Lunch at Tarry Lodge in Port Chester

I can’t say enough good things about Tarry Lodge. We went for lunch on Friday to say goodbye to a friend and colleague, Mary Lynn, and had another delicious meal. I tried the asparagus Milanese:

Soft-cooked egg over grilled asparagus with crispy speck. Yes!

Karen and Mary both got the salad with gorgonzola and walnuts:

Also some apples and cranberries in there. Very good. Mary Lynn tried the Tarry Greens with White Bean vinaigrette:

Good but she said the lettuce was a tad wilted.

The kitchen sent out a beet salad for us to share. (It was a little cold, unfortunately.)

So not a total hit on the starters, but the asparagus more than made up for that:

For our main courses, Karen ordered the linguine with clams, chilis and pancetta:

Mmm. Delicious. Mary Lynn got her favorite, the tagliatelle bolognese:

Incredible.

Mary had the pumpkin fiore, sort of like ravioli:

Sweet and herbacious from the sage.

I got the Capricciosa pizza with artichokes, prosciutto cotto and cremini mushrooms:

Two pieces and the rest for dinner with hunna!

Yes, we got dessert. A sundae with dulce de leche, chocolate and sour cherries:

An insane cheesecake:

And biscotti.

Karen, Mary and Mary Lynn:

Bye Mary Lynn!

The 411 on Tarry Lodge: Andy Nusser (also of Casa Mono) is the chef-owner at this Mario Batali-Joe Bastianch suburban Italian, with dark wood, earth tones and marble trim with a marble bar and a grand staircase leading to private dining upstairs. Killer pizzas, delicious homemade pasta and complex sauces, matched by an all-Italian wine list. In the summer, there’s rooftop dining. 18 Mill St., Port Chester. 914-939-3111. tarrylodge.com.