Arthur & Pat's Going To Hull?

from the Arthur and Pat's Facebook page

People who were mourning the loss of a local institution will now be complaining about the long, strange road they have to go down to get to it.

My sources tell me that the owners of Arthur and Pat's (the D'Allesandro siblings) have bought the former Sea Dog restaurant in Hull. They will kick off the cooking this summer.

Arthur and Pat's was an iconic Marshfield restaurant known for their yummy breakfast menu and their unique customer service. Even with Italian owners, they were a crown jewel of the Irish Riviera. To my knowledge, breakfast there was one of the better South Shore hangover cures.

They announced the end of the road with Marsh Vegas last April.

Everyone from the area has their own favorite A&P story. I liked that the waitresses would tell you what you were having that day if they knew you well enough. I hated their banana bread, but I wolfed down several pieces over the years, rather than risk an argument with someone who cooked 2-5 of my meals every week.

Also, if they knew that you were an orphan, they'd insist that you eat everything on the plate before you were allowed to leave.

Local news legend Jerry Williams ate there every day he was able to, and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler once called it the best food in the world. It won Best Breakfast (and usually retired the trophy) in every local publication, and in several Boston ones.

There is a job fair happening at the former Sea Dog on January 14, from 12-2 and then from 5-7.  They seem to be looking for summer positions. I think that you can also apply to work at the Marina during this job fair.

The Sea Dog is on A Street in Hull.

Here's what I don't know:

- I'm not sure if it will be called "Arthur & Pat's."

- I also don't know if they will keep the Sea Dog name. The Maine-based business never really caught on with the flatlanders.

- I'm not sure if they will be open year-round.

- I'm not sure if this building will be in a flood zone.

- I don't know if they will keep the same basic A&P menu.

- Arthur & Pat's has a mighty reputation, but it sort of exhausts itself by the time you get to Hull. Most of the people on the Hull Facebook page I was monitoring had never heard of it.

So, Arthur & Pat's is not dead! They're just migrating. Strappin' on the feed bag in H-U-Double-Hockeysticks just got a lot better!