Since they weren’t going to be able to
stay long enough to attend the recent wine tasting/dinner/social gathering that
I recently blogged about, we asked a couple of our friends if they’d like to
join us for dinner out one night. One
reason that we chose a local yacht club was that the restaurant is attractive and
the view is hard to beat!
This is the Yacht Club in Tellico
Village. Tellico Village is a very large
lakeside development on Tellico Lake.
Tellico Village is an open community, (no gates and no age restrictions),
which is generally focused on retirees.
The Yacht Club is situated on a peninsula
overlooking the lake and the restaurant offers sweeping views of the lake with
its boats, attractive homes and wooded hills.
The restaurant in the Yacht Club is called The Blue Heron.
Here is our little dinner group… Note the
view! From the left…myself, Laurie,
Glenda, Ken, Charlie, Karen, Joel and Holly.
I warned everyone that they couldn’t eat
until we took our photos for this blog!
I also told them that I’d solicit them for their feedback re: the food
and service. (No one was shy about providing their input) The view and ambience required no feedback…all
we had to do was look around us!
Karen ordered the Capicolla Stuffed Chicken
as her entrée. ($13.00) She ordered a side Caesar Salad with her meal. The salad was flavorful enough but she felt that
it was a bit dry. (Note: Laurie also had
a Caesar Salad...as shown above...and she said that hers was very good)
The presentation of Karen’s dinner was
very inviting. Her entrée was described
as “A frenched breast filled with capicolla ham and buttermilk cheese, then
napped with cranberry jus.”
Given that the portion of chicken was very
small, this dish seemed overpriced to Karen and Charlie. Karen felt that the chicken and the sauce
tasted only fair. In her view, the flavor
of the capicolla ham did not compliment the taste of the chicken. It was so salty that she left it on her plate. On the other hand, the baked sweet potato with
cinnamon butter was very good.
Joel ordered the Toqua Home-style
Meatloaf. ($13.00) It’s described as being “napped with demi-glaze and topped
with crispy onion frisee, served with buttermilk mashed potatoes”. He felt that the meatloaf was good if not
great. However, his buttermilk mashed
potatoes were too stiff...they were actually so dry they were almost hard.
Holly ordered the Coyatee Tuscan Shrimp Scampi.
($17.00) The shrimp were described as being served with ”Oregano garlic butter
with white wine and julienne salami”.
Holly commented that her shrimp scampi
were almost dry...with little flavor and they were served with almost no butter
in her dish. She also said that the
julienne salami added nothing to the shrimp and her baked sweet potato wasn’t
hot enough. As a final comment, Joel and
Holly feel that the meals at The Blue Heron are too expensive for what the
customer is served…
I ordered the Pasta of the Day… In this
case, it consisted of sliced prime beef with asparagus and basil in a light
sauce tossed with fettuccine noodles. ($13.00) While I could have used a little
more sauce on my noodles and I had to request the parmesan cheese, I did enjoy
this entrée and the price seemed fair… I would order it again should the
opportunity present itself.
Charlie ordered the Fish Special of the
Day. It was Mahi-Mahi. ($18.00) The
presentation of this dish was very nice, and it made him anxious to taste
it.
The fish was good but not great. It was cooked just right, but it was served
barely warm. The fish itself was firm
and tasty. He felt that “the portion of
fish was a little disappointing given the price tag”. The vegetable medley was barely warm, a bit
over-cooked and tasteless. It required
butter to add some taste, but the butter wouldn't melt on the luke-warm vegetables. His side salad was just fine. In summary, Charlie felt that the fish
special wasn’t very special…
On the other hand, Ken also ordered the
Fish Special…the Mahi-Mahi…and he enjoyed his dinner! He had a baked potato
instead of a side salad. (Note: We bought Ken and Glenda’s dinners)
The 17 or so full dinner entrees at The
Blue Heron/Yacht Club range in price from $13.00 to $22.00. Half-orders are available for several of the
dinner offerings. In addition, there are
a few sandwiches available at dinner.
These range from $7.00 to $10.00. Of course, a few entrée type salads
provide another alternative. Gluten-free
items are also noted on the menu…
Glenda ordered the Tommotoly Tenderloin
of Beef, a char broiled 5 oz. petite cut served with cracked pepper and sea
salt. ($15.00) She reported that her steak was delicious and cooked as ordered…medium
with a warm pink center. Glenda thought
that her sweet potato with cinnamon butter was great and she also enjoyed her
fruit cup.
Laurie ordered the Tanasi Slow Braised
Brisket of Beef. ($14.00) It was described as being “fork tender, served with
rich port wine gravy”. Laurie said that
the meat was a little dry but flavorful and improved by the addition of the
gravy. She would have liked a little
more gravy… The baked potato was just warm…not hot…and the cold butter on the
side wouldn’t melt.
No one ordered appetizers…but there are 9
offerings on the menu. They include
options such as Chilled Smoked Salmon, a Sweetwater Farm Cheese Sampler and a Carnita
Napoleon Tostada. Prices range from
$7.00 to $9.00…
Our server was pleasant and generally
efficient… After hearing that we were celebrating Charlie’s birthday, she brought
out this humongous brownie covered with almonds, raspberry sauce and whipped
cream...and accompanied by 8 spoons!
This is a very rich and tasty dessert…especially because it was ‘on the
house’.
The Blue Heron has a full bar… Laurie and
I each had a glass of the very reasonably priced house wine. The house wine
choices were Pinot Grigio, White Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Merlot or a Cabernet
Sauvignon. ($4.00)
Tellico Village’s Yacht Club with the
Blue Heron Restaurant is located on Tellico Lake at 100 Sequoyah Road in Loudon
Tennessee. Friday night is prime rib
night. For reservations, call 865-458-4363. For more information, just go to http://www.tellicovillage.org/amenities/yacht-club-and-clubhouses.
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Thanks for stopping by for dinner!
Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Sounds like the Yacht Club is still turning out underwhelming meals.
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