The Owl At Twilight

A good find– quaint romantic and so cool inside.
Martini– the best I’ve had in years to perfection.
We had a 1968 Port for dessert– $ 16– sorry guys once opened this bottle wont last forever… it had a sour note on its way to vinegar…
Lemon curd dessert– not a speck of lemon curd in there… pastry– a berry and lots of whipped cream. $ 7.50
Beet salad– out of this world…
Chicken– wow– how did they do this? Fantastic
Bread-​sooo good and the spreads– don’t skip this
Seafood chowder– not the best. small shrimp– lots of clams. Tons of peas and hardly any potatoes
Chili flourless torte with homemade icecream– to die for… Overall a gem of a find in the middle of no where.

We were blown away by our dining experience. Our server, Bridget was the «Bomb». Just the memories of beet salad & roast pork tenderloin make me salivate. I went over the top with the Owls Nest dessert, which (in Neanderthal terms) is lemon cream puff, followed up with an espresso, Magnifique! P. S. Try the chili ice cream.

This restaurant is a gem hidden away in a location that would seem quite obscure to a visitor to the area, although it isn’t particularly hard to get to: Ten minutes or less from Pottersville, which is easy to find from either the Northway (Route 87) or Schroon Lake via Route 9.
The fare seems a bit esoteric to me, but it’s all excellent. The atmosphere is elegant and subdued, and you would probably feel out of place wearing blue jeans or a tee-​shirt. It’s a deservedly popular restaurant and reservations are a must. Open for dinner only.
Not cheap, but the unique experience and great food are worth paying a little extra, even if you can only afford to eat there on rare occasions.

Hungry companion was waiting for bread. When none was brought, we asked. Told they’d put some in the oven, we waited more, even after the appetizer was served. Eventfully 4 thin slices of toast were brought, albeit w/​spreads of goat cheese and peppers. Very tasty! The owner told us that they stopped serving bread automatically as so many people are on low carb or gluten– free diets, but c’mon! At least ask– those who do want bread and expect it, we started the meal annoyed. And with our second basket of bread, which held only 3 thin slices– and no additional spreads-​my dining partner was ready to become a Unilocaler just so he could complain that for the $$$ price per person (~$ 75 pp with one shared dessert & coffee) they shouldn’t cut costs with this method. ASK everyone if they’d like bread, maybe each individual, then bring those people a hearty serving. It’s not worth irritating customers at the start of the meal. Then we’re looking critically for faults in each course!