1847 At The Stamm House

1 Reviews on “1847 At The Stamm House”

• Rick Leed

  We decided to try 1847 at The Stamm House for dinner Saturday night. The building itself is striking and beautiful. Stone walls, gorgeous wood flooring, it’s been elegantly restored. As much as I love the renovation work, I found it lacking in two areas. First, we were near the windows and as the sun went down it became increasingly dark inside. There are lights on the inside but they need to add lighting near the tables by the walls. I had a difficult time reading the menu. Second, it was incredibly loud in the dining area. Although I enjoyed seeing the restored ceiling, it was very difficult to hear, so some sort of noise dampening technology would be helpful.To drink we ordered Haven on Earth which was rum, lime, elder-flower liquor and soda and a Maple Bourbon Old Fashioned. The Haven on Earth was light and slightly sweet. The bourbon in the Old Fashioned shined.Our appetizers were the Shrimp Cocktail with Hot Spicy Cocktail Sauce and the Meat and Cheese Plate. There were five shrimp, all very sweet with good texture. The cocktail sauce was tasty but not particularly hot nor spicy despite what the menu claimed. The meat and cheese plate included four cheeses. All very good and one even had crystals. There were three sausages plus prosciutto. Three slices of grilled crostini, stone-ground mustard, and a sweet fruit marmalade. The menu said it includes pickled vegetables but there were none. I would order both of these appetizers again although I would like to see the pickled vegetables and a spicy cocktail sauce. For entrees we had the beef tenderloin with whipped potato and Brussels sprouts and the fried smelt basket. The smelt was lightly breaded, perfectly cooked and not greasy. The flavor and texture of the tartar sauce was excellent. The fries were crispy, crunchy, and yummy. The smelt basket was everything I hoped it would be. The tenderloin, potatoes, and vegetables were also perfectly cooked and very tasty.The bread and butter were a bit disappointing. Although the butter looked creamy, it was nearly frozen solid and thus hard to spread. The bread without butter was underwhelming.Other than the bread and butter, I thought the food was all very well done. I do wish the appetizers would have matched the descriptions in the menu better, BUT they were very good so just updating the menu to match the food would be fine.Our server was friendly and fairly prompt. They were pretty busy while we were there so it did seem a little slow at times.I would go back and I would order the Smelt Basket again.

  January 3, 2020, 5:07 am

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