An average of three stars? Really? That certainly did not describe our meal here today.
From the word "go" it was good. Not cheap, but quite good.
We started by sharing a salad. Out comes this extraordinary and generous salad and even more extraordinary house-made herbal blue cheese dressing. The baby greens were topped with jicama, pickled onions and pickled cucumber, and a healthy sprinkling of homemade croutons. So yummy, I almost ordered a second one.
We asked for bread, and out comes a little mini loaf of squaw bread and butter. Double yum. A small charge incurred for that extra.
I got an open faced sandwich, a nicely toasted English muffin topped with fresh shrimp and crab (that was dipped in butter, I suspect), topped with good melted cheddar. It came with a dill aoli. I passed on the aoli, dill is not my thing, usually. It came with my preference for the soup of the day, chicken curry with rice. Full of meat and lightly seasoned. Very creamy. A good choice. The meal was a success. Glad I had them put the aoli on the side.
Mr. B had the grilled oysters (5 plump, breaded ones). Nicely done. It came with a pile of grilled red potatoes. His only complaint, he asked for their clam chowder as his one side. He is not a fan of dill either, and this one was full of it. He should have said something, but didn't, and ended up leaving most of it.
He also ordered a glass of the house white wine. An Airlie Winery (hails from Monmouth, Or), Muller Thurgau wine. He was so impressed he is now on a quest to find that wine. Just so you know, we are completely re-arranging our drive back home now, just for this wine.
Dessert. Well, if you look at the pictures, they have an evil white board devoted almost completely to their homemade temptations. Already weak knee'd from our earlier hike, I succumed.
We shared a Marion berry cobbler, hot, topped with a freshly baked biscuit and completed with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. So good, and not too sweet. The berries were sweet enough. And then, Mr. B kept his chocolate crunch mousse cake intact, for an indulgence at a later time. (I sneaked a taste, it was awesome).
The coffee. We had to have some with dessert. It was quite nice. It is a Columbia River Roaster's (Astoria) blend made specially for Roseanna's, but it sure tastes like some good Sumatra to me. Ok, that goes on your to-buy list, Wendy. Astoria. Hmmm. I am afraid I can't rearrange our trip that much.
I liked that the chef put his own touch on his platings. Little sprays of eatible flowers and leaves (and I do eat them) that might have come from his own garden. Each plate was different. It was noticed and appreciated.
Great service. Beautiful view of the Three Arch Rocks from the dining room picture windows. We were very happy with our meal.
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