Cellar Door Bistro

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• From: Monica P
  Date: March 4, 2012
  
  Tony and I recently dined at the Cellar Door. It's a cozy and warm restaurant located in the basement of the building. It used to be the Brown Pelican, our all time favorite restaurant in Frederick, but it closed a few years ago.
  
  There are two sitting areas plus the bar area with a few tables. Tony and I decided to sit in the bar area for our meal. Next time we'll sit in the restaurant area, as the bar chairs were uncomfortable.
  
  We started with the fried mozzarella appetizer, which came with roasted peppers, tomatoes and a balsamic sauce. It was very good. The breading was very light, maybe panko? ($8.50)
  
  Tony had the Eastern Shore - a medley of seafood (fish, scallops, mussels, shrimp) with rice in a tomato and wine broth and served with garlic toast. ($26)
  
  I had the crab-stuffed shrimp that was served with asparagus, polenta and tomato butter. ($29)
  
  Everything was excellent, including the service! However, be warned, the portions are not huge but for us they were perfectly fine. We walked away comfortably full. No doggie bag from this place. It's definitely a place for a splurge dinner with their pricing, but well worth it! Pricing is no higher/lower than most of the other popular restaurants in Frederick.
  
  We were here again a few nights ago (29 Feb 12) and really enjoyed our food. This time I had leftovers. I had the Chicken Chesapeake, which was topped with a Bearnaise sauce, asparagus and lump crab; and goat cheese mashed potatoes. Tony did a repeat of the Eastern Shore. And for our starter we had the hot crab dip, which was very good.
  
  Everything was great and we look forward to going back soon.
• From: Anonymous
  Date: December 12, 2011
  
  what a nice place to have some food & drink! we tried some of their very nice hors dovres along with a great wine, it was called Yellow Tail & comes from Australia and is tops. Fun evening & good prices!!
• From: Cynthia
  Date: October 30, 2011
  
  Have always enjoyed my meals there. Cozy atmosphere with original artwork. Very friendly staff. Good food. Very nice place to go for a drink. Definitely worth a visit.

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