Alias Smith and Jones

WENDY AND TOM DINE OUT

In 1817 the Hotel Bristol was built in Bristol, New Hampshire. Its owners were bank robbers who used the aliases of "Smith" and "Jones." The old hotel is gone but the dining area reflects an old style, perhaps a 1940ish decor. It has a touch of class with its cranberry colored tablecloths, attractive tableware and alcohol lamps inside pressed glass holders. The carpets are dark with a flower pattern and floor to ceiling brocade drapes line the glassed front wall. The other walls are mustard colored and have antique prints that show Bristol in days past. Dining there made us fell like we were in a private home. A full menu that includes a wide variety of salads as well as many seafood and other offerings is available. The food is very good and we were glad that we found this place. We suspect that the dinner entrees would be good too. We liked the "flavor" of the restaurant and the cleanliness.

RESTAURANT:

ALIAS SMITH AND JONES

26 Central Square, Bristol, NH

DATE:

July, 2003

MEAL:

Lunch

BREAD:

SALAD:

APPETIZER:

Mozzarella Sticks - very good with a flavorful dipping sauce. They may have been baked instead of fried because they were not heavy or greasy as they can get when fried.

Cheese (cream cheese and chives?) and crackers - complimentary

ENTREE:

Cobb Salad ($5.95) Excellent - Not a good choice for someone who doesn't like real, strong blue cheese, but we do! Served on a glass plate with excellent crisp bacon.

Seafood Antipasto Salad ($7.95) Excellent - served on an oval glass plate with wonderful shallops, shrimp and other delicacies of the sea. A unique salad done well.

DESSERT:

OTHER:

Parking on the street

OVERALL:

A-

The only item thing that we felt was not in keeping with the quality of the restaurant was the presentation of the salad dressing. It arrived in plastic cups with lids that had the kind of dressing written on top. This manner of serving reminded us of a deli or pizza place and this restaurant is far above them for class. We did make the suggestion to the waitress that small ramekins, even if they are plastic, would be more in keeping with the style of the rest of the food presentation.

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RESTAURANT:	ALIAS SMITH AND JONES
	26 Central Square, Bristol, NH
DATE:	July, 2003
MEAL:	Lunch
BREAD:

SALAD:
APPETIZER:	Mozzarella Sticks - very good with a flavorful dipping sauce. They may have been baked instead of fried because they were not heavy or greasy as they can get when fried.
	Cheese (cream cheese and chives?) and crackers - complimentary
ENTREE:	Cobb Salad ($5.95) Excellent - Not a good choice for someone who doesn't like real, strong blue cheese, but we do! Served on a glass plate with excellent crisp bacon.
	Seafood Antipasto Salad ($7.95) Excellent - served on an oval glass plate with wonderful shallops, shrimp and other delicacies of the sea. A unique salad done well.

DESSERT:
OTHER:	Parking on the street




OVERALL:	A-
	The only item thing that we felt was not in keeping with the quality of the restaurant was the presentation of the salad dressing. It arrived in plastic cups with lids that had the kind of dressing written on top. This manner of serving reminded us of a deli or pizza place and this restaurant is far above them for class. We did make the suggestion to the waitress that small ramekins, even if they are plastic, would be more in keeping with the style of the rest of the food presentation.