Ceraldi - WELLFLEET

4th time here for the 7 course dinner with wine pairing. Expectations exceeded every time. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $100+ Food: 5 Se... read more 4th time here for the 7 course dinner with wine pairing. Expectations exceeded every time. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $100+ Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Oyster with Wild Seabean and Finger Lime, Lucky Lips Loagy Bay Oyster Dave's Green Tomatoes Ice

This was my fourth trip to Ceraldi, and it continues to set a very high bar on the Outer Cape. Tonight’s menu was the first time I only had seafood. The standou... read more This was my fourth trip to Ceraldi, and it continues to set a very high bar on the Outer Cape. Tonight’s menu was the first time I only had seafood. The standouts were the tomato soup with a dayboat scallop, the oysters (as always), and the honeynut squash risotto with Parmesan foam. The entire evening is still so well run and the walkthrough of the menu at the beginning of the night is so special. The beverage pairing is sometimes hit or miss for me, but it was a knockout last night! My one qualm is that 10 years ago, the menu was $77 and now it’s $212. It makes it hard to come more than once a season. I’d love to see it closer to $150-$175 personally, but I also know that sourcing locally doesn’t always come cheap. It’s still such a special place, and I can’t recommend it enough. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $100+ Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4

Truly a wonderful experience. I would call atmoshpere shabby shic beachy and that was perfect for us just so guests know. The service was spot on and the food p... read more Truly a wonderful experience. I would call atmoshpere shabby shic beachy and that was perfect for us just so guests know. The service was spot on and the food presentation were terrific. This is an experience not your usual dining! Service: Dine in Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4

There were fewer good tastes left in the mouth than bad, which included banal dishes served with pretension and a sprinkle of mysticism at an overseasoned price... read more There were fewer good tastes left in the mouth than bad, which included banal dishes served with pretension and a sprinkle of mysticism at an overseasoned price tag. The charade began upon arrival, where we witnessed an employee waving a burning sage brush in the air to 'cleanse the energy ' we were told before the arrival of the second seating of customers. The occult vibe was further enhanced by burning candles scattered everywhere and the skull of a steer as the centerpiece of the room. Even the hostess perpetuated the mystery with her evasive answers to questions on the menu. When we inquired what was on the 'Convivum ' (a gratuitously arcane name, of course, for what was a trivial tasting menu), she bluntly refused to tell us. You need to trust us. I tried to press her on it, but she declared the chef 's wims to be beyond the realm of knowability and reiterated the refrain that we would just need to trust us. And so we did, and regretted it. A three-tier platter came out with about ten little dishes for sharing. We had hoped each would be a prism into the inscrutable genius of the enigmatic chef, but the problem with the dishes is that they were too knowable, devoid of creativity or culinary craftsmanship, and at times mundane. A fresh peach with goat cheese. A bowl of melon. A bunch of oysters (which would have made me avoid the order altogether if they had disclosed it included shellfish). Bread roll sandwiches deficient of filling. Another plate of bread roll sandwiches deficient of filling (as if one wasn 't enough). It felt like scraps of a kitchen that didn 't have time to cook--which is probably the translation of 'Convivum '. That 's not to say there weren 't flashes of brilliance amidst the mediocrity--ie, locally foraged mushroom arancini with romesco, velvety corn soup with poached lobster. These seemed lifted off of the restaurant 's premier experience (their word for the tasting menu): a 7-courses at 212 per person. In contrast, our 'Convivum ' weighed in at 110 shared between two, which might seem like the bargain except for the fact that there was little to get excited by. A couple impressive small plates do not compensate for a tower of ordinary tastes. Maybe that 's why they refused to disclose the contents of the dishes a priori. Or maybe they were just being pretentious. Either way, the evasiveness was tasteless like much of what was served. Food: 3 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 4

Goodness gracious, what a phenomenal place to eat a fine dinner. Talk about farm/ocean to table dining done to perfection. I had the pleasure of dining here eig... read more Goodness gracious, what a phenomenal place to eat a fine dinner. Talk about farm/ocean to table dining done to perfection. I had the pleasure of dining here eight years ago and am happy to say that they have maintained their level of excellence. Every dish was simply amazing and we ordered the soft drink accompaniment and they were off the charts wonderful as well. The cost is fairly high, but well worth it for a unique and amazing experience. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $100+ Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Cucumber H20, Chocolate Mousse, Green Goddess Salad, Oyster Caviar, Sformatino Langwater Farm Corn Packard Lobster Hillside Farm Romesco Dietary restrictions: My fellow diner has a severe food sensitivity and they dealt with it extremely well. The chef speaks directly to everyone to be certain.