Restaurant review - Barrington Country Bistro, Barrington, IL

We were looking for a new place to try - and we struck gold.  I used Yelp and Open Table combined to find this gem.  Barrington Country Bistro was fantastic - great service and great food.  The menu changes everyday (which means we have more incentive to come back). We sat outside, which was a wonderful option.  We felt that this restaurant was very reasonable for the high level of food and service.  It was about $35 dollars for each of us, with no alcohol, no coffee and sharing one dessert.

This was our appetizer.  It is ahi tuna tartare. It was one of the best variations of tuna tartare I had ever  had.  It was served in a crispy shell.  It had bits of pear in a light lime-mirin sauce.  Incredible.

These were raviolis made with handmade pasta they make there.  It has prosciutto, roasted squash and ricotta in a sage beurre blanc.  This plate was the smaller option. You can also order a full order of this dish, which is a nice option they had with quite of few of their menu choices.

Look inside this pocket of yummy.

This was the roasted chicken my husband ordered.  It was the best tasting chicken I have ever tasted.  So full of flavor and moist.  And it was served so beautifully - feast for the eyes. Amish chicken, olives, tomatoes, cipollini onions, fingerling potatoes, haricort verts in a dill rosemary sauce. Simply the best chicken I have ever had.  The herbs were under the skin as well as all around it.

Look at this happy tomato, covered in juices and herbs.

This was my lyonniase salad.  On top of greens that were bathed in a warm shallot - bacon vinargartte was a perfectly cooked poached egg.  When I broke it open, the warm yolk flowed over the salad gives it a perfect warm coating.

Here you can see the  lardon (french bacon), fingerling potatoes and shallots in this wonderful, rich  salad.

Here is our dessert - Chocolate Pave.  It was luscious. It was chocolate cake with a cashew praline layer. Sweet and crunchy. The squiggle was somewhat sour, which I liked, but my husband didn't.  It came with strawberry ice cream, but I asked for vanilla ice cream instead.  It was a totally and decadently perfect way to end this wonderful meal.

Our check came with these coconut maccaroons.  I love maccaroons. Crunchy outside, sweet throughout, sticky inside, with nice shreds of coconut.  Happy mouth treats!