Last night, we enjoyed a delightful meal with good friends at Mattison's 41 in Sarasota. The occasion was to welcome friends M & J back from Maryland. The get-together was suggested and arranged by our friend D. It doesn't get any better than enjoying the company of these great people at a delicious meal.
Mattison's 41 (http://mattisons.com/pages/mattisons_41.cfm) is one of two restaurants operated by superb chef, Paul Mattison. We have dined there at least three times and have always enjoyed our meals.
We have also enjoyed dining at his other restaurant, Mattison's City Grille. On top of that, we have had delicious meals at two other restaurants he has operated, including one called the Summerhouse on Siesta Key. The Summerhouse not only offered excellent food, but the atmosphere was great. Unfortunately, it was sold and replaced with a condo complex.
Last night, my wife and I each had a 3-course "Savor Sarasota" meal for $25 each - a great bargain for a terrific meal.
We had the following:
First course
My wife had a Caesar salad.
I had a delicious dish of hot, flash-fried calamari with two nice sauces - Asian soy mustard and sweet Thai chili.
Main Course
My wife had sea scallops with lobster-potato cannellonis, green beans, and lobster cream.
I had a fregola pasta seafood stew with mussels, shrimp, fish, and tomato-fennel broth. Fregola is a tiny, round pasta of Sardinian origin. The dish was fantastic.
Dessert
My wife had chocolate torte.
My incredible dessert was a bread pudding with roasted pear, wildflower honey, and cream croissant.
Our wine was 2009 Perrin & Fils Côtes du Rhône made from 50% syrah and 50% grenache for only $28. It was very pleasant.
Mattison's 41 is located at 7275 South tamiami Trail (US 41), Sarasota
Phone 941-921-3400.
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