Greenspade Inn and Three Restaurants

Just got back from a day and a half of touring with my long lost cousin from the West Coast. I'm going to do a separate post on our tour of Plimoth Plantation and Plymouth, but I'd like to say some great things about an Easton hidden gem: The Greenspade Inn. Located at 66 Lincoln Street, the Greenspade is Easton's only bed and breakfast. In fact its Easton's only inn, motel, and hotel. It's also a super idea. The Greenspade is located in a house that is over a hundred and fifty years old and has the wide boards and quirky design to prove it. Two of the four rooms have separate baths and two share a bath. The ambiance makes you feel like you have stepped back in time. Guests have the use of a living room that overlooks a big back yard, but we always found our way back to the large dining room with its fireplace and large antique table and chairs. One couldn't ask for a better host than Veronica Herlihy. She made a suggestion that changed our itinerary, opening up part of a day for a tour of North Easton and had restaurant recommendations as well. She is also an amazing cook-the breakfast part of B and B is a strong suit here. She made a hearty breakfast for my cousin and diet breakfast for his wife, but the diet breakfast included home cooked egg whites, a giant fruit plate and yogurt. Even dieters don't leave the Greenspade hungry.

Rosemary was hilarious on her first trip to Massachusetts-she wanted lobster at every meal except breakfast. We started with a Lazy Man's Lobster at Legal Seafood in Braintree. I opted for a wood grilled medley of three fish, shrimp and scallops, my cousin chose steak. I'm never happy with the price at Legal, but you definitely get good fish and according to my cousin great steak. Rosemary loved the lobster.

However, for lunch yesterday we went to Woods overlooking Plymouth Harbor. This is one of those no frills shacks that dot the coast. The locals eat at Woods. It has generally high reviews although some folks have killed it for rude service (there isn't any-you order at a window and bus your own table) and bad food. I tried the place out Sunday found a smiling person in the order window and a long line for the food so I took a chance. Definitely no frills-no lobster bibs or heated damp napkins not even handiwipes, but twin one pounders (one a little larger) were $22.95. Rosemary loved the lobster after we showed her how to eat the darned things. She didn't get the little legs thing until an old gentleman at a nearby table explained the nuances. I had fried shrimp-delicious and generous at just $9.95 and Cousin Richard had the fish and chips, another hit. Great food, great prices and great view of the harbor from our formica table. Clean bathroom also-who needs handiwipes.

Home after the tour we went to Maguires where Rosemary had the Lobster Caprese, a combo of lobster salad over tomato, lettuce, and mozzarella  which finished a close second to the boiled lobster at Woods. This is the second time our local eatery beat out Legal. A taste test of fried clams had Maguires beating the famous restaurant last year. I ordered the fish tacos which uses the same top notch fish that goes into their fisherman's sandwich. Richard had the steak tips which I feel is the restaurant's least successful food-certainly never bad, but not a home run like many things on the menu. Richard found the steak very tasty, but not tender. The service was great on a busy night. Hooray for the local joint and the shack in Plymouth.

Tomorrow an assessment of the new Pilgrim story.