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| - A bit rough around the edges, but overall a pretty good experience. I think mostly just 'being new' (ish).
The rough spots...
the upstairs is kinda finished...kinda not. Large blank walls with oddly incongruent decoration gives it a sort of..."crap, I forgot to decorate the upstairs, just throw something up" feel. But the table itself...old, chipped paint over weather beaten wood blank, was beautiful from a photographic backdrop standpoint. Across the room, rocking chairs and an old chest. O...kay...
On the table was a list of the oysters of the day. At some point the wait staff (upstairs it's the barkeep) grabbed the list and never brought it back. Just, you know, make two lists next time. We were still ordering oysters at that point, but said "surprise" us, since the list took a powder.
The mignonette was a bit overbearing (hard to get the oyster taste through all the onion) but tasty. There was hot sauce as well, and I think I recall cocktail sauce. No other condiments. I would liked to have seen more variety...horseradish, lemon, other.
The smooth spots...
Wait staff was friendly and accommodating. The restaurant is nicely decorated overall...casual...an afternoon on the boardwalk. The oysters were delicious. And...the celery gimlet? Divine. So refreshing I wished it was warmer just so I could cool off. It may be my new spring drink. Boyd and Blair Vodka, lime, celery, and Cel-Ray soda, it was a nicely balanced cool drink of water. That wasn't water. Or watery. Find a new metaphor. Good drink.
I'd go back. While there might be other oyster-specific spots I'd prefer, at it's worst, it's a nice appetizer and beer pre-function spot, and at it's best...well, I'll need to investigate the menu a bit more.
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