It is a little bit of a hike from Rehoboth Beach and other beaches but it is so good that I follow my motto: Good Food, Will Travel.
Bon Appetit is located at 312 High Street in Seaford, Delaware. They open from 5 – 9, are closed on Monday. 302-629-3700. The restaurant has been in Seaford for over 20 years. Their motto is: Be Our Guest and Eat Well.
Karen and Chino are the owners. The menu changes often, they have specials but always those dishes loved by many stay on the menu.
The setting is intimate, the service is very personal and friendly.
My friends went all out to celebrate my big birthday on March 8th. What the heck I turned 70. It is a privilege to get older and celebrating with good food is always the best.
The butter presented this way evokes another time. The baguettes, well let’s say I could have butter, bread and wine and call it a day. Warm and crusty.
My country pate was delicious. I don’t make pate but it is a favorite when I think of French cuisine.
I don’t think these oysters were a favorite. You can’t be perfect all the time.
The duck is a must if you like duck. This evening it had a Grand Marnier orange sauce.
The green vegetable mousse accompanies every dish.
Three of us had the duck. A fillet mignon with blue cheese sour cream was ordered and was well received.
The Rockfish was a winner that evening. A local fish always great tasting.
Desserts not one but 3?. Bread pudding for some.
Flourless torte?
Creme Brûlée as my birthday “cake”.
A surprise the next day when my friend’s husband cooked breakfast including one of my favorites…Scrapple??
Hope every birthday is celebrated in your life with the closest to you.
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Our destination last Saturday was Dalmata Italiano located at 28 Wilmington Ave., Unit E in Downtown Rehoboth Beach. 302-227-8512. It opens Thursday through Sunday from 4:30 until 10:00.
I like restaurants that are neighborhood oriented. Those that you don’t need a special occasion or wait until the weekend as many of us do, but the ones are familiar, that once you get in you feel so comfortable.
My fellow diners love to eat, this included Sophia and her friend, Darby who are 8 and 9.
The menu has something for everyone. The bar is comfortable serving some very neat, crafty cocktails.
For appetizers we had the following to be shared by the table:
The charcuterie board had a variety of cheeses, cured meats, veggies, and the marcona almonds were an added surprise. These almonds have a texture and taste that compare to no other almonds; moist, plump and creamy.
The Brussels Sprout Salad with shaved brussels, truffle-thyme vinaigrette, fresh grated parmesan, sauteed shiitake mushrooms and toasted almonds. I have had other brussels sprout salads but the mushrooms really added so much more.
The Burrata Caprese melted in your mouth. Loved the balsamic pearls and the pickled shallots.
I have to laugh as I write this post having coffee on this rainy 2nd day of March. I am salivating.
Next were not appetizers but we ordered them as such so we could try more things. I had been told how good Dalmata is, how they make their pasta inhouse.
The Cacio E Pepe is the simplest dish. It is Roman consisting of grated pecorino Romano and black pepper. I actually never order this dish but know some that order it all the time. If not by itself, it is a great shareable starter.
I never make good meatballs so why not? The spaghetti was house made and the meatballs had pecorino Romano. Pecorino is made from sheep’s cheese, not the same as Parmesan. It gives more of an earthy flavor. Look how good this looks.
Next……Let’ get down to the business of Pizza. It is a whole meal. We ordered two. Well I told you we like to eat. From the photo they almost look alike but they were totally different. In the back was the White Lightning and in front the Fig & Prosciutto.
The White Lightning had creamy roasted garlic, mozzarella, fontina, provolone, roasted wild mushrooms, crispy kale, ricotta and extra virgin olive oil.
The Fig & Prosciutto ? wow so pretty. I have had a fig tree for 24 years. Love them and the combination on this pizza was great. Garlic, mozz, fontina, whipped ricotta, prosciutto, fig, shallots, balsamic glaze and arugula.
Both pizzas had a thin crust and were well done which is how I like my pizza.
It is called the Pizza’s cousin…The Calzone. It was filled with 4 cheeses and a side of marinara??
Dalmata’s Tiramisu was a sweet ending. Never seen it like this but it was very good, as well. Lady fingers soaked in espresso… yum.
I think Dalmata thought we still looked hungry so on the house a Peanut Butter Pie showed up. Rich and fluffy.
Thanks so much to the staff at Dalmata. It was a fun evening. We are all coming back. Too many other things to try.
Cheers to good company and delicious food.
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