CARA MIA – SEAFORD

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In Seaford, NY, Cara Mia's is a great place, delicious food, and the best team. They have no problem adjusting the menu to your taste.  Cara Mia is one of our favorites go-to places, and we have been here many times.  You know your is a good place when you walk in are greeted warmly, and all the team members also greet you on the way to your table (With all proper covid precautions observed), and your preferred cocktails arrive tableside as you sit down. The food and wine are outstanding.  The wine list is well balanced and refined for a classic Italian family restaurant.  If you are looking for a special bottle of wine, ask Sergio it is impressive what he can find in the cellar. The food is outstanding. Our cocktails arrived promptly during our latest visit, a Woodford reserve on the rocks for me and a fine Cosmopolitan for Jo.

Along with the cocktails came a warm bread basket with both butter and oil. We opened with a Caesar salad and Italian Egg rolls.  The Caesar salad is a generous portion with very crisp fresh romaine lettuce, crisp full-flavored croutons, and a rich tangy Caesar dressing.  The Egg roll is a delicious invention of broccoli rabe, crumbled sweet Italian sausage all pack into a traditional egg roll and platted with a rich marinara sauce and dusted with grated parmesan cheese.  For the mains, Jo had the Flounder Francese and I the grilled veal chop paired with a glass of Amicone (a baby Amarone).  The Flounder Francese arrives at tableside, piping hot, lightly battered, and sitting in a light white wine and lemon sauce.  The fish was moist, flaky with a beautiful golden crust.  There was more than enough to take home or share.  The veal chop was done perfectly with a light golden-brown char while the center remained tender and moist.  The chop rested atop a generous portion of broccoli rabe sauteed in oil and garlic. A large side of sauteed spinach accompanied the dish.  I could have had one of the side portions of pasta with a wide selection of sauces, but I was attempting to limit my carbs (OK, saving them for the wine).  They are quite a few beautiful desserts, but we were both stuffed and had lots of take-homes, so we passed on the desserts this time.  Cara Mia's is a fine place to visit, and I look forward to the warmer weather and the opening of the outside dining. 


The Large Spacious Dining Room

Italian Egg Roll


The Veal Chop


Flounder Francese


 

Location: Seaford, NY, USA

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