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Pizza - Greenwich?
Glenville has very good pizza ... as does Pizza Factory on Greenwich Ave ... and Planet pizza- i only get the Margarita from Planet - it's delish ....
Blue Smoke coming to Greenwich?
I heard Danny Myers peeps gave up as the renovations were taking too long! ! It's a shame ... I was looking forward to Blue Smoke coming to my neck of the woods! C'est la vie
Wedding Venues help!!!
How about the Mohonk house in New Paltz?
http://www.mohonk.com/weddings/weddings.cfm
Good Luck!!
Lolita Cocina in Greenwich, Anyone Been?
Cool place to meet up with friends for a drink (or 2 or 3) ! A definite scene, which I crave every so often ... Tequila and Margarita's galore! - gotta love that!
The food!? well, it's average ... I personally like the food at Boxcar Cantina better.
As for service - it's so so ... sorry kids, but ya really gotta step it up! oh, my favorite part ... the cotton candy you get at the end of your meal ... c'mon who doesn't love cotton candy?!
Douro and Elia Taverna
Nope! I am a regular at Douro and the story is that the current owner and chef (Rui Correia) of Douro was also the chef (not owner) at Oporto in Hartsdale. Chef Rui left Oporto to open his own place in Greenwich (Douro); when he left, Oporto closed. Rumor has it that he (Rui Correia) will soon open a second restaurant in Mamaroneck called Piri-Q. I never heard of Elia Taverna and I can say with certainty that neither Douro nor Rui Correia have any affiliation with this place (Elia). As I mentioned my boyfriend and I dine at Douro often. Each time we are greeted by the manager (also chef's fiancé) and she lets us in on all the scoop.. I'm not sure which website you found unclear, but here is Douro's site - www.dourorestaurantbar.com. Hope this helps :)
Need new brunch places around Westchester/Fairfield!
Gingerman in Greenwich _www.gingermangreenwich.com
Morello's Bistro in Greenwich _www.morellobistro.com
Ruby's Oyster Bar & Grill in Rye _www.rubysoysterbar.com
Chat 19 in Larchmont _ www.chat19.net
Eating at Tarry Lodge
The food at TL is not bad; I give them a 7 out of 10. As for the service I give that a 2 out of 10. **Note to servers … if we don’t drink our coffee – it means there is something wrong with it … don’t ask if we want a refill when the mug is filled to the top 10 minutes after you serve it! Seriously, how lazy could you be?
Douro in Greenwich
My boyfriend and I tried Douro this past Saturday, after reading a review in the Greenwich Magazine. We had a reservation for 8pm, so we didn’t have to wait at all. The place is small, maybe 45 seats, and very charming. The décor was simple, yet elegant; I especially loved the ceramic plates on the wall. We found the noise level to be bearable and not loud at all.
We started with the roasted beets, toasted pignoli nuts and goat cheese salad. The salad was delicious, really it was; however, it didn’t compare to the hummus or garlic shrimp. The hummus was served with grilled and seasoned pita and the garlic shrimp was in a mouth-watering broth – unreal!
A bottle of Sangria later and we were ready for our entrees. Oh, did I mention the Sangria? Absolutely delicious!! A must have!! The couple sitting next to us suggested we try it; they were regulars at the chefs’ last place. They were on their second bottle!! According to them Douro had just recently received their liquor license, which may explain why the wine list was limited a few weeks ago.
Entrées… I decided on the frango, which is chicken (on the bone) marinade and roasted over a wood charcoal fire. Like most, I always eat with a knife and fork when dinning out (especially in Greenwich); however, on this particular day I was unable to control myself. The chicken was out of this world and I couldn’t allow a single piece of meat to remain on the bone. That’s right ladies, I got down and dirty and used my hands! And, I’d do it again!!
My boyfriend decided to try the bitoque based on the review in the Greenwich magazine. The bitoque is a butter-flied shell steak pan seared in a garlic-wine sauce with an egg on top served over crispy fries!! Yum, Yum, Yummy!!
The couple who suggested the Sangria also suggested we try the flan cheese cake. We didn’t have room for dessert (at least that’s what we thought) so we got it to go! 15 minutes later when we got home we devoured the cheese cake! Don’t worry girls; an hour on the treadmill is worth every bite!!
Our waiter was great, polite and attentive. As soon as we were done with our dinner he cleaned off our table. A pet peeve of mine is when waiters pass my table multiple times after I’ve finished my meal and refuse to remove the dirty dishes from the table. This was not the case at Douro.
We really had a great experience at Douro ~ from the ambiance, to the food to the service; everything was spot on. I urge you to try it and judge for yourself. Oh and I’d do it sooner rather than later because according to the article in Greenwich magazine “when word gets out about this new little gem, it will be hard to book a table, go soon”
