Tomatoes in Sandwich has become our home base of restaurants over the past few years. I can guarantee that you will see many posts about Tomatoes in the future since our 'local' status keeps climbing there. The food is consistently good, the drink menu is favorable to a good buzz and the addition of a Friday night DJ gives us more reason to stay late. Shout out to DJ Larry and Teresa the bartender.
Eddie: On this occasion we went with a group to celebrate so we made sure the appetizers were flowing. The go-to for us is always the Calamari Piccante which is essentially fried calamari tossed in a spicy red sauce with banana peppers. Never disappoints. Kelly: I don't even like seafood but this is amazing. not fishy at all and not rubbery. We also ordered the antipasto for 2, which has become a staple of our order at any Italian restaurant. I feel that you can find out a lot about a restaurant just by the antipasto. Tomatoes doesn't disappoint with their antipasto; even though it has taken a step back with the elimination of the prosciutto wrapped around breadsticks over the past few years. It contains a good assortment of meats, cheeses, olives and pickled vegetables (love these!) over mixed greens. For dinner I had the Tuscan Sirloin Tips, which were done perfectly. I've become a little hesitant to order steak recently because it is often over cooked and kept under a heat lamp for far too long. These did not disappoint. The marinade was just enough to flavor the meat but not overpower the red meat goodness that you look for by ordering steak. It was served with risotto which is another dish that is too easily overcooked, but not this time. Done perfectly with just enough of the marinade leaking from the tips to give it some more flavor. I can always judge a meal by the amount of leftovers - none, good meal.
Another appetizer we ordered was the Sausage and Broccoloni Raviolis, which was my choice. Regretfully, it was gone by the time it circled the table to my spot. I have had these before and they are excellent. Very flavorful and garlicky although may not be good for a first date. For my entree I had the "Pasta of your choice...Sauce of your choice". As if I didn't have my fill or spicy red sauce and ravioli for appetizers, I went ahead and ordered the Arrabbiato ("angry") sauce with cheese ravioli. I must admit that this is a dish I almost always get at Tomatoes because it never disappoints and I almost always have leftovers. The Arrabbiato sauce has black olives and banana peppers for a perfect tangy/spicy sauce. Neither of us had room for dessert (but if I did I would probably get the chocolate hazelnut torte :-)
And now the important part of any meal-the drinks. I ordered what I always order-the Valentino. It is a perfect combination of strawberry Smirnoff vodka and champagne served with a strawberry in a MASSIVE glass. This drink is an ass kicker and not for amateurs. Unfortunately the restaurant was out of strawberry vodka so I had to settle for raspberry. Not as good but a close second. Just as Tomatoes is our home base for restaurants, Grey Goose and tonic with lime is my home base for drinks. Tomatoes serves it strong, which is always a positive. They recently added Hendricks Gin to the bar which I can guarantee will make for some rough mornings.
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