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| - I've been to Rodney's for the birthday of a friend. We were a group of 8. From experience, going to a restaurant with a large group can be a bit of a let down, but I was really pleased by my experience there!
We reserved for 8pm and first good surprise, the table was ready on time even if it was a busy Saturday night.
Our server, Woody was fun, resourceful and knew his menu and wines extremely well. Our group of friend is nice but we had a lot of questions and we like joking around a lot. Woody was on top of everything and was joking around with us, which made our experience even more pleasant. Kudos to the other waiters passing by our table and exchanging jokes too.
Now for the food, we decided to share everything. We had 2 types of oysters; 1 from New Brunswick that were just out of this world, and another from the Pacific that was also great. Both were delicious on their own. We also were provided with 8 different type of sauces if we wanted.
We then had Salmon Tartar that was very well executed. The fried calamari was also a hit, perfectly crusty with the breading. Following was mussels in a garlic sauce that was so good, we asked for a second dish.
The only so-so dish were the scallops. It's a shame because they were perfectly cooked. However the mushroom dressing that came with it was too bland. Maybe something to work on.
The staff was nice enough to offer a chocolate mousse to the birthday girl and sign happy birthday in a very joyful tone.
With 5 bottles of wine, food and tip, it came to about $80 for the 7 of us. (How bad friends would we be to have the birthday girl pay!)
Strongly recommend this restaurant.
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