The Maritime Cafe opened last summer in the spot where Queenie’s Roadhouse was, in the little town of Elk.  Rodney Workman and Alexa Newman were both chef’s in upscale Bay Area restaurants before moving to this remote location.  They are open Thur to Sun for dinner Thur to Sat and lunch on Sat and Sun.  It’s a small place with a  small menu serving local produce and seafood.  They offer some organically farmed wines.  They have patio seating out front, a counter with stools inside and tables inside.  Windows in the room afford a view similar to the patio and music was in the background.  The room was decorated with some sea articles and the staff was super friendly.  The menu appeared to have more choices at dinner but we were there at weekend brunch time and it had plenty of interesting sounding choices.  It was good enough that I’ll go back. Continue reading →