So we eat with the early crowd, the oldest in any restaurant. Sweetheart says this do's coming back. Many office parties at Bookbinders, where nobody minds a little conviviality at the next table, and several private office parties for two thinkers about non-business. Lots of tourists, always, with the difference that they're happy tourists. One of the great things about early bird specials at good restaurants is that you get all the upscale amenities.
Bread is extremely good, and comes with both good fresh butter and a homemade herbed cream cheese.
Next, a choice of soup of the day, Caesar or house salad. House salad was much bigger, a pile of fresh romaine, tomatoes, cukes, shreds of red cabbage, red onion and carrot. Old-fashioned mix, but it sure tasted good. Caesar was also big but anchovy-less and bland. This is essentially steamed seafood strewn over pasta with fresh ground clams.