What's a roo bar?
roo-bar noun (Australia)
1. colloquial: A strong metal bar or grid fitted to the front of a vehicle as protection in case of collision with a kangaroo or other animal.
Roo Bar is also the name of a restaurant in Hyannis (and in Falmouth, Chatham and Plymouth). Although there's nothing Australian about the restaurants or their menus, the name stands.
I'm most familiar with the Roo Bar in Hyannis where the food is excellent. This evening the Roo had a jazz trio playing at dinner, followed by a rock group around 9:30. By 10:00 I was on my way out the front door but not until having had a great meal. For an appetizer I had a stuffed quahog with andouille sausage, set on a bed of summer basil greens with lemon: a bit of a bite due to the sausage but not too much for this guy who only tolerates "mild to medium" in the spice range. For an entree I enjoyed Cape Cod Codfish which was a good sized piece of perfectly cooked, flaky cod over an heirloom tomato and spinach salad with feta, and za’atar roasted potato and basil. The fish was perfect and the accompaniments perfect. For dessert I had a limoncello on the rocks. My only quibble with the Roo Bar (and other restaurants as well) is that the limoncello is refrigerated and not frozen, thus requiring ordering this wonderful summertime refresher on the rocks rather than straight up. But if a few ice cubes are your only complaint, you know you've found a great restaurant. Highly recommended!
