I figured I'd get myself ready for lunch by talking about 2 new restaurants I've recently tried.
First is the Belgian Cafe at 21st & Green. This place is owned by the people who own Monk's, so the Belgian theme is fitting. The decor of the place was simple, lots of wood giving the bar area an old feel to it, even though the place opened this year. I got a mussel dish that was very tasty, lots of spices and a little bit of some (garlic?) sausage. The mussels were served with bread which was not great, but was perfect to soak up the juices from the mussels, and frites, which were good, but thicker and not as good as the ones served at Monks. To drink I had the De Ranke Pere Noel, which was tasty but a bit more subtle that I was looking for in a holiday ale.
The second place I tried was the Roadhouse Grille in Skippack Village. I went there for a holiday dinner with work and the place impressed me. I started out with a crab bisque that was excellent. It had large chunks of crab and was also a very large amount of soup. For my entree I had the rack of lamb with gnocchi. The lamb was also excellent, perfectly cooked and seasoned. The gnocchi were a little heavy, but not bad. For dessert I had a white chocolate cheesecake that was very good. I also had an espresso that was not good. It was very light, and only warm, not hot. Overall, the place had good food, and good service. Just don't get the coffee.
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I was not impressed by the Belgian Cafe. My chicken dish tasted like bland boiled chicken. I did not taste any of the ingredients my chicken was supposedly stuffed with. T.he wine prices were too high for such a small selection ($6 for house and then the only 3 other reds were $9 and $10).
We also had a drink at Slainte and a little bit of food. The food was normal bar food. The dark wood was very nice. They had an ok wine list.
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