Wordless Wednesday ~ Date Night at The Dorrance
Ok, so not exactly wordless! My husband & I enjoyed a delicious 8 course tasting with wine paired at The Dorrance on Saturday night! The food was wonderful, the wine was great & beautifully paired, the service was spectacular & the ambiance perfect! The Dorrance is a restaurant in downtown Providence that is in an old Federal Reserve building, it still has the original board room which is set for private dinning & the original vault which could also be used for private dining. I said 8 courses, but there was also 3 “snacks” & 1 palette cleanser before we even started with the actual courses. It was a good amount of food, but small portions so you didn’t feel stuffed at the end. Here is our night in pictures….
Main dinning room & our personalized tasting menu…
1st snack was a ham & cheese stuffed pretzel roll, which was before I decided to photograph dinner…
Crab cakes…
Mushroom custard, with celery leaf…
Cranberry, Apple Cider soda palette cleanser…
Marinated Mackerel Crudite…
Somehow I forgot to phohotgraph the 2nd course which was Steamed Tokyo Turnips, sunflower seeds, persimmon, cured egg, turnip leaf & pine nut puree.
Scallop, Bok Choy, Squash, Wheatberry…
Celery root, toasted seeds, bone marrow, whey & Parmiggiano Broth…
Striped Bass, Maitake Mushroom, Grilled Chicory, Sesame Tofu, Onion Dashi…
Roasted Carrot, Jonah Crab, Sesame, XO…
Sorbet palette cleanser…
Beef, Kohlrabi, Green Tomato, Mustard, Garlic-Miso Puree…
2 desserts~Mexican Spiced Chocolate Ganache, Coffee, Chocolate Sorbet, Cinnamon Sugar Donut &…
Winter Citrus, Coconut Cake, White Chocolate, Laurel, SWeet Ricotta…
We sat in the original board room for private dining…
Cookies, chocolate & toasted homemade marshmallows came with the bill…
Original vault…
I would certainly recommend The Dorrance, for drinks, a night out or for a special occasion! They have a regular menu along with a 4, 6, or 8 course chefs tasting which you can have with or without wine pairing. The Dorrance also has a private 2nd floor space for functions. We dined in the board room area which is private with windows into the dinning room, we love when a restaurant has this option. Private dinning is a great way to make a date night or any night out extra special & at most places there isn’t an extra cost. Always something to look into…
As a note, I surprised my husband with a night out. These are just my pictures & opinions. The Dorrance doesn’t even know I’m doing this. I just wanted to share our great night & wonderful experience!
Tags: Date Night, Food, Husband, Kid Free, Wordless Wednesday
Wow- that looks like an amazing night!! I’m salivating over here. I’ve heard such great things about the Dorrance. I totally wanna go! I love that you surprised your husband with it- so sweet.
It was great! Maybe you should surprise your husband with a night out at The Dorrance?! Reserve the board room for private dinning!
that looks DELICIOUS! I love tasting menus -so many new and fun things to try! Sounds like a fabulous evening!
I love tasting menus too!! It gives you the chance to try more & it is always the best food the chef wants to showcase…win win!!
YUM! That looks amazing, added to my list of date nights! Thanks Heather!
It was amazing! Have plans for Greg’s birthday yet?!
What a fab date night. Love all the little plates. I’m going to have to add this to the list for our next trip to RI.
Perfect night out before the new baby comes…when your back in RI!
You had me at 2 desserts!! This place looks absolutely amazing, I think I need to encourage my hubby to take me there
Right?! You should encourage him!
Any birthdays or an anniversary coming up?!
I’m in for all but the marrow! That’s where I draw theline.
We will definitely ahve to check that place out. Our go-to is Sienna or Bacarro. Mmmmm, now I’m starving!
Haha! I’ve had marrow before & didn’t like it…I think it was just added to the sauce. You should check it out, it was a great night out! BOOM!
We’ve been to Bacarro & really enjoyed it. I’ve never been to Sienna…
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