A few weeks ago it was our 34th Wedding Anniversary and decided to go out for an early dinner to a restaurant we have not been to but have been wanting to! Pepper’s landing in Rochester, N.H. At 135 Marketplace Blvd. They also have a location in Brunswick Maine.
Since it was early afternoon we were able to get a table right away, they have booths, tables and a bar area all very open and clean. To start we decided on the fried calamari with Marinara sauce. The calamari was tender and crispy just as expected, the marinara sauce although had good flavor we were surprised it was served cold. Although I was not disappointed I would have preferred the sauce to be warmed. We were off to a pretty good start!
For the entree Jim decided on the baked stuffed haddock with a lobster cream sauce. The stuffing is filled with a shrimp and scallops with a buttery cracker crumb topping served with asparagus and mashed potatoes.
Jim’s dish was delicious the haddock was buttery and flakey with the topping being crispy and filled with seafood flavor. Jim cleaned his plate!
I ordered the sweet and sour shrimp and haddock. It’s fried shrimp and haddock bites with broccoli, green, red and yellow peppers tossed in a sweet and spicy sauce served over basmati rice. Both of our dishes were one of the house specials and I can see why. I absolutely LOVED my dish, it’s a dish that will bring me back again and again. The shrimp and haddock bites were crispy, the sauce was not over powering but complimented the fried seafood. Sweet , sour, crispy and tender all in one bite. This was served over rice which I also enjoyed.
So for dessert we decided to do something a little different! The first year we were married Jim was in flight school and we had little to no money so date nights back then were on the cheap, that meant getting an ice cream sundae or banana split from Dairy Queen. So that’s what we decided to for our anniversary dessert. We went to Dairy Queen and enjoyed reminiscing about some of our early date nights! Pepper’s landing has some delicious looking and sounding desserts including peanut butter pie, blueberry pie, cheesecake and chocolate cake to name just a couple! Next time we are trying the peanut butter pie!
We had great service and food at Pepper’s Landing, we will be going back for sure. For more information including locations, hours, menu and prices they have a website and of course you can find them on Face Book as well.
Enjoy!
