Provincetown, the "Outer Cape," and Wellfleet Too

[liamsaunt]

On 7/2/2024 at 9:24 PM, FauxPas said:

 

That might be pricey for them. I looked them up just for interest and found this on their Facebook page:

Sal's Place

We’ll be opening in Provincetown towards the end of June, unfortunately we basically get fined every day we’re open due to the ongoing nine years of litigation with our neighbour, so we’re doing the best we can to be open and limit our financial exposure.

 

Some background:

https://provincetownindependent.org/news/2022/11/02/owner-of-sals-fined-for-contempt/

 

 

Yeah, there are surveyors stakes in the sand now, so I am not sure there's room for tables on the sand on their property.  I know a lot of the dispute centers around not just the tables in the sand, but the deck we were seated on.  I don't understand how the overall property would even work without that deck though.  The building extends out further into the water than the part that the restaurant occupies, and there are condos in the part beyond the restaurant.  The people in those condos walk down the restaurant deck to access their properties.  If the deck wasn't there, they would have to walk through the water to get to their homes.  The dispute is actually with the owner of the big house next door, not the condo owners.  It seems that the majority of people in town, including the select board, are backing the restaurant in the dispute, so who knows what will ultimately happen.

 

My sister and niece came out on Tuesday night and, of course, requested that we go to Mac's.  

 

Oysters

 

 

Fried calamari

 

 

Spicy tuna mango martini

 

 

I ordered a fried shrimp plate because I like the fries at Mac's.  Unfortunately this night they were a little under fried and not very hot.  Disappointing!

 

 

My sister and husband both had broiled striped bass

 

 

and niece of course had sushi--a poke bowl and some sort of roll.

 

 

We got out of dinner well past sunset time.

 

Yesterday we had dinner at Ciro and Sal's.  The restaurant is cute inside but the lighting is terrible for pictures so I apologize in advance.  Setting

 

 

Drinks for husband and sister

 

 

Fried oysters.  The breading was too thick on these.

 

 

Fried zucchini for the niece.  The same breading was on the zucchini.  Niece liked it though.

 

 

Breseola with arugula salad

 

 

Sister had a cod dish with tomatoes.

 

 

I chose seafood puttanesca (again)

 

 

Husband had seafood fra diavolo

 

 

and niece had what we ended up dubbing the Strega Nonna of carbonara.  No matter how much she ate, the plate did not seem to diminish.  

 

 

Everything was tasty, but the timing of the dishes was really off.  We felt quite rushed.  I heard other tables around us complaining too, so it wasn't just us.  Definitely no room for dessert.

 

Back to the beach for sunset!

 

 

 

 

 

[FauxPas]

2 hours ago, liamsaunt said:

The dispute is actually with the owner of the big house next door, not the condo owners.  It seems that the majority of people in town, including the select board, are backing the restaurant in the dispute, so who knows what will ultimately happen.

 

From the bits of information I saw, it certainly sounded like it was just the one neighbour. But sounds like he's been able to make things pretty awkward for the restaurant owner. Too bad, the restaurant does sound like it's well supported otherwise. It looks like such an interesting place to eat.  

 

[liamsaunt]

16 hours ago, FauxPas said:

 

From the bits of information I saw, it certainly sounded like it was just the one neighbour. But sounds like he's been able to make things pretty awkward for the restaurant owner. Too bad, the restaurant does sound like it's well supported otherwise. It looks like such an interesting place to eat.  

 

 

I think he bought the house when the space was not being used as a restaurant.  It had been in the past, but was vacant when he bought his place.  Maybe he did not expect that a new restaurant would eventually open there.  I am not sure why, as space of all kinds is definitely at a premium in Provincetown.

 

Yesterday we started the day by heading to town for the Fourth of July parade.  We found the parade a little underwhelming, to be honest.  I was expecting a bit more flair, but it was mostly emergency vehicles.  I prefer Wellfleet's funky and weird parade.  Here are a couple of pictures.  My niece wanted me to show her breakfast: Fourth of July cake, and a coffee "black as midnight on a moonless night." 

 

 

The town crier led the parade

 

 

Cheerleaders

 

 

Floats

 

 

Classic cars

 

 

And general fun

 

 

After the parade we walked back to our house and spent the afternoon relaxing before walking back in for dinner and the fireworks. We had dinner at Pepe's on the Wharf.  Restaurant

 

 

View from our table

 

 

Menu

 

 

Drinks.  My sister and husband had Don Julios (left) and my niece and I had cucumber mocktails (right)

 

 

 

We had oysters Rockefeller

 

 

and mushroom flatbread 

 

 

Then my niece had steak frites

 

 

I had scallops with cauliflower mash and asparagus

 

 

And my sister and husband both had a halibut special with roasted potatoes and broccolini

 

 

We shared a slice of coconut cake for dessert

 

 

We went down to the beach for the fireworks afterwards.  They were quite good.  Here's a couple of pictures.

 

 

 

 

My husband's brother unexpectedly joined us late last evening, so now we are a party of five for the next few days.  I think today we are driving back to Wellfleet for dinner, but our plans will depend on the weather.

[liamsaunt]

Friday we drove back to Mac's Shack in Wellfleet to have dinner, since they had been advertising lots of local tuna specials.  This turned out to be a mistake.  They were insanely crowded.  Mac's Shack does not take reservations.  We waited over two hours for a table, and once we were finally seated the five of us were crammed around a table meant for a smaller party.  Plus, they were out of all of the specials by the time we got seated.  Live and learn.  We had drinks while we waited (and waited, and waited).  Mescalitos for my husband and his brother

 

 

Gin spin for my sister and a pomegranate mocktail for my niece.  I stuck to club soda

 

 

Halibut turadito

 

 

jalapeño yellowtail 

 

 

big mac roll

 

 

fried rice with shrimp

 

 

tuna with soba

 

 

fried clams

 

 

We had originally planned to go back to Wellfleet yesterday too, but decided not to deal with the hassle and instead take our chances with wherever we could get a table for five with no reservation on a Saturday night in Provincetown (a tall order to be sure).  We ended up at the Patio.  Menu

 

 

Drinks.  Lavender spritz, cucumber mocktail, I'm not sure what the next one was, and a cucumber martini

 

 

Husband and his brother wanted the lobster deviled eggs

 

 

And we also ordered the fried calamari

 

 

I had a special of blackened swordfish with succotash

 

 

Husband had the lobster grilled cheese

 

 

Husband's brother ordered the fish and chips (there was a huge amount of fish buried under all those fries!)

 

 

Niece had the ribs, which she devoured

 

 

and sister had the salmon tacos

 

 

We were all too full to attempt dessert.

 

The weather's been iffy the past couple of days.  Right now it is so foggy that you can only see a few feet in front of you.  I am glad  that we are not driving home until tomorrow morning.

 

[lindag]

Fabulous looking food!!!