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| - I wanted to love it. I really did. I tried coming here a few times and for one reason or another was rebuffed. Either they were not ready or I wasn't available. Finally the day came and I went!
When you live in a place like the venerable Auburn Bay, there are some drawbacks, like the lack of local fine dining experiences, which now require you to strap into a minivan and drive far, far away. After waiting and waiting for this place to open, the day finally came and well, I came away somewhat underwhelmed, but hopefully things will get better as time rolls along.
First things first I came for a late lunch. I am lactose intolerant, so I wanted to make sure that the items didn't have overwhelming amounts of dairy (otherwise I would pay for it later). For this, the server Brittany did a great job checking with the kitchen staff.
In the end I chose the Spiced Tomato Soup (to be made without added cream) with an order of the Mussels in Mediterranean Tomato Butter (but without the butter, because, well, dairy, lactose intolerance, etc.) which is listed at $18 for Entree with Soup (or Salad, but I didn't pick a salad). I could have ordered Soup, Salad and Entree for $24. I also ordered a green tea to have with my lunch for $3.75. The soup was in a small bowl and very thick (I think the kitchen normally would have added some cream to it to thin it out, but since I didn't have the cream it was more like eating a hearty pasta sauce. This was OK, and it was very nice on a cold winter's day, but it wasn't what I was expecting - and maybe this was my own fault. The mussels were OK - there were 12 in my entree, I counted - but again it wasn't what I was expecting. They were well cleaned and even though I ate every mouthful there was no grit, something I really appreciate that other places don't always do, this was very good. Maybe the flavour would have been better with the butter, but it was somewhat bland; I couldn't taste the white wine or any other flavours besides tomato, and I think for the price I expected a larger serving, I have had appetizer orders of mussels that contained more mussels than this main course. At the end I asked the waitress about fries (which, it was noted on the menu, was available) and I was told that a small order of fries would have been an additional $6. Seeing that I had already finished my lunch, I opted to go and get something else, elsewhere, later on in the afternoon.
After paying over $26 with taxes and tip - I did still tip 15%, after all it wasn't the server's fault that I wasn't satisfied - I was still somewhat hungry. So, in the end, the place was just OK (and in my opinion a bit on the expensive side, especially considering what you get in terms of portion size).
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