Chris0nllyn
Well-Known Member
Heritage 485
485 Main St, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
(443) 968-8338
http://heritage485.com/
This is where Old Field Inn and Saphron used to be on Main St., Prince Frederick.
A GREAT restaurant just came to Calvert County! My wife and I went last night for our anniversary, and it did not disappoint.
Before dinner, we sat at the bar and had a few drinks. I started with the spiced mule (house infused spiced vodka, bitters, lime, ginger beer). It was good, but I'm not normally a spicy kinda person. The ginger was a bit overdone, but it was the bartender's first day, so it's understandable. From there, I tried the Ancho Pear (Tequila, pear liqueur, ancho liqueur). This was a slow-to-drink, drink. As you can imagine. Being normally a beer guy, I was out of my element, but worth it. The tequila shined brightest in the drink, but the "burn" associated with it was subdued by being chilled and the other liqueurs. After that I came back to my comfort zone and had a delicious hefeweizen by Jailbreak brewery (Feed the Monkey). My wife had "The Connection" (muddled basil, raw sugar, gin, lemon juice, champagne) and loved it so much, thats all she ordered.
Food-wise, we had the mussels for an appetizer which comes in a bowl of liquid heaven made of roasted garlic and leek broth. She got the Lamp Ragout which is super rich and made with pillow-soft gnocchis, red wine braised spring vegetables, and mint jus. The mint wasn't noticable at all (I'm not a mint person) and it's a generous helping of deliciousness.
I had the crab cake which was a large (8-10oz maybe?) cake made with a ton of crab meat. I've seen reviews that compare it to Jerry's Place crab cakes, but I'd argue these are better. I normally don't order crab cakes as my wife makes the best (I may be biased), but I wasn't sorry I did. It was perfectly cooked and delicious. It was served with asparagus and baby potatos au gratin.
For dessert, we shared a passionfruit/berry fruit salad in an edible chocolate bowl with coconut shavings on top. It had to be forced down because of how full we were at this point, but I'm glad we did.
Everything was superb and reasonably priced. We were the last ones there and spoke with both owners Joe and Mike. Both are from the area (Prince Frederick and Lusby, IIRC) and I found out they locally source their ingredients. If they can't get it locally, it's not on the menu and I love that. The bar staff, the wait staff, everyone was fantastic.
Two years ago, we traveled to Maine and ate at a place in Rockland called Primo. The chef is a 2 time James Beard award-winning chef (top chef in new england) with a fully functional farm on the property, making it a true farm to table restaurant. Our experience last night was up there with that. We'll certainly be back.
485 Main St, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
(443) 968-8338
http://heritage485.com/
This is where Old Field Inn and Saphron used to be on Main St., Prince Frederick.
A GREAT restaurant just came to Calvert County! My wife and I went last night for our anniversary, and it did not disappoint.
Before dinner, we sat at the bar and had a few drinks. I started with the spiced mule (house infused spiced vodka, bitters, lime, ginger beer). It was good, but I'm not normally a spicy kinda person. The ginger was a bit overdone, but it was the bartender's first day, so it's understandable. From there, I tried the Ancho Pear (Tequila, pear liqueur, ancho liqueur). This was a slow-to-drink, drink. As you can imagine. Being normally a beer guy, I was out of my element, but worth it. The tequila shined brightest in the drink, but the "burn" associated with it was subdued by being chilled and the other liqueurs. After that I came back to my comfort zone and had a delicious hefeweizen by Jailbreak brewery (Feed the Monkey). My wife had "The Connection" (muddled basil, raw sugar, gin, lemon juice, champagne) and loved it so much, thats all she ordered.
Food-wise, we had the mussels for an appetizer which comes in a bowl of liquid heaven made of roasted garlic and leek broth. She got the Lamp Ragout which is super rich and made with pillow-soft gnocchis, red wine braised spring vegetables, and mint jus. The mint wasn't noticable at all (I'm not a mint person) and it's a generous helping of deliciousness.
I had the crab cake which was a large (8-10oz maybe?) cake made with a ton of crab meat. I've seen reviews that compare it to Jerry's Place crab cakes, but I'd argue these are better. I normally don't order crab cakes as my wife makes the best (I may be biased), but I wasn't sorry I did. It was perfectly cooked and delicious. It was served with asparagus and baby potatos au gratin.
For dessert, we shared a passionfruit/berry fruit salad in an edible chocolate bowl with coconut shavings on top. It had to be forced down because of how full we were at this point, but I'm glad we did.
Everything was superb and reasonably priced. We were the last ones there and spoke with both owners Joe and Mike. Both are from the area (Prince Frederick and Lusby, IIRC) and I found out they locally source their ingredients. If they can't get it locally, it's not on the menu and I love that. The bar staff, the wait staff, everyone was fantastic.
Two years ago, we traveled to Maine and ate at a place in Rockland called Primo. The chef is a 2 time James Beard award-winning chef (top chef in new england) with a fully functional farm on the property, making it a true farm to table restaurant. Our experience last night was up there with that. We'll certainly be back.