"Wednesday." So, the reopening of the new Town & Country Inn (48 Route 35, Keyport, 732-264-6820) had just occurred the week prior, per our server, Shelby Bufania. It was an eatery I had many times passed during trips to and from Sandy Hook and on former magazine assignments, it always looking extremely desolate and, more recently, was closed for renovations. "It's quiet now," Bufania says, "but you should've been here earlier. It was crazy - so busy." I'm envisioning Town & Country Inn being an "anchor" (pun intended, you'll see) eatery on this portion of Route 35, a location where waterways and marinas dot the area. It's clean, affordable (a goal of owner, Steve Antonatos), plenty of parking is available, and they make a great grilled cheese speciality burger ($7.95, pictured below). While on a beach in Clearwater, Florida, as the Town & Country Inn was being prepped for its new unveiling, Antonatos thought of some nifty new items that the menu could list - which, in turn, would catch a customer's eye (like it did mine). Take a peek at one aspect of that "niftiness" below. As both a grilled cheese and burger fan, I couldn't and you can't (won't) fail with this selection. But here's where the customer service continues. I requested the burger medium rare, and Shelby and the chef ensured it was grilled to perfection. It comes with fries, which completes this great meal. Don't just take my word for it. A gentleman who arrived with a co-worker heard me singing its praises and ordered it as well. He was devouring as we left the Inn. When we visited, it was a very cold and windy Wednesday evening. The Town & Country Inn welcomed us warmly, and was all decorated for Christmas. Encouraged by yours truly is a visit to meet Steve, Shelby, and the rest of the Town & Country Inn crew. The menu has (obviously) a variety of choices to choose from, and you'll be supporting (and, yes, enjoying) this nice eatery that right now, in its early days, is a very nice work-in-progress.
Steve
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