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| - As a former North Coaster, visiting Cleveland is now (at least) a yearly event for my wife and I, just for the enjoyment and fun that is Cleveland.
We were casting about on Yelp for somewhere to find a decent pint and some oysters one afternoon when we were excited to discover that we were staying just a short hop from a place called the Nauti Mermaid. After stopping in, we are thrilled to have found it.
Now, Cleveland is generally one of the friendliest places going overall and this establishment adds to that reputation. The par tender and server were verity personable, showed a great level of interest in being helpful, and were just plain nice! You should definitely go for Happy Hour. Blue Points on the half shell for $10/dozen. WOW! Not getting into the controversy over the use of the "Blue Point" name, we will attest to the quality of the oysters. They were properly briny and fresh tasting. The special jalapeƱo cocktail sauce is amazing.
We also enjoyed the "Steamed Mussels Provencale - one pound of mussels in a red wine broth with garlic, butter, basil, tomato and red pepper flakes" at the happy hour price of $5. Again, WOW!
Add the pretty good selection of craft beers and you can't beat this place. We hope to get back soon to try more of the menu - this restaurant certainly helps fuel our desire to make the 4 hour drive to Clevo more often.
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