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SMITH'S PARISH
Expensive
The Bermudiana/The Breakers
INTERNATIONAL Some clients of this
hotel define this as two restaurants, others as one, but regardless, a team of skilled
chefs works to please you within the dining facilities at
Pink Beach Club & Cot-
tages
(p. 79). At least one, and often both, will be open during the months the hotel
is operating, but which of the two appeals to you will depend on the weather and the
season (the Bermudiana is an indoor venue, the Breakers is on an outdoor terrace).
Chef Michael Ryan takes his inspiration from many light and healthy contemporary
styles of cooking and prepares traditional dishes with less fat. The aim is to produce
appetizing food with first-rate ingredients, light textures, and natural flavors. He uses
fresh herbs from the garden nearby and builds a menu around the fishermen's daily
catch. Appetizers include classics such as Bermuda fish chowder and Caesar salad,
as well as more imaginative fare such as wild mushroom strudel or Scottish smoked
salmon scented with ricotta cheese and truffles.
At the Pink Beach Club & Cottages, South Rd.
&
441/293-1666.
www.pinkbeach.com. Reservations
required for dinner, recommended for lunch. Lunch main courses $11-$25; dinner main courses $25-
$45; fixed-price menus $45, $55, and $65. AE, MC, V. Daily noon-2:30pm and 6:30-9:30pm. Closed
mid-Dec to Mar. Bus: 1.
Moderate
North Rock Brewing Company
BERMUDIAN/BRITISH Although beer
is brewed by other enterprises in Bermuda, this is the only brewery on the island that
serves most, if not all, of its product on the premises. The setting is a sometimes
rowdy replica of an English pub, complete with ceiling beams and paneling, plus a
casually upscale dining room outfitted in shades of burgundy and forest green. Most
patrons tend to gravitate to the dining room, but dyed-in-the-wool locals sometimes
opt to spend their entire time, meal and all, in the pub section. Until recently, at least
five kinds of beer were brewed within the premises here. However, a few years ago
brewing operations were moved to the Dockyard. Fresh beer, however, is still hauled
over in barrels at frequent intervals.
If you come here to drink the local brew, that's fine, but we suggest you stick
around for the cuisine, too. This is not the typical pub grub dished up at one of those
Front Street drinking emporiums in the City of Hamilton. Dishes here have flair,
such as the Brewmaster's veal chop, grilled and served with grain and Dijon mustard
sauce. You can also order pub classics such as steak-and-ale pie, or perhaps beef and
mushrooms simmered in porter ale. The fish and chips aren't bad either, and we like
the luscious pork tenderloin and the codfish cakes. Unless you order shellfish, most
dishes are inexpensively priced.
10 South Rd.
&
441/236-6633.
http://northrockbrewing.com. Lunch main courses $15-$27; dinner
main courses $18-$37. AE, DC, MC, V. Daily 11:30am-3pm (until 4:30pm Sat-Sun) and 6-10pm. Bus: 1.
Inexpensive
Specialty Inn
INTERNATIONAL/SUSHI This south-shore restaurant's interna-
tional menu revolves around Bermudian cuisine with Italian zest. Seating 35 to 40
(mostly locals), the inn is known for its value, generous portions, and its sense of fun,
unpretentious cooking. Red bean soup, an ideal starter, reflects the island's Portuguese
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