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Dan’s North Fork
Scrimshaw Preston Wharf. 102 Main Street, Greenport 631-477-8882
Photo by Roy Bradbrook
This charming and very atmospheric restaurant is called, “The Waterside Restaurant� for a reason. It literally is surrounded by water on three sides as it sits atop Preston’s Dock over the Bay. You walk to it on the dockside alongside the water and feel that you are being transported back in time. Then you enter a very subtly sophisticated, nautical themed dining room, complete with an interesting selection of old sailing ship models. Grey and white striped tablecloths blend with the light grey painted walls and as the candles around the room flicker as the sun goes down in the early evening, you really cannot help but be very relaxed as you read through the short but well thought out menu. Rosa Ross is the owner/chef who has made Scrimshaw one of the favorite dining spots in Greenport and has more than done her part over the past few years in helping to make Greenport the attractive ‘eating out’ town it has become. Rosa combines cooking touches from her native Hong Kong with many of her dishes, always with great results. By the way, it is well worth reading Rosa’s very interesting culinary resume. on their website, scrimshaw restaurant.com We started with the Scrimshaw chowder, one of their signature dishes. The delicately fragrant broth contained large pieces of perfectly cooked salmon
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clams, mussels and potatoes and was perfect on an evening when fall was starting to show its presence. The beet and lentil salad sounded interesting and the differing textures, tastes and colors all made for a satisfying and lovely dish. We have always loved Rosa’s Dim Sum dumplings and these came, as usual, in a bamboo basket and were light and tasty and again it was easy to see why these are one of the most requested appetizers here. Finally, from a list of appetizers where everything sounded very appealing, we just had to try the duck liver pate because true pate is
so very hard to find in restaurants today. This fully lived up to our expectations, with its deep rich tastes and Rosa’s homemade plum jam that was a delicious accompaniment and a treat all on its own. For our main courses, I settled for the seared diver’s scallops that made a very pretty picture on the plate. They came with a raspberry glaze, atop a bed of creamed leeks on individual croutons together with a gougere, (a choux pastry puff), filled with creamed spinach. This combination was truly delicious. Stella opted for the Crescent Farm duck breast with another great sauce, this time it was a dried cherry sauce that brought out the full flavors of the tender duck breast. It was served with a dish of a creamy polenta pudding that was so good that I did not even get a chance to taste it! We were undecided about our ability even to taste some dessert but when we learned that Rosa had made a sticky toffee pudding we were hooked. In the past we have very often relished the treacle pudding that Simpsons in the Strand in London has featured for so many years and even though this was not treacle it was so good and so light in texture that not a crumb was left as we sat back with a cup of strong espresso, replete and very happy. Scrimshaw has a short but well-chosen wine list with wines by the glass from $9 and bottles starting at $34. They are open year round and as this is the transitional stage between summer and winter seasons, as with all restaurants our here, it is best to check for opening days and times and this also is a restaurant where reservations are strongly recommended because it is deservedly popular. - Roy Bradbrook
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