Maroni Grill -- Tasting Menu in Northport
This past weekend, I finally went to Maroni Grill in Northport. I have been trying to go there for about a year. It is a very small restaurant that has about 24 seats. They are located in the lovely town of Northport on Long Island. Their website (http://www.maronicuisine.com) describes the dining experience.
When we made the reservation, they reminded us they do not accept credit cards or checks. When they confirmed the reservation, they reminded that they only accept cash (so no credit cards or checks) at least three times. Sure enough, no credit card or checks were accepted.
They are know for their tasting menu which costs $120 on the weekend. Expensive in my book. You do receive 18 courses, most of which were bite size portions. When I say bite size portions, these course were the bite size of my nine year old daughter. Don't get me wrong there was more than enough food. My only criticism is that the first 5 or so portions were all served at once. You felt obligated to eat them as fast as possible. It seemed that we were racing the waiter on whether I could finish the course before he could present the next course. Even with that excessive speed in service, our dinner took a solid two hours to complete.
I do not know how to classify the type of food. I was expected an Italian restaurant but they served us Lobster Bisque, Shumai, Spring Rolls, Sashimi, Tater Tots, Sliders in addition to their Italian fare.
I really enjoyed the Lobster Bisque, Shumai and Spring Rolls. Their specialty of the house is the meatballs and it is well deserved. The wine was included with the meal. I have heard that they do this because they do not have a liquor license.
I really enjoyed the dinner but thought that the cost was excessive. They went crazy with the amount of food. All in all, I would recommend this restaurant as a must experience. Just not too often because you end up over indulging yourself.
When we made the reservation, they reminded us they do not accept credit cards or checks. When they confirmed the reservation, they reminded that they only accept cash (so no credit cards or checks) at least three times. Sure enough, no credit card or checks were accepted.
They are know for their tasting menu which costs $120 on the weekend. Expensive in my book. You do receive 18 courses, most of which were bite size portions. When I say bite size portions, these course were the bite size of my nine year old daughter. Don't get me wrong there was more than enough food. My only criticism is that the first 5 or so portions were all served at once. You felt obligated to eat them as fast as possible. It seemed that we were racing the waiter on whether I could finish the course before he could present the next course. Even with that excessive speed in service, our dinner took a solid two hours to complete.
I do not know how to classify the type of food. I was expected an Italian restaurant but they served us Lobster Bisque, Shumai, Spring Rolls, Sashimi, Tater Tots, Sliders in addition to their Italian fare.
I really enjoyed the Lobster Bisque, Shumai and Spring Rolls. Their specialty of the house is the meatballs and it is well deserved. The wine was included with the meal. I have heard that they do this because they do not have a liquor license.
I really enjoyed the dinner but thought that the cost was excessive. They went crazy with the amount of food. All in all, I would recommend this restaurant as a must experience. Just not too often because you end up over indulging yourself.
It is okay to indulge yourself in expensive restaurant once in a while.
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Yes, I think too that it is very difficult to classify the type of the food in this restaurant. You know that I was there twice, but in spite of the disadvantage, every time I want to return again.
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Explore your taste at The Northport Tasting Room and Wine Cellar. It doesn’t matter if you’re an experienced sommelier or have never tasted fermented grapes, all are welcomed to try new selections and learn a whole lot more. www.northportwines.com.
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now very little about wine except that I like it, in fact most of the time I have my girlfriend pick out the wine at restaurants. Maybe thats why I like it here. Its a good place to learn wine and find out what qualities are most suited to your own palette. The selection is not huge or overwhelming but they manage to have wines from many different regions. They owner Matt is a really interesting guy who is actually new to wine himself. He used to produced music videos for Wu Tang Clan. He said he knew nothing about wine until he decided to open up the wine bar which has been open for less than two years. I asked him why he decided to open a wine bar then. His reply "I wanted to walk to work and I thought wine would work in Northport". He seems to have learned quickly from the help of his sommelier, Edwin. This is a really cool place for everyone that likes wine but you better have some funds because it aint cheap.
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