Saltie Woman to briefly shut for renovations this month

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The Again Bay seafood restaurant will shut for just a few weeks, then reopen a part of the eatery for visitors and two prix fixe dinners.

The lobster roll at Saltie Woman, owned by Kathy Sidell. Photograph courtesy of Saltie Woman

Saltie Woman is getting a facelift and, in doing so, will shut its doorways briefly, each totally and partially, for a month.

Beginning Sunday, Jan. 14, the New England seafood favourite alongside Newbury Road shall be closed to diners till Monday, Jan. 29. A press launch from the restaurant, a part of Sidell Hospitality, stated diners shall be invited to pattern lobster rolls and seafood towers on a primary come, first serve foundation on the finish of the month in Saltie Woman’s authentic digs — which means, the area the restaurant has had because it opened eight years in the past will reopen Jan. 29.

Saltie Woman’s tinned trout. John Tlumacki/Boston Globe employees

The a part of the restaurant that Saltie Woman took over from the previous Met Again Bay at 279 Dartmouth St. will proceed to bear renovations till Feb. 12, when the restaurant expects the revamp to wrap. 

In the event you’re planning on eating at Saltie Woman, right here are some things to remember: The eatery the place it’s sometimes greatest to make a reservation shall be restricted to twenty-eight seats — 12 of these on the bar — and take walk-ins solely beginning Jan. 29 when it partially reopens. 

However there shall be two dinner occasions that you simply’ll want a reservation to take pleasure in throughout their revamp interval. Chef Kyle McClelland will host a prix fixe dinner on Feb. 1 and Feb. 14 with 6 and eight p.m. seatings. 

The menu for Feb. 1 was made out there and contains an oyster royale amuse bouche, two seafood choices for the primary, second, and third course, and dessert. The associated fee is $120 an individual.

As for renovation particulars, the staff is specializing in Saltie Woman’s complete inside. The restaurant is getting an replace with new tile flooring, warm-color materials, and a “captain’s room,” which the staff stated may have the aesthetic of a yacht. 

“From the entryway, to every room, upstairs and down, the townhouse may have a wholly new really feel a lot alongside the traces of how we envision Saltie Woman grown up,” the staff stated in an e-mail.