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!
Just please tell me you had a menu in front of while writing this blog! I've never heard anyone describe in such precise detail, what they had for dinner!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree on this! Even if you did have a menu in front of you, you should be in the restaurant business as a second profession! Priest/ restaurant connoisseur or critic. Either one, you would be excellent!
ReplyDeleteCan you bring some quohogs home for some of us to try? They sound delicious!
ReplyDeleteGlad you are enjoying your vacation.
I have never even had a "quohog".
ReplyDeleteHow dull am I???
I've never heard of frozen limoncello but it sounds wonderful. Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteI did check the menu on line (link provided in the post) to check on the seasoning for the roasted potatoes. Other than that, my memory (and taste buds) served me well.
ReplyDeleteYou can order stuffed quahogs (pronounced quohog but spelled quahog) at most seafood restaurants. Twin Seafood in Concord usually has them on their menu for take out. As good as they are at Twin Seafood, they're not prepared with andouille sausage!
You can make limoncello at home! A parishioner recently gave me a fine bottle of homemade limoncello. Find a sample recipe at whatscookingamerica.net/beverage/limoncello.htm
Is it the Roo Bar that is owned by Dane Reeves family?? Wife of Christopher Reeves??
ReplyDelete"Is it the Roo Bar that is owned by Dane Reeves family?? Wife of Christopher Reeves?"
ReplyDeleteHere's the scoop as I know it.
The Roo Bar was founded by Dana Heilman, related to the Reeves family. In fact, on the home page of the Roo Bar site, there's a note at the bottom of the page indicating that a share of profits goes to the Reeves foundation. A year or two ago, the Hyannis Roo Bar was bought out by its manager who just this spring sold it to new management. But the connections are there with the Reeves family and contributions to the Foundation.
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ReplyDelete(NOTE: I removed my own comment above because it included the same remarks 3 times. Maybe too much limoncello!)
ReplyDeleteSince my post on my dinner at the Roo Bar drew more responses than most, allow me to comment on my dinner this evening. For an appetizer I had a duck breast quesadilla: thin slices of medium rare duck breast in a soft tortilla with red cabbage and a mild cheese. Along side was a small salad of greens, red and green peppers and and some small bits of kiwi. Very good! My entree was a rib eye steak accompanied by macaroni and cheese. The mac and cheese, definitely made in house, was tasty, mild and cheesy. The steak was cooked perfectly, but a bit on the not-tender side. Not so tough so as to send it back, however. I spoke with Chef Leah who inquired about my dinner (as good chefs do) and we had a good discussion about the marble qualitites of beef. Another limoncello on the rocks for dessert (they still don't freeze their limoncello). However, I spent the day before with friends in Eastham and after dinner at JP's, we returned to their home where, to my delight, they had a bottle of limoncello in the freezer! And: a bottle they had brought back from Italy!
This comment is just a bit over the edge for me. You live in a different world than most.
ReplyDeleteGreat that you're enjoying meals together with good friends! I am always struck by the frequent mention of sharing meals in the Gospels and that is so very associated with spreading the Good Word.
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