As Westport’s dining scene explodes, we enjoy more options than ever.
Of course, prices are rising too.
Comparisons with days past is a bit like apples and oranges (though they were not on the menu). Much has changed since the time when appetizers at one of Westport’s favorite dining spots included a half grapefruit, tomato juice and chopped chicken livers, steaks were $3.50, and a side salad set you back a whopping 25 cents.
Still, it’s fun to see not only what we paid, but also what we could choose from. This menu below is from Manero’s, the long-lived, much loved Saugatuck ancestor of what is now Rizzuto’s.
The date is uncertain. But the “CA” phone number offers a clue. CApital 7 became 227 in the mid 1960s.
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Here are the drinks. A bottle of beer was 50 cents. Nothing cost more than $1, except wine.
(Menus courtesy of Seth Van Beever)
Speaking of Saugatuck restaurants: A bit later, across Riverside Avenue and a few yards south, De Rosa’s had great run.
It was razed to make way for what is now Momu and Sea Kayak Connecticut.
We don’t have their menu. But prices were higher than Manero’s.
And lower than Rizzuto’s. And The Whelk.
(Photo/Rose Colletti)
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