Dining Deal: Red Hat on the River's $29 Prix-Fixe Dinner

No need to wait for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week to begin on March 7, 2016.

A prix-fixe bistro dinner menu priced at $29 per person (the same cost charged for dinner during HVRW) is available at Red Hat on the River in Irvington, Feb. 21 through March 3, 2016, and is a great deal too. It is available on Sunday through Thursday only.

At lunch time any two of the three courses (starter, main course, dessert) can be selected for $21.

For a starter, I recommend the house-made rillettes. I ordered it last night and it was delicious — a duck and pork confit that comes sliced and is served with pickled red onions and cornichon baguette toast, accompanied by flavorful green peppercorn mustard (not too strong). Onion soup and salad are other choices as starters.

The entrée selections include two of my favorites at Red Hat on the River: Scottish salmon and French-cut chicken breast. Both will also be on Red Hat’s Hudson Valley Restaurant Week $29 dinner menu.

Two awesome desserts choices await you: pofiterole (vanilla ice cream with Valrhona chocolate sauce, brandied cherries and candied almonds) or key lime pie (Red Hat’s key lime pie has a tasty graham cookie crust and is topped with whipped cream).

The complete list of entrées

• Moules frites. Prince Edward Island mussels steamed with garlic, white wine and shallots — served with frites
• Grilled Scottish salmon. Sautéed spinach, French green lentils, pommery mustard-herb-shallot vinaigrette
• Pan-seared French-cut chicken breast. Chicken jus vinaigrette, warm salad with brussels sprouts, wild rice, red quinoa, sweet potato, pine nuts and apricot-almond-cherry vinaigrette
• Hanger steak frites. Brussels and root vegetable roast and fries. Choice of red wine reduction, bernaise sauce or chimichurri vinaigrette
• Red quinoa burger. Quinoa, spinach, Shiitake mushrooms and parmigiana reggiano burger. Garnished with bibb lettuce, chipotle aioli, pickled red onion and avocado. Toasted ciabatta or brioche roll. Choice of greens, salad or frites
• Red Hat Burger. Irish cheddar or blue cheese, local pickles. Toasted ciabatta or brioche roll. Choice of greens, salad or frites.

Red Hat on the River is located at One Bridge Street, Irvington, NY, 94-591-5888.

Photo: House-made rillettes. Photo by Jerry Eimbinder