Regi's American Bistro

I've wanted to try Regi's, on Light Street, for ages.

We went for a late lunch on a leisurely Sunday, after oysters at Cross Street. To celebrate turning in a 31-page paper (ok, 15 of it was collateral - but still) and volunteering away my Saturday night (ok, I enjoyed it - but still) I decided a glass of wine was in order.

But that's neither here nor there. Regi's offers outdoor seating, and since this perfect fall weather has streteched into late October, we sat there. We sat down around two, so we straddled brunch and dinner and had only a limited menu to choose from, but that was still enough.

For an appetizer, we had No Choice But to try AJ's Tater Tots, described as "old fashioned tater tots stuffed with melted brie cheese and apple wood bacon." In reality, they were school-lunch fried tater tots and, rather than stuffed, they were topped with some large pieces of awesome bacon and what I have no choice but to assume was brie. While this dish tasted good, it was a little misleading to describe them as stuffed when they were really just glorified cheese fries. We expected something much more exotic and interesting than what arrived on our table.

Regi's menu has two sections of salads - one called Big Salads and another kind of tucked under the appetizers. I ordered a not-big salad, the Cape Cod. If this was not-Big, I do not want to know what is BIG at Regi's. The salad was pretty awesome - field greens (no spines!) with dried cranberries, bleu cheese, and candied walnuts with balsamic. Simple but delicious!