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The bouillabasse with half-Maine lobster,
clams, mussels is truly authentic French
cuisine in a hearty, tomato-based broth.
“Probably the most complex drink on the
planet” is le Vieux Carre, which means old
square in French, says Butler. This is an afterdinner
drink and you are only allowed one
unless you give up your keys. It has smooth
taste “with complexity” for a mixture of Knob
Creek 100 proof rye whiskey, Benedictine
liqueur, Remy Martin cognac, Martini and Rossi
vermouth and three types of bitters.
A recent daily special was the refreshing Blood
Orange Crush, made of blood orange vodka,
Crush soda and orange juice with blood orange
as garnish. The Eastern Tour is an interesting
combination of gin from England, Licor 43 from
Spain, Campari from Italy and lemon. You really
can’t taste the gin. Ladies like the Hibiscus
Royale, consisting of brut champagne with St.
Germain elderflower and a bit of wild hibiscus
flowers in syrup. For suds lovers, Spoto’s has
40 different craft, foreign and domestic beers,
bottled and on draft.
Ned and Joyce Kenna stop by Spoto’s at least
once a week. Kenna ran the Triangle Bar just
across the railroad tracks for 33 years and the
Casablanca restaurant-nightclub in Port Salerno
for seven years. “We have been coming here since
John (Spoto) opened,” says Kenna. “We’ve tried
all the appetizers and they are first class. He has
great conch chowder,” says Kenna. “They are very
good hosts and he treats everyone well. You can’t
beat the ambience and you can’t beat the view.”