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In 1781, Gen. George Washington visited troops encamped on Windmill Hill
during the Revolutionary War. Today, a charming farmhouse-style golf clubhouse
and restaurant sits on the hill surrounded by a nine-hole golf
course. The glassed-in dining room one the second floor opens onto a
deck and handicapped ramp with fantastic views of the rolling greens studden
with pine trees. The deck is edged with sunflowers, cosmos and baby evergreen
tress. Flowers ring the three-story clubhouse right down to the hens and chicks
planted in golf shoes that greet visitors on the front porch. A large
var on one side of the dining room added to the convivial atmosphere as golfers
drifted in from the course and couples arrived for dinner. The bright room
features large round tables and comfortable blonde wooden chairs. We started
with a wine and iced tea, but there is a full bar with salt-rimmed margaritas
were served at the adjointing table. A banquet room upstairs offers space
for weddings, showers and rehearsal dinners and boasts the same gorgeous
views. Specials include stuffies, garden salad, American Chop suey,
Baked Scrob and Angel Hair Pasta. |
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Windmill Hill Golf Course &
Restaurant 35 Schoolhouse Road,
Warren 245-1463 Hours: Open daily for breakfast, lunch and
dinner Most popular dishes: Quesadillas at lunch and baked scrod for
dinner |
The same menu is served for lunch and dinner and features chicken wings
and tenders, buffalo tenders, calamari, nachos, shrimp cocktails, french fries,
steamers, little necks in garlic and oil, quesadillas, homemade soup, chowder,
chili, antipasto, and Caesar and garden salads. Those with more of an
appetite can choose from hot dogs, hamburgers, Italian grinders and grilled
chicken, reibeye steak, tuna, baked ham and chicken parmigiana sandwiches.
Dinners feature fish and chips, baby back ribs, baked scrod, grilled pork chops
and a variety of angel hair pasta dishes topped with meatballs, broccoli and
garlic (or broccili, garlic and chicken), chicken parmigiana, littlenecks,
shrimp scampi and a seafood special. The quesadillars are so popular, we
order some for an appetizer. Cheese, chopped tomatoes and scallions, black
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olivers and jalapeno peppers are sandwiched between fresh flour tortillas
and baked until hot and bubbly. Sides of sour cream and salsa will cool these
firecracker quesadillas down. For a little extra. you can add chicken or
steak. Foloowing salads, we tried the popular baked scrod. The casserole
dish was piping hot and the scrod was topped with buttery crumbs and served with
lemon wedges, a baked potato and fresh steamed broccoli (other choices were
spinach or mixed veggies). Chicken Parmigiana was fork tender and topped
with lots of melted mozzarella and a fresh marinara sauce over a big mound of al
dente angel hair pasta. A chocolate chip sundae was offered for dessert,
but we were too full. Maybe next time, because the dishes at Windmill Hill are
freshly prepared from scratch, reasonably priced, and the services is attentive
and friendly. As the three-quarter moon brightened and rose in the
eastern sky, the last stragglers came in from off the course. We finished off
our drinks and decided to return soon for lunch out on the deck on a Sunday
afternoon.
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