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| - I came here for Summerlicious 2013. I heard they have great Caesars, so I wanted to try one. This was my first time having a Caesar, so I wasn't too sure what to expect. I was watching the bartender make the drink and it looked like a lot of effort when into making it, lots of ingredients. The drink was nice, but not for me. It had too much going on for me to enjoy it.
We ordered the oysters to start, which were absolutely delicious! I love the fresh grated horseradish that comes on the side. I could see the girl preparing the oysters for us behind the bar, I like this aspect of the restaurant.
My entree was the mussels, which were also delicious. I really enjoyed my meal and the fries that came on the side with my entree. However, my fiance's entree was just OK. He ordered the salmon and I noticed that his piece of fish was on the small side compared to the bigger size fillets that other customers were receiving at other tables. This was poor on the chef's part.
Desert was just OK, nothing special.
The reason why I am giving Starfish a low rating is because of the small salmon filet (since clearly other customer were receiving bigger pieces of fish). Also, service was rather slow and unprofessional. We made reservations for lunch at 1:30pm. The place was only about half full when we arrived, yet service was slow. It started to get busier between 2:00-2:30pm, people who arrived were waiting for quite a while by the door before the host attended to them. It created a lot of congestion by the front entrance (since it's a small area). There should have been more staff on duty.
Also, I noticed that the host didn't actually bring people to their table, he would just point and say "You see that big table back there? -- that is your seat". I have never seen this done in a restaurant before. He would do this with big groups too. It was rather odd. Starfish is a small restaurant, so it doesn't take much effort to walk your customers to the table they will be dining at.
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