Explorer's Guide New Hampshire () (Explorer's Complete) by Christina Tree

Author:Christina Tree
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Countryman Press
Published: 2010-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

Where to Eat

DINING OUT

In the Lake Sunapee area

Rockwell’s at the Inn (603-526-2791; rockwellsattheinn.com), 353 Main St. at the New London Inn. Open Tue.–Sat. for dinner. Reservations recommended. Chef-owner Jerod Rockwell’s fare is more inventive than you might expect to find in this traditional inn dining room. Entrées might include Alaskan halibut with poppy seed spaetzle, bacon lardoons, caramelized onions, and artichoke and Brie broth; or rosemary roasted filet mignon with Yukon gold and blue cheese butter and sautéed spinach. Entrées $18–30. Tavern menu features comfort food like rosemary meat loaf with “really good gravy” ($9–25).

The Inn at Pleasant Lake (603-526-6271; 800-626-4907), 853 Pleasant St., New London. Reservations required. Fixed price ($55), five-course dinner Wed.–Sun. in summer; to Sat. in winter. Chef-owner Brian MacKenzie is a Culinary Institute of America graduate who has put this lovely old inn on the culinary map. Guests are asked to arrive around 6:15 for a drink, and Brian lovingly describes the menu while serving cocktails and canapés on the glassed-in porch. Dinner, too, is a ceremony, including an entremezzo course of, say, fresh citrus sections with a splash of sherry. Follow that with rack of lamb with roasted garlic rosemary demiglaze, or mahimahi served with an exotic mushroom salad and yellow pepper oil; then perhaps a rosette of white chocolate mousse in a lace cookie cup with a trio of sauces. Star billing is shared with a view of the lake. Half-portion, half-price children’s servings.

Millstone American Bistro and Wine Bar (603-526-4201), Newport Rd., New London. Open for lunch and dinner daily. A veteran of the area restaurant scene claims this is where he goes when he doesn’t want to be disappointed. Entrées, ranging from Maine crab pie to Jaeger schnitzel, are creative and consistently good. Original art, warm colors, plants, and nice light shining through French doors and skylights lend a note of relaxed gentility to this bistro and wine bar. Dinner options might include pan-seared veal scaloppine with spinach, crispy potato gnocchi, and a sage prosciutto broth, or semi-boneless half ducking with orange, roasted beets, and truffle oil over lentils. Entrées $19–27. A lighter menu (from $8) is offered on the lounge side of the bar. More than 50 wines by the glass are featured.

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