Zero shot there is better food anywhere in the North Hills than Cala Lily!
The only bad part about eating at Cala Lily is having to decide what NOT to eat. I eat out three nights a week in Manhattan and I never, ever see menus that are this enticing top to bottom. I ate there last night and I am still suffering some serious mental anguish for missing out on some of the dishes. If someone told me I would pass up on things like Maine lobster and crab soup, pumpkin tortellini with crab meat, burgundy-glazed escargots, beef and pork shoulder burger, steak Diane in a sherry reduction, etc...I would've just walked away and said "obviously we don't know each other".
What I did eat however, was tremendous. The Crabmeat Hoelzel is the best in the city (back off Duquesne Club). You think an iceberg wedge with Roquefort, bacon and cracked pepper sounds "run of the mill"? Think again. Branzini in a lemon & Sauternes sauce? Yeah try to find that in Lawrencevile. And the pork chop...oh the pork chop. Two inches thick With a Cajun rub, a fiery tomato sauce and stuffed banana peppers with hot sausage. Just stop. A nice Tempranillo/Merlot blend to wash it down with in a great environment with super-friendly staff? Get out of town.
Unfortunately, as I type I am currently out of town. Back in NYC where these wanna-be chefs all dream about pulling off what Cala Lily pulls off every night right off of Route 8. Eat anywhere but Cala Lily? Fughedaboudit!!!