Posted By: street taster on 09/06/10 forFore Street Restaurant Was on vacation in Porltand and it was a rainy day. One thing that pulled us in was the smell from the wood burning oven . When you walk inside, the kitchen is in the center of the restaurant completly open and the oven/hearth with a rotiserie was there on full view. Wanting to try some of the wood-burning ovens offering we went with the Mussels, the mackrel, and rabbit.
Firts the mussels
Good flavor and texture, enough garlic and brinyness and juice for soaking up with the bread. But about 1/3 of the mussels didnt open on our serving.
The mackrel was next, cooked perfect and able to remove from the bone and it worked well with the tomatoes and cucumbers
last was the whole roasted rabbit on the rotisserie.
I usually dont order rabbit out as it tends to be dry and unflavorful, but this rabbit, ( 1/2 rabbit serving), was jucy and nicely smoky from the wood burning.
Very tasty!
Posted By: Daniel Eosco on 09/05/10 forSolo Bistro Bistro Great food, great live jazz, great service. For a special evening this is the best the Midcoast has to offer! 5 Star all the way.
