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| - My family has had many dinners at Don's Lighthouse, including my wedding party in 2015!
Had another lovely dinner with my parents, hubby, brother, sister-in-law, 2 nephews and our niece yesterday evening, a holiday tradition that sees us at Don's many Decembers...
We go all out! Five courses. First course shared apps: dozen oysters on the half shell, dozen clams, calamari, bruschetta. The oysters were plump and tasty, the clams were consumed in minutes, the calamari is a favorite every time, bruschetta tasty.
Second course, soup! French onion soup for 4 of us, seafood chowder for 2 and chicken noodle for my nephew that considers himself a connoisseur! I had the French onion, which was SUPER cheesy in the best way, and was so flavorful. I heard good things about the chowder and chicken noodle as well!
Third course, salads! A couple wedges (hubby loves it), a couple Caesar's, and the BEST, the "Winter Salad" featuring shaved Brussels sprouts, roasted cauliflower and goat cheese - DELISH!
Entrees - the steak and lobster was on special, so a few people had that with good reviews (my nephew had never had lobster before, and decided it should always be ordered), dad had the mahi mahi special and cleaned his plate! My brother, mom and husband ordered steaks with accouterments - either "Oscar" style with crab and hollandaise or with bleu cheese. The only misstep in the evening was my Delmonico steak ordered medium, and came out almost raw. I had to send it back, it still wasn't quite right; but made for good leftovers that I could reheat to the right "doneness".
Desserts included a very light and fluffy peppermint cheesecake that was quite refreshing, lots of dark chocolate mousse that Don's does a smash-up job on, creme brûlée, key lime sorbet and a VERY delicious looking peanut butter and chocolate bread pudding!
Our server was attentive, and funny with the kids. Overall, Don's Lighthouse has always treated my family quite well!
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