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So today was Pilar’s Birthday and since she’s been out of the country for two long months, I wanted to take her to dinner someplace new and super nice. The New Homestead at the Eldred Preserve it was. What a place!!! The grounds and buildings are stunningly beautiful! The dining room has a ceiling which appeared close to three stories high giving a sense of a massive space, yet we felt very cozy at our table for two. The various parts of the dining room were like pieces of artwork. Meticulously maintained and spotless! Dinner was exquisite and our server, Sarah, was 100% on the ball! Everyone was so nice and professional.Let’s get on to the meal.We ordered a local wine and they brought out the perfunctory bread and butter, but this was no ordinary basket of dinner rolls. The basket was filled with warm, thick cinnamon bread slices and some sort of yummy walnut bread. The butter was served artistically as well. You can check their online menu for their scrumptious offerings. Based on what we dined on, I am sure the rest of the menu is equally superb!Pilar began with a delicious Clam Chowder, thick and teeming with yummy chunks of clam and I started with the Chicken Liver Pâté. Frankly, I’m not a liver man, in fact it disgusts me, but I was feeling bold and daring and let me assure you, THIS liver pâté was heavenly! It was served with Sesame Crisps and was truly yummy!For our main courses, Pilar decided on the Poached Salmon. It was perfectly cooked and flaked easily, but firmly, with the fork. The flavor was electrifying for lack of a better word. I asked for the Wagyu Flat Iron Steak with Potato. Any connoisseur of red meats will tell you that Wagyu is the finest cut of meat above all other cuts. I’ve never had it before, so today was the day! It was melt in your mouth tender. Outrageously flavorful are the words which come to mind. The accompanying mushrooms and onions were equally tasty as was the buttered potato.To finish our meal, Sarah presented us with a dessert menu brimming with yummy and innovative yummies to choose from. Amongst all the choices, there was one thing we just had to try: the Peach Crème Brûlée! Never had anything but plain Crème Brûlée and we do like this particular dessert, ergo we both ordered it. It was exquisitely delicate both in consistency and flavor. We finished with snifters of Blackberry Brandy.The platings were simple yet a feast for the eyes to gaze upon. You can see for yourself in the images.What a grand meal, in a grand eatery, with jazz piano gently playing in the background, we had. A perfect evening celebrating a perfect wife, my wife, Pilar.❤️The New Homestead at the Eldred Preserve1040 State Rte 55, Eldred, NY 12732845-557-8316A MUST go to dinner destination.By the way, the prices were surprisingly modest for the experience we had!And there it is!