Limestone - yummy

Last Friday night after a stressful shopping trip to Costco - we decided to pop in and have dinner at Limestone. We like to sit in the bar so I don't know how crowded it was in the dining room but there weren't many cars in the lot.

Anywho, Hub loves the mini-beef wellington on the app menu so he started with the burgoo and finished with the wellington. Loved it.

I started with the bibb salad which was very good, but a little skimpy for $9. Then I moved on to the winner of the night - the Sherried Chicken and Mushroom soup with a Buttermilk biscuit. Yes - in other words pot pie! It was delish. Limestone is having an entree soup special through January.

I've only had the pot pie - err - Sherried Chicken and Mushroom, but here's a list of others from their site:

Limestone Restaurant
Introduces

January Comfort Entrée “Soups and Stews”

fThese are “Big Bowl Offerings” meant to be a meal in themselves.
These will be offered in addition to our regular menu and served with fresh baked bread. Jim Dancy has chosen an interesting offering of
beer and wines that compliment these entrees for an additional price.

Oyster Stew with Andouille Whipped Potato and braised leeks $14.00
Shock Top Ale Belgium style wheat ale.
Vina Godeval, Godello, Spain, 07’
Lamb, barley stew garnished lamb chops and onion crisps $16.00
Guinness Ale
Long Board, California Red 07’
Sherry Chicken and mushroom on a buttermilk biscuit
$12.00
Kentucky Ale
Chateau St. Jean Fume Blanc, California 08’
Classic Bouillabaisse with fresh Gulf Seafood
$17.00
Stella Artois
Cline Mourvedre Rose, California 08’
Beef tenderloin with red wine. Slow cooked beef stew in red wine and vegetables garnished with a petit filet
$14.00
Sam Adams Winter Lager
Kenwood Cabernet Sauvignon, California 06’
These will be offered through the month of January so you may start the New Year off in nourishing comfort.

I’ve been a fan of Chef Gerhardt since his first turn at The Oak Room; My visits to Limestone have been something else. I recently tried the classic bouillabaisse for $17.00 and adjusted my expectations for what would normally be a $27.00-$32.00 entrée. I was intrigued when I read about their January program of soups and stews but this one really misses the mark. The serving was lacking in ingredient quality, quantity, and flavor. I can only hope the kitchen had run short of the ingredients and had to use what they had. While advertised as: “ “Big Bowl Offerings” meant to be a meal in themselves” the serving size was terribly small but was indeed served in a big bowl. After my cocktail, salad and bouillabaisse I returned home for a sandwich which rarely happens when dinning out.

Doug - I'm sorry to hear about your experience, but happy for the heads up on the bouillabaisse. I was torn between that and the chicken. I'm guessing one reason the chicken was filling was the cream base.