Last Saturday evening, Ron and I were going through the exercise we often do while deciding where to go out to dinner. Living in such a small town, we are limited in our restaurant choices. While we often go to Gemignani's for lunch, I don't know that I have ever had dinner there. We arrived at about 6:00, which is earlier than normal for us. The place was busy, there was pleasant music playing to set the ambiance: some Sinatra, some big band, and it was loud enough to create a good mood.
We sat in a booth near the window and ordered a bottle of Mirassou Pinot Noir, 2009 ($19). We were still undecided on our meal choices so figured a Pinot Noir is light enough for a pasta dish and also works with a heavier dish. Mirassou makes a decent wine, from central California. It's also very reasonably priced. Their Chardonnay is also very good.
I decided on the Smoked Salmon Linguine ($15) and Ron chose the Lasagna Bolognese. ($10) Ron also ordered a tomato basil soup and a Caesar salad as starters.
The soup was very nice. It was quite sweet and light. The Caesar salad did not have the cream type dressing as I am used to but rather a fresh lemony one. It was delicious.
Our entrees arrived a few minutes later. My linguine dish looked fabulous, and it was a very large portion; I was glad I skipped the appetizers. The linguine was topped with a good helping of smoked salmon, sun dried tomatoes and capers. It was tossed in a very light white wine cream sauce and also had some artichoke hearts (which I could have done without). I was very pleased with my meal. Ron's lasagna was also nicely done. It was a basic cheese lasagna made with Gemignani's traditional bolognese sauce that has been in the owner's family for three generations. Ron topped off the meal with a slice of homemade raspberry pie a la mode.
We were very satisfied with our Saturday dinner out. We had great service, a very pleasant atmosphere, excellent wine, a delicious meal, and of course, great company.
I definitely recommend Gemignani's Restaurant for a nice cozy dinner for two!
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| 2009 Mirassou Pinot Noir |
I decided on the Smoked Salmon Linguine ($15) and Ron chose the Lasagna Bolognese. ($10) Ron also ordered a tomato basil soup and a Caesar salad as starters.
The soup was very nice. It was quite sweet and light. The Caesar salad did not have the cream type dressing as I am used to but rather a fresh lemony one. It was delicious.
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| Smoked Salmon Linguine and Lasagna Bolognese |
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| Raspberry Pie a La Mode |
We were very satisfied with our Saturday dinner out. We had great service, a very pleasant atmosphere, excellent wine, a delicious meal, and of course, great company.
I definitely recommend Gemignani's Restaurant for a nice cozy dinner for two!
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| Gemignani's - Hancock, MI Foodie Mama's Restaurant Rating: Gemignani's: 4 Cheers (1 = Poor, 5 = Sublime) Atmosphere: 3.5 Service: 4.5 Food: 4.5 Overall Foodie-worthiness: 4 |