I just got back from a girls weekend at cooking at Bayberry Manor. There were eight of us . The manor itself is a 5000 square-foot home with eight bedrooms six baths. It is gorgeous and it's right on Buzzards Bay the Atlantic Ocean. The veranda was perfect for sitting around in Adirondack chairs, having lunch at the picnic table and taking pictures as the sun set behind us. We got there Friday afternoon. It was a gorgeous day. We had cocktails on the porch and some snacks. Because we went for the cooking event the manor supplied 12 bottles of wine for the two nights, you can request the type of wine that you like.
The first night we were provided with a beautiful charcuterie board and clam chowder from Blounts in Rhode Island. The chowder was amazing. The next morning we were provided with bagels and cream cheese. There was coffee in the house so we made our own coffee and orange and cranberry juice. That day we had open until dinner time so we went for a little hike at great neck wildlife sanctuary. Then we came back and sat on the beach for the rest of the afternoon. I can't say it was a nice beach. It had a lot of seaweed and not very sandy. However, the water was very warm and one of the things we found out in the late afternoon is that as the tide rolls out it forms sandbars that you can walk right out to, and you can actually walk across the bay on the sandbars so apparently the water is not deep out there.
Saturday night was the night we had the private chef. We worked with him prior to going to create the menu which is very lavish, including scallops and beef tenderloin coconut shrimp, and a few other delicious items. We all gathered in the kitchen and he walked us through the menu and then we were able to participate if we wanted to in the cooking, like whipping the ricotta slicing the peaches for the peach Melba and little things like that. The chef's helper made sure our wine glasses were full and took pictures for us. Then we had a little time where our group just hung out and when it was time to eat with gathered around the dining room table. The food was absolutely delicious and plentiful. They did not provide dessert so you can bring your own. We had gotten a cake for someone's birthday so we had that.
Sunday morning, we were provided with quiche and bagels, muffins and scones and at lunchtime we ate the rest of the charcuterie board and the rest of the leftovers of dinner. We had so much fun. We are already planning to do it again next year! My understanding they also host, weddings, and other types of events., I believe you need to have a minimum of six people and a maximum of 16 to rent out the place we had the whole manner to ourselves. They were eight of us. I highly recommend this as a wonderful getaway. Some tips would be to bring water shoes so you can walk out to the sand bars. They provided eight beach chairs. Bring a very warm sweatshirt because it does get cool at night. It's some leggings or pants. You also need to bring your own soap, shampoo etc. An extra towel would be good too. We also wished we had brought Ziploc bags or takeout containers so to take home the leftover food. We bought plenty of bottled water and soda as well, but you don't need to bring any food unless you want snack stuff like chips and cookies. read more