Cruising the many waterways of our city is one of the more cosmopolitan ways to idle away a summer evening and one of the better options for boating, The Water Table, returns to the East River this Friday. The Revolution and her crew set sail from India St. Pier in Greenpoint for their maiden voyage of the season this week, offering not only spectacular views of local bridges and waterfronts aboard a 1944 WW II Yard Patrol Boat, but also a delicious, three-course New England-style supper prepared on board.
For this season, proprietors Captain Kelli Farewell and Sue Walsh have created a new menu full of spring flavors for their Friday and Saturday evening cruises, with choices for meat, fish and vegetable eaters alike. Appetizer options include a choice of Kale Caesar, Smoked Scallop Lobster Bisque or a Spring Crostini with ricotta, peas, mint and parmesan. For the entree, there's a choice of New England Dry Rub Chicken served with pickled veggies and chips or a Downeast Seafood Stew, chock full of clams, calamari and haddock swimming in a white wine broth. For dessert, Whoopie Pies courtesy of One Girl Cookies in DUMBO.
Seafood Stew (The Water Table)
Sundays are a more casual affair and certainly one of the better ways to close out the weekend. Last season's decadent Lobster Mac & Cheese returns again (thank goodness), along with more Whoopie Pies for dessert. On both cruises, there's a full bar with house cocktails ($13) like Old Fashioneds and Negronis; beers like Naragansett ($5) and Allagash White ($9) from Maine; plus wines, after dinner sips and a nice selection of rums.
The smaller size of the boat means a really intimate experience, almost like a private charter but for a fraction of the cost. The two and a half hour cruise—Sunday is two hours—winds its way through the East River, past Governors Island to the Statue of Liberty and then back again. The cruise plus dinner on Fridays and Saturdays goes for $75, the same on Sunday goes for $50; cocktails and all other drinks are a la carte. The cost in Instagram bragging is incalculable.
Revolution (The Water Table)
