A fellow once told me that an example of mixed emotions was watching your mother-in-law drive over a cliff in your new Mercedes. Today, I had a different version on Nantucket. We drove to Sconset on the east end of the island to have lunch at Chanticleer, a French restaurant. You will not find a more beautiful setting for a lunch, outdoors or in. Unfortunately, as good as their ambiance is, their food is the opposite. We ordered 2 Kobe hamburgers, medium and med-well. Mine is pictured here. As you can see it is flat like a Bubba Burger you get in a package in the supermarket. One of those that gets punched out like a cookie. for $18 and a long drive you would think it would be a hand formed patty. On top of that it was so overcooked that Only Gordie Howe or Wayne Gretsky could appreciate it, and then only as a hockey puck. As for the Kobe name, maybe they were referring to Kobe Bryant.
The sweet potato fries were good and the Ice tea was yummy. There was a mac and cheese cake as a side for the egg dishes which was also very good. We had 4 glasses of ice tea, two burgers and two other breakfast dishes and our bill was just shy of $100 before tip. As far as I can tell, their major selling points are their location, the magnificence of their garden, and the roses on the roof. That alone is worth the trip to Siasconset (Sconset to the natives). Take a picture of Chanticleer and then go to the general store or the adjacent sandwich shop at the rotary and eat there. You will save about $60 and it will be better.
Oh my, your fancy schmancy Sony managed to pick up every shadow and charred morsel of that burger. And the overly mayonnaised bun to the right isn't helping the overall success of the dish either. I guess it's the complacency that befalls a place that has decided its selling point isn't and shouldn't be its cuisine. C'est la vie, I think you're happy to stick with a la carte dining at the North Beach Cinema and its surrounding environs. ;)
ReplyDeleteThe Kitty is the best cook on Nantucket, based on my restaurant experiences. I will not accept that kind of crap on my plate ever again. I should have sent it back and left the restaurant. I think the nibbler would have thrown it and it would have stuck through the drywall like a Kung Fu throwing star.
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