Vespucci's

We had a delightful lunch a Vespucci's today. The food was excellent as was the complimentary hot soft bread. Top notch food and service. We only come to Vespucci's during lunch because they are supper busy during dinner hours.

My sister and I were returning home from New Hampshire on, coincidentally, Valentine's Day. She suggested we dine at Vespucci's, where she's eaten on multiple occasions, and I was all for trying a place I'd never eaten in before. Upon entering, the hostess greeted us and asked if we had reservations. I thought that an odd question, since it was a Tuesday, and they didn't appear to be very busy. It never dawned on me that it was Valentine's Day. She seated us in a nice booth. Upon first glance at the menu, I immediately noticed a special of baked halibut with lobster sauce and lobster meat, with baby asparagus and mashed sweet potatoes. That sold it! I never even looked at the rest of the menu, except to see what appetizers and soups they offered. My sister had decided to have a small veggie pizza. We had an order of fried calamari that was very lightly breaded, and cooked to perfection, with a nice marinara sauce. I chose a bowl of chicken tortellini soup that had a broth with a lot of flavor, without being too salty, and lots of fresh carrots, celery, and nice chunks of chicken and some tortellini. Excellent soup! When my main dish was served, I was pleasantly surprised by both the large size of the portion of halibut and the sizeable amount of lobster meat as well. I can only describe the perfectly cooked, moist and flaky halibut and accompanying lobster as "heavenly". The asparagus, which I'm not usually a big fan of was both tender, and not woody as can often be the case. I devoured it, along with the halibut and lobster meat. I'm not a fan of sweet potatoes, but sampled them. They were well prepared, with a house made waffle potato chip stuck into the pile that made a very nice presentation. My sister described her "small", 12" pizza as being "delightful". It looked as good as she described, though I was too full to sample it. Service was very prompt, friendly, and professional. I'm really glad my sister suggested Vespucci's, and since it is only a few miles from where I live, I definitely see myself returning.