Which is why I’m posting about Valentines Day at the end of March.

It started with a nice bouquet of roses….

And a kitchen selfie before we went out for a late lunch on the water.

The building used to house a garage… and was previously a wonderful restaurant called, are you ready?
La Garage.
Clever… no?
But now it has new owners and a new incarnation as the Water Street Kitchen and Bar.

It sits on the Sheepscot River in Wiscasset and please pardon the reflection of my hands in the window.

We’ve been wanting to try it for a while, and found that’s it’s undergone a major remodel.

The feel is more modern.

And I have to say I was loving the metal works installations. This would be perfect for all my husband’s rusty crap treasures!

But first things first.

A marvelous basil limeade with a view….

The menu was small, but seemed alright.

And just as the waitress brought my (overly salted) charred Brussels sprouts appetizer, the husband saw a friend of his walk in and asked them to join us.
On Valentines Day.
Oh, well.

This called for two Blueberry Mojitos… .because a girl can only take so much romance.
Husband had a butternut squash soup, which you couldn’t pay me to eat.

And then it was on to a rather dry, garlic-less shrimp scampi for me, and an overcooked paella for the other half.

The meal was redeemed by dessert.

A delightful lemon marscapone cake…
Husband’s friends said their meals were good, and the cocktails were lovely so we might give them another try. We do like the area and supporting small businesses.

And I might have to take another look at the metal works.

They really were quite interesting.