For the past six or seven years, we’ve spent New Year/s Eve at Blue Heron.
Blue Heron is a quaint white tablecloth restaurant on the Isles of Capri, which are about a 10 – 15 minute drive from Charter Club. The restaurant is on the water, but we get there too late to enjoy the view. The owner, Alex (a very fit and friendly woman) knows us and saves our table for us at our “usual” time – 9 p.m.
Blue Heron has a fairly broad menu. At first blush, list prices are very high - $55 – 70. However, when you consider that the entrees come with soup, salad, rolls, dessert and coffee, all of which are superb and very plentiful, it is actually a good deal.
This year, our friends Alan and Eve Hyatt drove in from Boca Raton to join us. Eve is a picky eater, to say the least, but the waiter was able to honor her many requests and keep a good sense of humor about it. Alan said it was one of the best meals he’s ever had (and was kind enough to treat us).
As usual, Jess ordered cioppino (I can’t blame her). Nan and I had the special – sea bass. Alan went for veal and Eve for lobster. We had a few bottles of wine to accompany the meal. Despite being full to the brim, we all made room for the desserts – homemade key lime and peanut butter pie (and nonfat sorbet for Eve – ugh).
We’ve started the countdown for next year!
(On our way over to the Blue Heron is Allan's convertible!)
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