Dolly Madison Inn & Restaurant
You can stay at the Dolly Madison Inn & Restaurant, or simply make reservations for dinner. Either way, you'll find that it melds the essence of the sea and the flavors of the country, and has a spectacular view of the Long Island Sound. The menu has about 75 dishes including appetizers like escargot and clams on the half shell. Entrees include seafood Wellington, a combination of lobster, shrimp, crabmeat, scallops and whitefish baked in a puff pastry shell served on a bed of lobster sauce and finished with fresh mushrooms with rice, and veal Florentine, lightly pan-sauteed veal in lemon and wine and served on fresh seasoned spinach, with rice.
Dolly Madison Inn & Restaurant
West Wharf Road
Madison, CT
203-245-7377
bicoastal.com
Cafe Allegre
If romance is on your mind and you are looking for an excellent Italian restaurant, look no further than Cafe Allegre. This restaurant is in a church that has been fully remodeled with textured walls, huge murals and handwoven rugs throughout. Order one of several appetizers such as smoked salmon Carpaccio, thinly sliced smoked salmon served over crostini with capers and finely diced onions, or a sampler of oysters, clams and shrimp on ice. For an entree, the menu includes dishes like Chicken Sorrentina, boneless breast of chicken topped with prosciutto and mozzarella served in a light tomato sauce with peas, or grilled chateaubriand of beef that's sliced and served with a bordelaise sauce.
Cafe Allegre
725 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT 06443
203-245-7773
allegrecafe.com
Zhang's Restaurant Corporation
Zhang's Restaurant Corporation has taken Madison, Connecticut, by storm. A fairly new purveyor of culinary excellence, you will find it difficult to get near it on weekends during the summer. Zhang's Restaurant Corporation features both Chinese and Japanese dishes. Among the numerous Chinese dishes on the menu is Seafood Delight, a combination of lobster meat, shrimp, scallops and crabmeat sauteed with mixed vegetables in a white wine sauce. If Japanese cooking is more to your liking, there are entrees like Kushi Yaki Special, which is beef, chicken, seafood and vegetables in a teriyaki sauce.
Zhang's Restaurant Corporation
44 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT 06443
203-245-3300
zhangsrestaurant.com
