Formerly the Blue Heron Grill, the Tavern by the Lake is under new management, has a new menu and new chef and kitchen crew.
We recently had a club dinner for the Old Stogies. It was sit-down and a set menu which ended up to be a refreshingly wonderful surprise. The New Years dinner was horrible, but we were overjoyed at just how good the Tavern could be.
A wine distributor was brought in to give us information on the four wines accompanying our dinner and he was short and sweet in cluing us in and not giving us more information than we ever wanted.
The first course was a hot shrimp scampi which ended up to be lemony linguini topped with three shrimp. The shrimp were nothing to discuss but the linguine was simply delicious. The spices and the lemon made for a great appetizer.
Following were ravioli "pillows" which we know from travel in Argentina as Sorrentinos. These were stuffed with four cheeses topped with a creamy vodka sauce. Simply wonderful and now the tables were talking about why these first two items were not on the regular menu.
The main course were short ribs atop mushroom risotto covered with a thick rich red wine sauce. Holy moly! Was this good and few could finish the portion served. The matching wine was heavy enough for the richness of this dish so it was a perfect match.
Cannoli drizzled with chocolate coupled with Prosecco wine finished the meal.
So if you are in or around Sun City and you think of the old Blue Heron, please think again. Something new is in town.