Just a bit about Nicole’s Ten …
We have searched high and low for a term to categorize our cuisine and decided it can pretty much be summed up in a simple phrase… ‘Creative Comfort Food’. This encompasses our food, restaurant ambiance, and bar as well. “New American Cuisine” is a broadly used term which does describe a portion of our vision but is far too broad a category. Simply put, our menu is
designed to take ingredients you have always eaten, preparations which are approachable, and combine them in a way you may not have seen before. We think so, but our guests are the best to judge. Our dining room and bar are designed to offer our guests a refuge, a place to relax and enjoy. It should feel as if you’re eating at a friend’s house who decked the walls with candles, put on some sound-scaped background music and made all of your favorite meals for you to choose from. Oh, kinda forgot to mention our craft brews and wines… with a 150+ ever growing beer list and with 30+ wines by the glass (over 100 bottles too!) we try to bring something for the novice and the geeks alike. Being a small business ourselves, we proudly support local purveyors and believe strongly in community. We exclusively offer fresh products and boast organic, all natural and sustainable options throughout our menu. Freebird, Crescent, Jail Island, Hudson Valley Bakers, and Lancaster are just a few of the small companies we work with to ensure quality. We are also beginning to stock many local breweries to ensure that same quality with brews! If you’ve taken the time to read this far, chances are your game for a few more lines…
Long story short, we refuse to be like other restaurants in that we never want to become pretentious. A menu should be fun to read, not just an ingredient list and food should be savory and fun to eat. Most importantly, a restaurant should never be ruled by the industry but rather by its guests and chefs’ visions. Your servers should be well versed as to the menu but never stuffy… we celebrate points of service but encourage a personal rapport and friendly interaction with our guests. We want our guests to eat, have fun, relax, and obviously come back knowing we will do our best to make them comfortable, fat, and full everytime! We truly wish you to have a great experience with us and come back time and time again. See ya soon!
- Nicole Dabal (Owner/GM)
- Chris Masey (Ex.Chef/Partner)
-Nell Conway (Manager)
