Pete Blohme, Nick DiMario put a mix of local favorites and innovative surprises on the menu at a venue with a prime view of Mobile Bay.
Nick DiMario, left, and Pete Blohme opened The Waterfront in the space once occupied by the Lake Forest Yacht Club in Daphne.We’ll get back to what’s next, Parc Le Tralour, in a minute. But now let’s dwell on what’s new. That’s The Waterfront. Formerly the home of the Lake Forest Yacht Club, the restaurant served partly as an amenity for residents of Daphne’s massive Lake Forest subdivision.
But wait. If there’s one thing you don’t want to do after turned off U.S. 98 and made the short drive down to the water’s edge, and after you’ve had a minute to take in the bright, airy indoor dining area and the expansive metal-roofed deck, it’s to skip the appetizers. Entrees include a selection of sandwiches, tacos, bowls and salads, plus various catch-of-the-day specials. I went for the Royal shrimp sandwich and was surprised to find that it was cold, one of the sauciest, sloppiest sandwiches I’d ever eaten and surprisingly spicy despite being cold. It turns out that the Royal is a prime example of Blohme’s and DiMario’s desire to draw on outside influences.
“We like to color outside the lines,” said Blohme. “We’re going to do some fun, Caribbean-influenced stuff. We’re going to use these great red shrimp from Argentina. We’re going to do a play on a Northeastern lobster roll. We’re going to do a play on Caribbean ceviche. Why shouldn’t we be able to have fun with that?”
They’re positioning The Waterfront as a fine place to spend a day watching games on an abundance of big screens. But while they’re encouraging guests to settle in an relax they’ll be pivoting, yet again, to the next thing. That is Parc Le Tralour, their twist on a food-court concept for downtown Mobile.
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