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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Canterbury and Teddy

When we travel, at our destination we love finding out of the way places that locals love and frequent.

While we try to do a little on-line research before the trip to find locations to visit or eat, we have always found the best places through recommendations from residents - mostly from people who work in the local shops. Do you find that to be true, too?

Canterbury's Historic Oyster Bar and Grill in Nassau County, Long Island New York, was one of those places recommended by three locals we chatted with. With three referrals, it sounded like a good bet that it'd be just what we were looking for!

We arrived at lunch, just as the place opened. What personality (there was a Teddy Roosevelt thing going on :)! But while we do love great ambiance, we love good food more. Was the food going to be as good?! We hoped so!

The menu had a ton of delectable looking selections. We didn't order huge meals since we were planning to meet up with family later that evening for a grand, home cooked dinner (and I like to leave a lot of stomach real estate open for good, home cooked food).

We split the fried calamari, rustic field and grain vegetable platter, and Canterbury pastrami sandwich. Really delicious! Calamari was meaty and crunchy, and served with a yummy red sauce. The veggie's were cooked just right - still crunchy, and the hummus was garlicky and creamy. The pastrami is a Canterbury specialty, and it was piled high with meat and loaded with sauerkraut, spicy Dijon, and sharp melted Swiss. YUM.

So, so good! We might have to go back with friends on our next NY visit.







5 comments:

Coleen Patrick said...

Love your photos! We also like to hit the local eateries when we travel. We'll have to try your advice, about asking the locals--haven't really done that. :)

Liz @ I Heart Vegetables said...

Gorgeous photos! That place looks wonderful :)

Penny said...

Coleen, Thanks! It's always fun to see what locals come up with. We haven't had a bad experience yet doing that.

Liz, Thank you! We enjoyed it!

Corrie said...

I always enjoy your posts and your artistic eye when photographing!

Penny said...

Corrie, thanks you! I loved your butterfly series! Amazing.