NICE, Calif. – A popular lakeside restaurant is now under new management and will celebrate its grand reopening this weekend.
The reopening celebration at the Boathouse Restaurant, located at 2685 Lakeshore Blvd. in Nice, will take place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20.
Jennifer McKnight and her mother, Cathy Farley, recently took over the restaurant.
McKnight said she and her mother have worked together in the food industry – from professional kitchens to private catering – for years. It has always been their dream to open a restaurant together.
So earlier this summer, when they found out that there was the opportunity to take over the restaurant portion of the business, “We decided to jump on the offer,” said McKnight.
They’ve been working on the project for two months, and opened three weeks ago, McKnight said.
“It’s been great,” she said, explaining that they’ve got a lot of helpful and constructive feedback from regulars, as well as a huge outpouring of support.
Those faithful customers have helped the mother-daughter team dial in their new menu, which has been in place about a week, McKnight said.
Some of the highlights of the dinner menu include beer battered fish and chips using fresh caught rock cod and beer battered prawns and chips – McKnight said the beer batter is a secret recipe – plus three cheese tortellini and a new rib eye steak.
McKnight said the lunch menu includes burgers built to order, a variety of salads and a very popular bunless burger served in a bowl of hot au jus.
They’ve also recently started serving breakfast, and plan to soon offer a champagne brunch, said McKnight.
Saturday evening’s grand reopening celebration will offer guests the chance to get to know the menu by enjoying free appetizers and free dessert samplers, she said.
There also will be dinner specials, promotions and giveaways, McKnight said.
The Boathouse Restaurant is open from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Hours Thursday through Sunday are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; breakfast is available on those days.
For more information call the restaurant at 707-274-1100.
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