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Dinner last night was as good as I might have hoped although not a quiet. I had Portobello Mushroom Ravioli which was "Roasted portobello and crimini mushrooms, parmesan and mozzarella cheese and carmelized onions stuffed into squid Ink and spinach striped fresh pasta and tossed in a creamy mushroom alfredo." It was served with Parmesan cheese toast and for dessert we had Creme Brule. Of course that's a lot of milk in one meal and I'm paying for it today but Oh it was soooo worth it. The Ravioli was quite rich and tasty (no, squid ink does not seem to have a flavor) and I probably have enough for two more meals. The cheese toast was not your average cheesy toast; it was topped with garlic cream cheese mixed with parmesan and toasted. I could have eaten a a whole loaf!! The creme brule was so very decadent it was eaten in little tiny bites with eyes closed and mandatory humming noises.

Robert had the stuffed chicken. It was stuffed with blue cheese, parmesan and several other cheeses. I'd thought about ordering it but I was glad I didn't. All I could taste in the mixture was the blue cheese, which always tastes like mold to me. But he seemed to enjoy it. For dessert he had a marionberry cobbler with ice cream.

Carrie had beer battered Halibut and fries. Less adventuresome and decadent but it was just what she wanted and tasted very good to her.

Our table had a very lovely view of the ocean as the sun disappeared into the mists. There wasn't a brilliant sunset, the sun just seemed to quietly let the mist take over.

The reason I said it wasn't quiet is that shortly after we were seated there was a group of four ladies seated at the next table. They appeared to be an exclusive tour group and they were loud and very chatty. They obviously had not known each other before the tour and were eagerly outdoing each other's experience stories. While it was amusing to listen to, it really drowned out the conversation at our table.

Still, all and all a lovely evening.