Café Mirage is a small restaurant located on the border of Connecticut and New York along the bank of the Byram River. This former garage doesn’t look like much from the outside but inside is warm and welcoming thanks to friendly staff and cheery Tuscan yellow walls. Décor isn’t fancy—a few lovely prints, simple tables and chairs, and a wall lined with refrigerator cases housing an impressive and tasteful beer selection. The pleasant view of the little river makes you forget you’re right off busy Route 1 (Post Road) heading from Port Chester to Greenwich. And since Café Mirage is open until midnight, it’s a great alternative to diner food if you’re in the mood for a late bite.
We stopped in for a quick Friday lunch and found an affordable, interesting menu featuring a mix of seafood (mussels, fresh oysters, fish and chips, conch fritters), comforting burgers and sandwiches, and varied entrees including barley risotto, Coconut Curry Shrimp over soba noodles, Sesame Crusted Seared Yellow fin Tuna. The dinner menu offers more options and even includes an exotic sounding ostrich dish.
The $4 soup sampler was a treat—a trio of small cups of different hearty soups—the highlight being scrumptious lobster bisque. The smoked duck & goat cheese quesadilla with Chipotle dipping sauce ($7) was very tasty and had a nice kick and was served on a bed of dressed mixes greens. The mixed green salad with jerk chicken (large portion salads are served with a choice of sliced steak, seared shrimp, Jerk chicken) was also tasty, nicely portioned, and served in a rustic wood bowl. Service was quick and friendly and we look forward to going back to try to explore the dinner menu.
531 North Main Street
Port Chester, NY 10573
Phone 914-937-3497
Open noon to midnight Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays.
http://www.cafemirageny.com/intro.htm
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