Roost Restaurant

Roost is Dover, NH’s newest restaurant so we knew we had to check it out. Roost is owned by the same family that own’s Blue Latitudes on Central Ave. We arrived for an early dinner and were seated at a cute table by the window.

I ordered the seared scallops (26.00). Seared fresh dry scallops with a pork belly fried rice cake with wilted arugula along with a Frangelico Buerre Blanc and a fig balsamic drizzle. The scallops were beautifully seared, creamy and delicious. I really enjoyed the balsamic drizzle with the scallops. The pork belly fried rice was different although I liked it, it was not my favorite part of the dish. Jim tried the rice and really enjoyed it.

Jim had the fried chicken and country gravy (19.50). Buttermilk fried chicken cutlet with country pan gravy. Whipped russet potatoes and cinnamon sugar carrots on the side. The chicken was crisp on the outside and tender on the inside just as you would want. The gravy was well seasoned and complemented the chicken and potatoes beautifully. Can’t forget about those carrots. Tender with a little crisp and sweet from the cinnamon sugar.

Our dinners were very good overall, although a little pricey but we were not done just yet. They had a grilled peach shortcake as a dessert special so we decided to split one. This had a biscuit, grilled peaches, ice cream, whipped cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce. Although we liked this dish we would have loved it had they grilled the biscuit and if the peaches were warm. That would have put it over the top for us.

Roost is located at 50 Pointe Place in Dover, N.H. and is open 1130 am Monday through Saturday and 10 am on Sundays for brunch. Roost has a full bar service and will take reservations for parties of 6 or more. Find them online and on Facebook.

Enjoy!