It’s my birthday and my parents have come to town to visit me for the day. We’ve just been driving around and spending time together but decided to go out for a birthday dinner. There aren’t a ton of choices in town and decided to go to Dasher’s Corner Pub since it’s right by our apartment.

LOCATION: 2 N Main Street, Homer, NY 13077

I’ve been to Dasher’s with Caleb before but we’ve only gone for lunch so their dinner menu is new to me. We got there a little before 6pm so my parents could go home after dinner and not have to drive back to Rochester too late and we were seated upstairs in an empty dining room. Caleb and I have only ever been seated downstairs in the back room which can be a little cramped and loud especially when there’s a big party at their long table. It was really nice to be in a quieter space upstairs that was more spacious. The building is pretty old though and you can feel the slanted floors more so upstairs which is kind of funny to eat in.

My parents treated me and I decided to order the Scallops Pépin which is seared scallops on fresh croutons and potato slices with lemons, capers, and a brown butter sauce. Clearly it came with a side of asparagus as well. I don’t typically get to order seared scallops in the area so I was so excited to get this and it came out looking really fun and unique. The scallops were perfectly cooked and the dish was so well portioned. The ‘croutons’ on the bottom were so rich and buttery though so I ended up leaving a few slices of that in the end but ate all of the scallops and potatoes as well as the asparagus. I was perfectly full at the end and it was really nice to have a ‘fancy’ meal like this which made the day feel special. While the food at Dasher’s isn’t mind-blowing, it’s still a nice place to go for dinner and the quality is worth the price (which isn’t unreasonable at all) and it feels fancy enough to be special and out of our ordinary. It was really great to spend the day with my parents too so it was a really good finish to a nice birthday.