Sparky, Have you been to any of the seafood places around here?
some recommendations:
The Beach Plum
Ice House-New Castle
Wentworth -by-the-Sea just opened a new restaurant within the hotel, which has had great reviews
Bg's Boat House-New Castle
Rays Seafood rt 1a and the new one on rt 1 on the North Hampton/ Rye line(this one is literally across the street,from me, used to be the Abercrombie and Finch)
Petey's on 1a
All these are within 20 minutes max of where I live.
Sea I can WALK to Rays ,eat, drink, fall down, get home in 5 minutes even if that 4 Th drink makes me crawl home.
Long as I keep the outside lights on I can find my way home no matter how strong the drinks are.
I do hope this restaurant can stay in business, The one next to it closed after years of being a neighborhood hang out, it was called Spuds. All us old timers went there at least 3 times a week, meet the neighbors and the staff knew everyone by name. We went to A &f on special occasions but the prices of the menu were outside our twice a week out dining.
Spuds was so different, they had specials twice a week for less then $5.00 including rolls and butter.
On the times they had fried clams on special they came from Mass. with them so clean one could see right through the belly's, Not one bit of grit and for those that did not eat the belly's because of that we all gobbled them up.
When the no smoking policy came in, those that spent time in a closed off room with bar and dining service went to a place they could eat drink and smoke.
Only place for that was home, get takeout service that means no tips for the waitress or bartender.
Then there is the loss of community action, no more meeting up with other people----Just sit at home by themselves alone.
I am still pissed after 10 years of how a growing business and place for those that cannot drive was run out by the Liberals.
I have watched this place go through 3 perhaps 4 different owners, under different names, but it is sad.
Now Rays, if they can put a smoking area outside with some kind of heater to allow the smokers to eat drink and be marry in the cold winter months, I just may with 300 others in my village visit it a couple times a week------, to eat or have a few brews, smoke cigars or cigarettes, watch the big games on big TV's never know, one makes more money on the bar take then the kitchen.
