Rudy’s

Portland Dining 2015: The Top Ten Newcomers who are continuing to make the city a destination for innovative dining

December 25, 2015 / / Restaurants

It’s been another banner year in 2015 for Portland area restaurants, with the best and brightest showing remarkable menus and innovative cooking, giving the birth of cool cuisine vitality.

Lobster tartine at The Honey Paw

Lobster tartine at The Honey Paw

While last year was all about small plates, 2015 mixed it up with both small and large plate menus in the mix. Of the 20 or so new establishments in our region, only 10 really made the grade as being special.  Union, Isa, East Ender, Tiqa, Roustabout, Evo, Tempo Dulu, Terlingua, The Honey Paw and even Cape Elizabeth chimed in with Rudy’s in the heart of that coastal suburb.

The spectacular space at Evo serves divine Mediterranean/Middle Eastern fare with chef Matt Ginn at the helm

The spectacular space at Evo serves divine Mediterranean/Middle Eastern fare with chef Matt Ginn at the helm

What was distinctive about these newcomers was the Big Money spent on décor, creating unique, often luxurious interiors beyond the traditional post and beam and brick confines that Maine restaurants favor.

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To the beach and brunch on a perfect fall Sunday in November, Rudy’s fits the bill

November 9, 2015 / / Discoveries, Restaurants, Travel

Sometimes you just have to get out of Dodge as though counting violets was sheer drudgery.  That doesn’t mean to shun the Ten Commandments to covet an egg roll instead, but rather to take a winter walk on the beach followed by a great Sunday brunch.

And along the beach-front roads of Cape Elizabeth, Rudy’s is front and center.  Since opening earlier this year, it’s become the ultimate roadhouse serving family friendly fare as well as sophisticated dishes, making this new restaurant a coveted addition for Cape residents.

The beach at Kettle Cove, a few streets away from Rudy's; the dining room and bar; chalk board featuring what's on tap (beer and wine)

The beach at Kettle Cove, a few streets away from Rudy’s; the dining room and bar; chalk board featuring what’s on tap (beer and wine)

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All’s Well that ends well at ‘The Well’–a bonafide farm-to-table dining experience

September 25, 2015 / / Restaurants

While the Portland restaurant scene verges on being a dead ringer for Brooklyn’s finest, Cape Betty across the bridge has few contenders unless you consider the new and very popular Rudy’s.  But then go a little west of the ocean, to the verdant farm fields in this tony Cape Elizabeth neighborhood and you’ll be smack dab at Jordan’s Farm, with its most revered tenant, like the star sharecropper, Chef Jason Williams and The Well.

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