Mombo - Portsmouth

I've finally arrived at the end of the NH-ME September vacation posts. The final post is our last night of vacation, back in Portsmouth, NH after driving from Bar Harbor, ME. We ate at Mombo. It's near Prescott Park Strawberry Banke. It was a chilly, drizzly evening so I was happy to be seated near the fireplace even if there wasn't actually a fire. When it gets colder, they do build fires, but I guess it was a little early for roaring fires.

Dynamite. Beautiful space. A great variety of well executed well presented dishes with a nice wine list to boot. The service was friendly, efficient and knowledgable. The noise level is somewhere between lively and loud. It's not cheap, but it's worth it.

Wonderful food! They have a great variety of differnt foods that you wont find anywhere else on NH The only complaint is the high number of tourists year round ruining the atmosphere. This is a very nice restaurant and to have loud, rude, underdressed tourists is a disappointment.

Duck Confit- YUM!. I have been twice. My husnad and I went during Portsmouth Dine Around and it was the best restaurant we ate at all week. We went months later for my birthday and sat at the bar and watched them cook. The duck Confit was delicious as always! Love this place!

Mombo does it right. Went to Mombo for the first time last night with my wife and was very pleased. Right from the start the greeting was very friendly and welcoming. We were seated right away and gave us a great table to enjoy our 11th anniversary dinner. The grapefruit and blueberry cocktails were generous if you know what I mean. I had my mind made up that I was going to order the fois gras and duck before even sitting down. My wife ordered the halibut special. The wait person brought me three samples of wine recommendations from the chef to chose for my starter and main course. I thought that was great customer service and made us feel like we were being take good care of. The fois gras on cornbread with strawberry creme fraiche was very good. My duck was prepared perfect and white asparagus was really tasty. My wife enjoyed the beet salad and the halibut was incredible. We were there taking our sweet time and enjoyed our evening from 7 to 11pm and nobody made us feel like we needed to rush! We split the creme brulee which was huge and so very tasty. It was a special evening and everything was perfect! I'm a tough customer to please and can't say enough how excellent our experience was last night.