The
Montville Inn
- Wanting to do some
exploring, I decided to
venture up Route 202 for
some dining adventure.
The twists and turns of this
often picturesque road gave
way to an old refurbished
Inn called simply The
Montville Inn. The
beautiful building, complete
with large facade wrapped
porch was inviting, so I
ventured in with my guest.
The
dining room was very nicely
decorated, inviting and
comfortable. The menu
was uptown with chic-sounding dishes and
expensive prices to match. And
so I perused the very nice
menu but was taken in by one
of the specials of the day
which was a sliced steak rib-eye salad. My guest
was taken in by the other
special of the day which was
a prawn vegetable risotto.
My
coke arrived in a mason jar
and I waited for my $16.95
dollar steak salad. At
$16.95 they have set the bar
very high with such a high
price. My salad
arrived and was not only
good but quite outstanding
and wholly deserving of the
$16.95 price. This was
no ordinary salad but a true
gourmet delight, rich,
flavorful and in a word...
awesome. Some very
notable inclusions in this
perfectly made dish were
large pieces of freshly
cooked bacon, crumbled blue
cheese, fresh mixed greens and of
course the star of the show,
a generous portion of
perfectly cooked sliced rib-eye steak. It would be
simply impossible for this
dish to have been any better
as there is nothing better
than perfect.
My
guest's risotto dish was a
show-stopper as well.
It consisted of braised
vegetables mixed in with an
outstandingly flavorful
risotto which was cooked to
perfection. The dish
was topped with a head-on
jumbo prawn, again perfectly
flavored and cooked.
There was not a morsel left
on either of our plates.
The
Montville Inn really
delivered a first-rate meal
and enjoyable experience and
I would be delighted to
return again someday. -
Jersey Shadow -
The
Montville Inn
167
Route 202
Montville,
NJ 07045
Phone:
973-541-1234