Restaurant Review: Serendipity

We finally made it to "Serendipity". The head chef broke off from Restaurant Magnus (my favorite) and relocated to Cambridge. The cuisine is classifed as "french fusion". I had the salmon baked in phyto dough and served over a bed of vegetables with creme fraiche sauce and walnuts. The vegetables and sauce were amazing. The creme fraiche had a hint of lemon. This, combined with the carmelized walnuts was incredible. Also, the vegetables ( a mix of summer squash, zuccini and green beans) were cooked to perfection. The phylo dough was light a flaky - very scrumptous. The only disappointment was the salmon. My one-inch thick piece was overcooked and a little on the mushy side. A total bummer considering the rest was super tasty. Thumbs up were given for the sirloin, mushroom crepes (minus the chewy mushrooms) and filet mignon salad. I sampled the chocolate souffle - oh my. They also had lavender creme brulee on the menu but I was too full to get it. Guess I'll have to go back!

The atmosphere was nice - a mix of old stone, brick and exposed beams. The red light in the stone basement tempted you to explore but we didn't want another blue moon incident.

After dinner we enjoyed cocktails out on the main street patio. The weather could not have been better. A blues/jazz band was playing though the members had to take a little break to replace an amp and reapply bug juice (on several occasions the guitarist and drummer had to slap away the bloodsucking mosquitos).

Overall a great time. The hostess Julia was very knowledgeable, inviting and fun. We'll definately go back - perhaps for breakfast.