Marly's in Wilton CT.

I was treated to a real special meal earlier this week at Marly's in Wilton CT.  Some of the dishes are on the menu, or soon to be on the menu and some are just for fun.  It didn't hurt that I was dining with the owner Mike LeBeau that night that allowed us the extra attention.

We decided after getting the menu's that we would just close them and let the Chef make us what he wanted to make that night.  So as we were sitting there just for kicks, he brought out some Shrimp that were sautéed in chili peppers and lots of garlic and topped with green onion.  Very garlicky and not too spicy.

The second dish was still light and bigger than a bite.  Tuna Tartar mixed with Yuzu and cucumbers in a vinaigrette with a sliver of avocado and tomato to cream it up.  On the side was a light splash of raspberry sauce which added nice color and a good small accent of sweetness.  Won ton Crisps accompanied the dish as well.  Very light and fresh tasting.  Both of these dishes were not on the Main menu but will be soon one day i'm sure.

Next dish was a fun one that was right up my alley.  A little Tex/Mex if you will.  First was a pulled pork Quesadilla that had delicious flavored pork inside.  It was soft as pulled pork should be.  Under that was a BBQ spring roll.  The beef in the spring roll had a good tasting BBQ sauce mixed into it and the crunch of the roll complimented the soft beef inside.  This dish also isn't available yet but we hope to see it on the menu.

And if that wasn't enough, the chef brought out an item that was on the specials for the night.  Black tagatelle in a light cream sauce with seared scallops and medallions of lobster.  No, not a rich dish at all.  Well from the description, it could be.  But the cream sauce was used sparingly as to not overwhelm the entire dish.  The seafood was done perfectly and it was real tasty.

After that we got into talking about burgers.  Mike mentioned that they were playing around with having a "Burger Menu" and they have been experimenting with different burgers to figure out which ones they wanted on this addition.  Mike said they will be starting to offer these burgers Friday October 30th.  So when you read this, they will probably already be on it.  Chef brought out two of his favorites.  The Genoa Burger which was a delicious burger topped with Pesto sauce and Mozzarella.  Pesto can be strong on it's own but they put the right amount that it doesn't over power the burger at all.  The other burger was a French onion burger that had caramelized onions and Gruyère cheese.  Both were terrific.  Now before you start calling me a pig, it should be known that we each ate a 1/4 of the burgers.

Marly's has a great menu that can be seen online.  Everything that I have had there in past has been terrific and when you see the menu, you'll notice it has something for everyone.  Even the kids.
When you see it on the menu, get a side for the table of the truffle mac and cheese.  you'll be glad you did.

Marly's can be found at 205 Town Green Rd., in Wilton CT.  or you can see more about them here: http://marlysofwilton.com/index.html