Thursday, June 25, 2009

The Frog and the Peach

29 Dennis St
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
www.frogandpeach.com

We have gone high class... err, we have gone to a high class restaurant. Feeling the need to eat and desire to splurge, we decided to go to The Frog and the Peach for their Prix Fixe lunch. For $25, a soup or salad, an entree, and a glass of wine or dessert at one of the best restaurants around sounded like a great deal. And a great deal it was... sort of. The food was exquisite; I had the salad, Pan Seared Organic Chicken Breast, and a glass of the house wine. BAJ went for the soup (broccoli cheddar), Beer Battered Jersey Dayboat Catch, and Creme Brulee. Everything was outstanding. The problem was that although $25 each for all this food, Everything it was way more food than we would have eaten, especially for lunch.

We were given the choice of eating in the "Garden room" or in the main dining room. Not knowing the difference, we said it didn't matter. Since they were not busy, they invited us to take a look at the garden room, and we were glad we did. It's got a nice vibe with plants and sunshine, and overlooks the outdoors. If you don't know any better either, go for the garden room!

The Frog and the Peach. Well worth the price, well deserving of the buzz.

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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Randazzo Pastry Shop

611 Us Hwy 202
Raritan, NJ 08869

We drove by last weekend and noticed that there always seemed to be a lot of cars in their parking lot, so today we figured we'd stop in since we were in the area. The first thing that caught my eye, even before we entered was their pastry display. Wow, those cakes are gorgeous. We went to the line and each ordered sandwiches. The Boys were both in love with the pastries, although The Boy seemed more interested in where they went when they disappeared (as trays were taken out for serving). The Man ordered a HUGE cookie, which has not yet been tasted.

Both of our sandwiches were good and REALLY big. BAJ ate all of his, but I couldn't even take down the whole half. This, by the way, was the half sandwich.

Prices seemed reasonable, and certainly for the amount of food you get in a sandwich. We will definitely be going back to Randazzo's.

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Thursday, June 11, 2009

URBANSPOON ROCKS!

You should check it out. And wow, check me out on the North Jersey... I'm the number 1 blog on there!! I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that I use it frequently and it doesn't look like too many other bloggers do. ;)

Pizza & Bagels North Jersey restaurants

Old Bay Restaurant

61-63 Church Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-246-3111

I was browsing on restaurant.com, and it made me really want to go out for dinner last night. The most appealing choice was Old Bay. I've been here a few times for drinks, and the hubs and I had a really rushed dinner there one night before catching a train. That time, our meal was excellent, and it was this time too.

We started with some drinks... he had a mixed drink, which I believe was called a Swamp Water. The waitress warned us that it was something people either loved or hated, and we could certainly see why. To us, it tasted a lot like a Soco and lime (reasonable, considering the ingredients), and we liked it enough but wouldn't order it again. I tried one of their draft beers--something I'd never had before and enjoyed it well. I was surprised, though, because I really only went for the beer upon seeing the $3 pints... I did miss the "only after 10pm" part. Oops.

We went for the appetizer of three cheese bread, and it was really good. Pretty typical of cheese bread, but then it had a nice bruschetta like topping. Yum, we gobbled that sucker up.

I went for the Shrimp Creole. It was pretty tasty, but wayyyyy more food than I could handle, esp after a beer and appetizer. Hooray leftovers. The hubs, however, DEVOURED the Stuffed Sole with Lobster Sauce. Our waitress mentioned that it was her favorite on the menu, and he agreed. It came out with an awesome presentation; not at all what we expected.

So all this food plus a restaurant.com certificate, and it was still a pricey meal. But, then again, it was a LOT of food, and alcohol too. The certificate certainly helped, but we probably wouldn't have gone for the app without it (hey, isn't that the reason a restaurant would do those things anyway?)

Overall, we are VERY pleased with the Old Bay. The service was good, the food was excellent, and it was a great early weeknight evening for the toddler in tow crew---The Boy was able to sort of run around without us worrying AND without his disturbing other patrons. He LOVED that we were sitting at a window with a street view.

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