C and I happened upon Tuscan House while shopping in the village of Southampton. At just before noon, we were the only ones in the restaurant so we chose a corner table with a "winter view." Winter view being defined as with the leaves off the trees and some neck craning you can see a sliver of a body of water.
This is the kind of place that is packed in high season with the windows all open so you feel the warm summer breeze as you indulge in Italian food. In November, we can only dream about that.
Being that this is Southampton, prices are high. We spent some time going through the menu trying to select dishes that wouldn't make us feel too guilty. We agreed to split a salad and a main course.
The Caesar salad was simple yet delicious with big flakes of parmesan and crunchy croutons. Our salad came already split into two bowls and it was bigger than I imagined.
Even more surprising, the branzino done "Venencian" style again came pre-split and neither of us could finish our half-portion. The branzino was roasted with tomatoes and a few shrimp and sat atop a bed of spinach. The whole dish seemed a little "blah." It needed some more seasoning, some olive oil and garlic could have gone a long way.
A welcome respite of calm, though, I'll take any day of the week.
Until our next Berger, KLB
This is the kind of place that is packed in high season with the windows all open so you feel the warm summer breeze as you indulge in Italian food. In November, we can only dream about that.
Being that this is Southampton, prices are high. We spent some time going through the menu trying to select dishes that wouldn't make us feel too guilty. We agreed to split a salad and a main course.
The Caesar salad was simple yet delicious with big flakes of parmesan and crunchy croutons. Our salad came already split into two bowls and it was bigger than I imagined.
Even more surprising, the branzino done "Venencian" style again came pre-split and neither of us could finish our half-portion. The branzino was roasted with tomatoes and a few shrimp and sat atop a bed of spinach. The whole dish seemed a little "blah." It needed some more seasoning, some olive oil and garlic could have gone a long way.
A welcome respite of calm, though, I'll take any day of the week.
Until our next Berger, KLB
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