Myths and Facts of THE FIELDSTON

Myth: The menu is high priced!
Fact: The food is made from the freshest ingredients and is delicious.
The entire menu is now priced under $16.95 on weekends
with unbelievable $9.95 weekday promotionals.
These are not type-os we are under priced and a great value.

Myth: We are never open!
Fact: We are open sometimes; you just have to catch us at the right time.
New hours (honest and for real) open Wednesday- Sunday at 5 P.M.

Myth: There is a dress code.
Fact: You hardly ever see a dress even the woman wear jeans.
Casual attire in a rustic, elegant and romantic dining room.

Myth: The owner/chef is a grouch!
Fact: The owner/chef is a grouch.
(Only when he prepares all day to make The Fieldston’s food special for you
and you don’t show up for the party)

The staff and I thank you for getting The Fieldston through the winter.
We hope to see you this spring.
Jan Perrin

The Pleasure of Pleasing

I aim to please, that is my pleasure. Oh, what a feeling!
The best a restaurateur can experience, but what if you don’t.
The pain of disappointing…it really does hurt (another microcosm of life).

I could entertain 100 guests… 98 could leave pleased and happy… 2 could leave disappointed.
The letdown and failure, I once felt, outweighed the pleasure, until I received an anonymous letter early in the ownership of The Fieldston.

“We were in for dinner Friday night. You have a beautiful restaurant. From lace curtains, double floor length linens, crystal glassware, candle light and classical music. Your menu is creative and the food delicious. You are obviously a man who pays a great deal of attention to detail. So, I wanted to tell you that our night was tarnished when dessert, a creamy lemon mousse, presented on a beautifully patterned Villeroy and Boch plate was served on a tablecloth full of crumbs.”

Oh My God!!! I forgot crumbers. My week was ruined. This is no lie.

An old adage came to mind that night and how true it is in the restaurant business, as in life.
You can please all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but not all of the people all of the time.

I now embrace that wonderful pleasure of pleasing and to the others,
I don’t please, I have a glass of red wine. That brings me pleasure too.
I hope The Fieldston will continue to please you…. to the others, I apologize with pleasure.

Thank you for those pleasing comments.

Jan Perrin

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Thoughts on success

I opened The Fieldston 15 years ago, it was with a bang.

I remember standing out in my parking lot, every space filled, viewing the silhouettes of all the new patrons enjoying a night of culinary delight. I was also delighted. My dream had come true, success.

A euphoric feeling embraced my entire being. Oh, what a night!

Fifteen years have passed, lots of ups and downs, gains and losses, happy times not so happy times.

You could say a microcosm of life. Well anyway, 15 years to the night I stepped outside to my parking lot, not so filled, and viewed the silhouettes of a handful of loyal patrons. What no euphoria! Had I lost that lovin’ feeling? Since, several days have passed, thoughts and feelings have been explored and I’ve dug a little deeper. An attitude adjustment surfaced. I stepped outside to my parking lot late the other night, not a space filled, and to my surprise, if only for a few fleeting moments, euphoria. The passion still exists only hidden by the obstacles on the way to success. I’m ready to take the next hurdle.

What I’ve learned from this ongoing experience is overnight success takes 15 years, but only with passion, hard work and an unlimited supporting cast of family, friends, staff, loyal patrons and a little surprise inspiration.

I thank all of you for helping me fulfill a dream.

If you would like to know more about The Fieldston’s history, click here.

If you would like to try my simple to make, monthly appeteaser, click here.

Jan Perrin

A Great Place to Go to Escape or Celebrate!

Whether the stock market tanks or ticks toward an upswing—as it did earlier this week—this is not the time to be shuttered in and away from the rest of the world wallowing in your Campbell’s chicken noodle soup. Personally, I have to get out during these dreary economic times-- for my own sanity! But, I’m still on a budget. In order to balance my desire to bust out of the house with my need to stay within budget, I often find myself pulling into The Fieldston to grab dinner and drinks with family and friends in the restaurant’s cozy fireplace room.

The great thing about The Fieldston is that it feels like home (without the hassles of making dinner and cleaning up). The staff is friendly, the setting comfy, and Jan, owner and executive chef, makes delicious appetizers and entrees that are half the price of some of the other places in the area. Honestly, what more could you want?

So I go there to get away from it all, as well as to celebrate (like when the market index inches upward and maybe my 401K is not completely lost?)!

Stephanie Neil

Scituate