect a lot more.
For those very few of you who have somehow missed our Facebook and Twitter posts, we’d like to inform you that these menus are amazing! There is duck everywhere. Oysters as far as the eye can see. A risotto for each day. And butternut squash– what is Fall Restaurant Week without you!
Instead of listing off the very many options you can feast your appetites upon next week, we’ve decided to pull together a (vaguely) curated collection of dishes we are most excited for… so far. The meals below are not at all ranked in any type of order, nor are they the only meals we hope to have next week. This is essentially just our round-one.
Don’t worry, we tell you where to find them too. We know scrolling through all those menus might be more than your hungry hearts can handle!
with herb spaetzle, swiss chard, carrot purée, and cranberry jus
When certain things are on the menu, you order it. No questions asked. Duck is one of those things.
with caramelized apple polenta, roasted cauliflower
and Carrot Pineapple Coconut Cake
Where: Five Bays Bistro in Osterville
with crisp bits of bacon, mushrooms and burnished pearl onions, carrots and creamer potatoes
and Lamb Shanks, Osso Bucco
with mashed potatoes and a mirepoix of vegetables
Where: Old Yarmouth Inn in Yarmouth
Black Truffle Tater Tots and Avocado…
and Truffle Salt or Bluefish Paté Toast
Where: West End in Hyannis
Warm Cinnamon Brioche Bread Pudding
with Gold raisin creme anglaise
Where: The Cape Club in Falmouth
There are so many bread puddings for dessert (and one for dinner!), but this one hands down was the favorite.
A Plate of Chorizo, Fennel Salami, and Pancetta
with roasted bell peppers, mixed olives, artichokes, pecorino toscano and aged balsamic
Where: Nauset Beach Club in Orleans
Lemongrass Dusted Grilled Salmon…
With marble potatoes, zucchini, summer squash, and turnip spaghetti, in a rich stock
with coffee ice cream and warm chocolate sauce
Where: Chills Bistro in Brewster
In all honesty, though, we want one of everything on this entire menu.
Espresso Encrusted Pork Tenderloin
Rubbed with Italian Espresso and Pan Seared, Finished with a Kahlua demi-glace.
with roasted Yukon gold potatoes and seasonal vegetable
Coffee and pork sound strange together but it’s the kind of strange we know really means EXCELLENT.
Roasted Boneless Long Island Duckling…
Where: The Red Pheasant Inn
These may not be exclusive to Restaurant Week, but they’re special to us.
Triple Chocolate Cheesecake
Where: Bayzo’s Pub in Brewster
Where: BlueFins Sushi and Sake Bar in Chatham
Good ramen is like coming home.
Wild Boar Bolognese Ragout over Fresh Tagliatelle Pasta
With ricotta and pecorino Romano
Where: Buca’s Tuscan Roadhouse in Harwich
Where: The Naked Oyster in Hyannis
We don’t know what it is but we’re dying to find out!
with a remoulade dipping sauce
Where: The Red Inn in Provincetown
Where: Oysters Too Restaurant in Falmouth
We’ve heard of grapenut ice cream but we’ve never tried it. We figured this was our chance.
with pickled daikon, green apple, radish, kimchee basil sauce
and Garlic Fried Calamari
Where: Ocean House Restaurant in Dennisport
We’re here for the kimchi.
Where: Soprano’s Ristorante in Mashpee
ALWAYS make room for cannolis. Always.
The Entire Red’s Restaurant and Lounge Menu
Where: Red’s Restaurant and Lounge Menu in Falmouth
We couldn’t narrow it down. Really, we tried.
Photo Courtesy of Encore Bistro and Bar
