Ship’s Mess

First Onboard Lunch

Donna and I found Overton’s on a Friday evening looking for a Silver logo to go on the back of the boat. I love Hot Dogs and Overton’s has been recognized as the “Best Bang for your Buck” in the local newspapers.  For our cruising dining we took advantage of their free dock for boats and cruised in for a Sunday snack.  Donna went for the Baccon Dog with Mustard and Relish, I went for the Bacon Dog with Ketchup and Relish and Captain Tommy went for the Loaded Dog. Donna and I liked our dogs. They were deep fried but still moist inside. Captain Tommy’s dog was similiar to the one I tried on our land visit Friday evening, the chilli was a problem with a dry powdery flavour and not a roasted flavour that I have seen at other Hot Dog locations.  My lemonade was watery, not sure if it was that it was hot outside and it tool a little while to get the lunch back to the boat.  The other drinks were fine. Net-net I think it worth the sail to Overton’s but I would not opt for the chilli dog.

 

Sunset Grill, Norwalk Cove Marina, Norwalk CT

Our first Ship’s Mess post is about the Sunset Grill at the Norwalk Cove Marina. Donna and I went for a late lunch after checking out our slip location at the marina and picking up a chart book.  It was a hot and windy day so we decided to eat inside the restaurant rather than outside or on the porch. The staff was very friendly.

Since it was so sunny, Donna and I want to try some tropical or at lest nautical cocktails. 

Donna went for the Long Island Ice Tea (right drink in photo). That made sense to me as we were virtually sitting on Long Island Sound.  This classic cocktail is a combo of several liquors including vodka, gin, light rum and tequila.  I went for a Rum Punch. Mine was simply rum plus lots of different fruit juices. Very tropical. It reminded me of the Rum Punches that we had on St Thomas Booze Cruise that I end up walking off the boat with a lobster on my head. Fortunately I didn’t walk out of the Sunset Grill with a lobster hat but it did inspire me for my meal.

The lobster hat story was stimulus enough to order the Lobster Roll. I had written about three different lobster rolls on my food blog during my 2009 visit to Maritime Canada. Check out those posts here. The Sunset Grill version was excellent with generous portion of lobster in the roll and some great fries. The lightly grilled hot dog bun held the abundance of lobster meat that had a distinct flavour that intrigued me to find out more.  Our waitress found out that the chef makes each lobster roll from scratch mixing freshly cut lobster into a pre-made dressing of mayo, scallions, celery and garlic. The garlic was new to me but it was very tasty and worth the try.

Donna went for the Turkey Club sandwich.  This triple-decker sandwich came with the same excellent fries my sandwich came with. Donna confirmed that the generous portion of turkey was “real turkey” and not processed meat.  The grill marks on the bread illustrated the bread was well toasted. Excellent sandwich and also worth a try.

Read other reviews about the Sunset Grill here, here and here.