{"id":436,"date":"2015-06-10T07:07:26","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T14:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=436"},"modified":"2015-06-10T07:07:12","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T14:07:12","slug":"bar-review-bonefish-grill-langhorne-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=436","title":{"rendered":"Bar Review: Bonefish Grill, Langhorne, PA"},"content":{"rendered":"

I normally wouldn’t review a chain restaurant but Bonefish Grill doesn’t ‘feel’ like a chain.\u00a0\u00a0 Indeed, when I first walked in I thought it was a local establishment and didn’t realize it wasn’t until I looked online for the correct spelling of “Langhorne”.\u00a0\u00a0 Turns out there are quite a few scattered across the US, including a couple very close to my home.\u00a0 Totally unbeknownst to me.\u00a0 But I’ll be visiting them in the future.<\/p>\n

This particular restaurant is very near a hotel I stay at regularly when visiting eastern Pennsylvania and I’ve eaten there several times in the past.\u00a0\u00a0 Bonefish Grill is, as its name would suggest, a seafood restaurant with daily fresh fish specials and a nice selection of regular items.\u00a0 Everything I’ve had has been very good; fresh, nicely prepared, good sides, ample portions, and served with a smile.\u00a0 The staff is friendly without being over bearing.<\/p>\n

But this last visit I decided to focus on the Martini.\u00a0 Overall they serve a very good Martini. \u00a0 The stems are stored in the freezer, which is always a big plus in my book.\u00a0 The barkeep, Trish this evening, mixed the martini quickly with no fuss and no vermouth.<\/p>\n

I do prefer a whisper of Vermouth so I wouldn’t elevate this to ‘Perfect’ status, but as Bond (Fleming) said, “Mais n’enculons pas des mouches”<\/i>.\u00a0\u00a0 My only real complaint about the martini, which keeps Bonefish Grill from a second martini glass, is the relatively small size of the martini.\u00a0\u00a0 \"Martini<\/a><\/p>\n

“C” for selection, which is what I would expect from a restaurant chain. \u00a0\u00a0 A sampling of their gins:\u00a0 Hendricks, Bombay, Sapphire, Beefeater, Bluecoat American Gin<\/p>\n

*****\u00a0\u00a0 Rating Definitions<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 ****<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I normally wouldn’t review a chain restaurant but Bonefish Grill doesn’t ‘feel’ like a chain.\u00a0\u00a0 Indeed, when I first walked in I thought it was a local establishment and didn’t realize it wasn’t until I looked online for the correct … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[37,12],"tags":[3,45,5,9,13,7],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":515,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=515","url_meta":{"origin":436,"position":0},"title":"Bar Review: The Grill on the Alley, Westlake Village, CA","author":"wlmoon58","date":"June 18, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The Grill on the Alley is located hidden in the back of a shopping complex.\u00a0 You have to drive past several other beckoning restaurants.\u00a0 But don't be distracted, the Grill is where you want to be. I've been here a few times and the food it always superb, the service\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Restaurant"","block_context":{"text":"Restaurant","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?cat=37"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1664,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=1664","url_meta":{"origin":436,"position":1},"title":"Bar Review: Larsen’s Steakhouse, Valencia, CA","author":"wlmoon58","date":"September 11, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Larsen's Steakhouse in Valencia is a hidden jewel, well worth the effort to find it. Because getting into Larson's is not obvious.\u00a0 It is located within the Westfield Valencia Town Center.\u00a0 That is easy to find via the usual assortment of Android and iPhone apps. As you approach the restaurant\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Restaurant"","block_context":{"text":"Restaurant","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?cat=37"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1293,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=1293","url_meta":{"origin":436,"position":2},"title":"Bar Review: Joe’s, Fullerton, CA","author":"wlmoon58","date":"January 26, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Have you ever had that hankering for a good old rattlesnake sausage to go with your Martini?\u00a0 Yes?\u00a0 Well I have the place for you; Joe's No Limits Bar & Grill in Fullerton. If you follow my blog you know that I favor Steakhouses and Seafood Restaurants.\u00a0 Joe's doesn't quite\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Restaurant"","block_context":{"text":"Restaurant","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?cat=37"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Rattlesnake.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1652,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=1652","url_meta":{"origin":436,"position":3},"title":"Restaurant Review: Kloof Street House, Cape Town, SA","author":"wlmoon58","date":"September 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Today I have something a little different for my followers!\u00a0 A guest author!\u00a0 I would really like to thank Delia for submitting the following Restaurant Review and would encourage anyone else who would like to submit a review; Restaurant, Martini, or Gin, or any other general comment. Kloof Street House:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Guest Author"","block_context":{"text":"Guest Author","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?cat=113"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":135,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=135","url_meta":{"origin":436,"position":4},"title":"Bar Review: Mastro’s Thousand Oaks","author":"wlmoon58","date":"March 22, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Not to long ago I was in Thousand Oaks and stopped in at Mastro's.\u00a0 I've been there several times, but never to specifically review their Martini. Mastro's is known for their steaks and excellent service.\u00a0 But that doesn't necessarily correlate to excellent Martinis. But they are.\u00a0\u00a0 The Martini was exceptional.\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Martini"","block_context":{"text":"Martini","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?cat=10"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":900,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=900","url_meta":{"origin":436,"position":5},"title":"Great Gin Selection at the local Reststop!","author":"wlmoon58","date":"September 11, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Last week while traveling in Scotland, we stopped at a little roadside restaurant, \"Stonehouse\" for lunch outside of Foulis on the A9.\u00a0 Beside the restaurant was their giftshop.\u00a0 There covering two entire top shelves was this selection of Gins. This is without a doubt the largest selection of Gins I've\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Amusement"","block_context":{"text":"General Amusement","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?cat=35"},"img":{"alt_text":"Fantastic Gin Selection","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shakennotstirred.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_20150904_165038-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=436"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":495,"href":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436\/revisions\/495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}