Arrows Restaurant in Ogunquit, Maine is an amazing farm to table dining experience.  They are positioned on almost an acre of land, with a restored 18th century farmhouse and garden.  The farmhouse has a large dining area perfect for an event or just a luxurious meal with friends or family.  Their beautiful garden produces the majority of vegetables they use for each delectable dish.  It provides at least 15 varieties of lettuce each year, along with a wide variety of root vegetables, tomatoes, and berries.  These can all vary depending on season or the whims of the growers.  They utilize their very own greenhouse and cold frames to ensure you are provided with the freshest ingredients through out the year.  Arrows also cures their own meats and makes their own cheeses.  The founding chefs pioneered sustainable dining when they opened this restaurant.

The fine dining experience at Arrows is incredible.  You can start off with delicious small tapas from the cart, such as home pickled vegetables, deviled eggs with truffle, smoked salmon and toast, and eggplant with sesame chips.  Next you can choose one of their wonderful appetizers.  Among these are a crispy tempura Maine cod sandwich, a lobster gratin with creamed endive, gruyere cheese and toasted walnuts, as well as a mascarpone tortellini with meatballs, preserved lemon sauce and lava beans.  On the lighter side, there is always a salad available made with the fresh hand picked produce from the garden.  Help yourself to a warm radicchio and dandelion green salad with house cured bacon, fire roasted peaches and candied hazelnuts.  Also available is my favorite, the bitter sweet salad, fresh crisp endive, over a thin layer of sliced melon for just the right amount of cool sweetness, and crispy prosciutto to add that bit of salty flavor as well, deliciously balanced.
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