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The atmosphere is really friendly and welcoming, and the place fills up quickly on a Friday night, but the food really wasn't that great.
My friend ordered the crab cakes, which she said were mushy on the inside, and weren't crispy at all, probably due to the creamy gravy on top. Personally, I would have set the cakes on the gravy so you could have the crunch, but that's just me. Tastewise, she gave it a "meh".
I ordered the pickerel, which came a little dry and overcooked and erratically seasoned. Some parts of the fish were bland as hell, and others had a big dollop of lemon pepper seasoning (you know, the kind you buy in the store) on it. The vegetables that came with it were a little too raw for my liking and were basically just a big chunk of carrot and broccoli roughly 1" x 5", no joke. If they were going to leave them so big, they should have cooked them softer so I wouldn't be trying to saw through them with my butter knife.
My friend had the stuffed sole, which she said was pretty good, but again, nothing special.
Service was fine, she was really great at refilling our waters and was really hustling since she had a full section. The food came out at a good clip, and we didn't feel rushed or neglected.
Both of us left pretty underwhelmed. Our mains were about $18 each, which seemed pretty pricey considering the quality wasn't so great.
It seemed like a comfy place to have a drink and eat some oysters (they have an oyster special on Thursday), but it's not somewhere we'll be returning to.
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