Wow! Could it be? Yes, Virginia, there is a good, reasonably priced restaurant in the ‘burbs and its name is Martins West.
Martins West is a gastropub, “a public house that specializes in serving high quality food.” Executive chef Michael Dotson, formerly of PlumpJack Cafe and Evvia Estiatorio, has designed a menu of Scottish-inspired shared plates that are all made with market-driven, local ingredients. The nosh is delicious and every dish is less than $20.
Although we were tempted to take a gluten-laden detour (Scotch eggs! Rarebit! Lamb tongue butty!), we stayed on the Paleo straight-and-narrow tonight.
We shared a wild arugula salad with sweet and sour Sebastopol apples, fried shallots, and pistachio…
…house-made braised oxtail terrine…
…Tunisian spiced lamb…
…grilled octopus with potatoes, french beans, and salsa verde…
…toasted green and yellow pole beans…
…fried Brussels sprouts…
…pork belly with chili pepper ragout and brown turkey fig…
…and bavette steak with chanterelles, corn, black salt, and sauce bearnaise.
All four of us enjoyed the nosh and can’t wait to return to try new items on the seasonally-changing menu!
