Redbook Restaurant

My wife and I received a 2 night stay at Hillbrook Inn and it included a discount dinner at Redbook Restaurant. I was amazed no one had reviewed this restaurant yet as it is very nice.
The ambience is serene and romantic as there were only 10 diners at the 7:00 pm seating. We chose the 5 course dinner. All the food is prepared using fresh ingredients. The chef is very versatile and we were informed that the chef chooses the night’s offerings, taking into account any diners particular dietary needs or allergies.
First Course: Salad– fresh greens, apples, blue cheese crumbles with very light dressing. Tasty and refreshing
Second Course: Roasted Cauliflower soup — fantastic taste, many layers of flavor, would love to have this recipe
Third Course: Sea Scallops — this is my favorite seafood when prepared correctly, and these were braised to perfection. They had great taste and were placed on a bed of kale and sauce. I have had only a few better scallops and one was over in Winchester VA at Butcher **** (you will have to Unilocal that one).
Fourth Course: Beef tenderloin with potatoes and carrots. The meat was prepared to medium (best temp for flavor) and was very flavorful. Potatoes were scalloped and very light but deep flavor, carrots were a little underdone for my liking.
Fifth Course: Dessert was a chocolate and coconut pâté (think very firm chocolate nut fudge). It was very good and the Raspberry mousse served with it was light and delightful. The berries were fresh and sweet.
Wait staff was very attentive and allowed time to digest each course and have good conversation. The entire dinner was a dining experience. Yes, you could find better food for the price and larger servings but you would also get noise, less taste, less attention to food detail.