Five Sails Restaurant & Back to Bella Gelateria !

My friend J told me that he originally had Dine Out plans at the Five Sails Restaurant that were cancelled several weeks ago when we caught up over bubble tea. Hearing his disappointment about how much he had anticipated the lobster on their menu, and considering how much I adore lobster, we made reservations for four last Wednesday to try this much talked about lobster.

The feel of the restaurant is quite elegant and the ocean view makes for a rather intimate vibe, which is likely the reason they are usually a wedding banquet venue pick. Our servers and waiters were not only friendly but were fairly occupied with ensuring that we enjoyed our meal, cracking the odd joke here and there, which made the overall experience enjoyable. Now onto the food... I loved the tuna tartar; the sesame and avocado were delicious together, but one criticism I had was that I didn`t really taste the tuna. It was still a scrumptious appetizer, I was just surprised at how hard it was to distinguish the taste of tuna. Then in the main course, the fish in the lobster dish overtook a lot of the flavors for me. The sauce that normally accompanies this course likely masks that... but since the sauce contains onions, I don`t have an opinion on it. I`m sure with the sauce to complete the dish, it was really quite yummy. I did enjoy the dessert immensely too, so essentially the other courses on the menu made up for this one... But while the menu itself looked and tasted delicious, I admit to a larger appetite and the proportions were a lot smaller than I like... But oh well.

Here are the pictures that will finish off my thoughts on this $38 Dine Out experience:

A complimentary sampling of their lobster salad.

An assortment of complimentary bread.

Roasted Vegetable Terrine: Chef's salad of organic & seasonal greens.

Ahi Tuna Tartar: Crispy wontons, avocado & ginger scented sesame oil dressing.

Catch! : 1/2 Atlantic lobster, weathervane scallop and daily fresh catch.

A closer view of my lobster.

Banana & Chocolate Tango: Chocolate ganache, banana infused vanilla mousse w homemade vanilla bean ice cream.

Luxe Lemon Mille-Feuilles: Delicate layers of phyllo pastry and lemon cream, lemon parfait and fresh berry puree.

Following our meal at Five Sails, we realized how close we were to Bella Gelateria. And I had been meaning to return for another hot chocolate, so there was no better opportunity. Rushing to beat their closing time (we had a late reservation at Five Sails due to the high volumes of people wanting to try their menu), we hurried across the street and down the block to grab ourselves some hot chocolate and gelatooo.

Back to Bella Gelateria for their London Foggy ($7.50).

We really did not need to worry because while they do close at ten, they struggled to turn away customers for long after we had arrived and purchased our hot chocolate. This time, I got the London Foggy to go. It is their Earl Grey hot chocolate. I found that the dark chocolate in combination with what must be their Earl Grey gelato was a nice blend. They separate the gelato bar by putting it in a separate cup for you when you get your drink to go: this was nice compared to the previous post where the gelato bar was placed on the saucer right next to the warm cup of hot chocolate (melting it). It was just the thing to finish off my downtown experience that night! Did I mention that I actually really like their to go cups? Yummy. I hope they bring this back next year :)