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| - I love seafood, especially oysters, and when a group of us decided we wanted something a little different, we found Rodney's Oyster House.
The minute we walked in on a Friday night, we knew we had found our local hangout. Known as an honest to goodness oyster saloon, the place was jumping. We sat at the bar and ordered a couple dozen oysters. Of course we ordered drinks, and I started out with an RBB Cesar 8 Martini, which is a concoction of Vodka, Clamato, horseradish and spices. I know that I am going to be copying the recipe the next time I am nursing a hangover. The rest of the group ordered dirty martinis with lots of olives. The oysters were delicious and really fresh, and since there were 6 of us, we decided to order another dozen. I love having fresh oysters with lemon juice and chilli sauce. Man, my mouth is watering just thinking about it.
For appetizers, I had a bowl of New England clam chowder that was thick and rich. I've had good chowder before, but this was ridiculous. There were big chunks of clam and potato that made an excellent dipping sauce for our fresh bread. The others in our group went for crab cakes; delish, fried calamari; OMG, and Tuna Tartare, which literally melts in your mouth.
We were really full, but had to try a main course. We ordered a bottle of Reisling, and a Shiraz to go with. I know you are supposed to drink white wine with seafood, but I'm all about breaking the rules. I had the black sea bass; yummy, and the rest of the group feasted on grilled shrimp, lamb, yeah I know in a seafood restaurant, and thai curry mussels. We all got to taste each other's meals, and honestly, none of us were disappointed.
We skipped desert in favour of oyster shooters, and when I say shooters I mean plural, we had two each! Luckily we got a cab home. We are going back next week to try other items on the menu.
The customer service definitely held this place back from getting a 5 star. Sometimes you are 'serviced', and sometimes you are not. We were certainly not but I won't let that deter me from having amazing oysters.
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