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| - Visited Diana's Oyster Bar and Grill last night for Monday night oyster special. Overall I was pleasantly suprised how nice the interior of this restaurant looks. As the restaurant is located on Lawrence (busy street) the outdoor ambience isn't the greatest, although the patio is a bonus in the summer, I think I would be annoyed by the constant roar coming from the cars. The inside of the restaurant is very nice and modern.
On mondays, they offer 12 Malpeque oysters for 15 dollars which is a great value. The malpeque PEI oysters overall are smaller size, and not creamy, but overall very tasty. This was the highlight of the meal unfortunately.
I tried the mussels in white wine sauce. The serving size was small overall maybe 1/2 pound at most. This was one of the appetizer items. The mussels when brought to the table had a very pungent odor, which was very unappealing. They smelled and tasted very "fishy" combined with a strange tangy sensation. I did not enjoy these at all. As a mussel lover I was very disappointed.
My partner tried the catch of the day sampler which was pricey to say the least at 33 dollars. It included three types of fish: trout, swordfish and halibut. The portion sizes of the sampler fish were very tiny. In addition the halibut was overcooked. The sides that accompanied the fish included finglerling potatoes, garlic rapini and brown rice. The serving sizes were very small. I think for the amount of money we paid for this plate of food, both the taste and size of the meal did not justify the price.
Overall I like the restaurant for the interior decor and their oyster special. As some of the prior reviews mentioned I would mainly go eat oysters, and forget about the other menu items unfortunately. There are better seafood restaurants in the city, at comparable if not more reasonable prices.
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