This little Nantucket restaurant has charm written all over it -- from its dark red, ivy-framed, single-story front, pierced by small-paned windows, to its darkly handsome, romantic-as-a-novel interior.

The inside's post-and-beam and rough plaster construction seems more like a stage set than interior design. And careful decoration gives Company of the Cauldron one of the prettiest dining rooms around.

Copper pans hang on the walls, along with a full-rigged half model ship. Pie-plate sconces are set with flickering candles, and, overhead, there are pierced antique tin lanterns and large, gracefully curved chandeliers for soft lighting.

Antique ship paintings on the walls and boat models hanging from the ceilings seem secure in their antiquity. Tables are covered with flowered cloths, and there are real candles in brass holders and tea roses in vases.

Company of the Cauldron is unusual in that, each evening, it offers a single entree, which is changed daily. Our dinner was served unhurriedly, almost leisurely, yet the service was impeccable.

Malcolm A Willson ... Cape Cod Times

To: Company of the Cauldron <cauldron@mediaone.net>
Date: Sunday, August 13, 2000 12:21 PM
Subject: Thank you

My wife and I would like to take a minute and thank you and your staff for the wonderful meal we had the other night at the "Company".

We have been coming to the Island for the last seven years and have dined in your restaurant for the last four years at the advice of some friends. Every time, we have had a wonderful evening thanks to great food, ambiance and service.

I would also like to thank you for the helpful information you provided us with. On Saturday 8/12, I stopped in on our way to the ferry to ask a few questions about future reservations. You were so helpful and a pleasure to talk with. Wish you all the luck in the world and thanks again for a wonderful evening.

Rick and Mary Smith
Stoneham, MA