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| - We've been wanting to try Buck and Rider for quite awhile. Finally! We went for Happy Hour and they have a great menu of items. Its more of a fresh seafood restaurant than burgers and chicken. The restaurant from the outside appears to be small however upon entering, its larger than it looks. The decor is fab...the ambience and energy is great. Its a total conversation place meaning you go for lively conversation and not for the sports bar feel. A very warm and inviting atmosphere. To start, aside for the Ballast Longfin beer, we had the special of Oyster Rockefeller which were fabulously savory! A great start! That should be part of their menu or maybe ask for it off menu. I ordered the pan roasted mussels. It has chorizo, white wine with grilled sourdough bread. Now with shellfish, you have to be mindful of pieces of shell and sand. None of oysters had it but some of the oysters had several shell pieces that made its way into my mouth. A little disconcerting. If my memory serves me correctly, I believe that shellfish are more in season in months that end in "R"...that may explain for the size of the mussels. They were pretty small yet plentiful, but quite a bit of work for the meat . The chorizo did not add any particular flavor to this dish and probably would be a little better presentation if it the chorizo was shaved or sliced on a bias instead of diced; the diced pieces didn't fit into the mussels so it was difficult to eat both the mussel and chorizo simultaneously. The diced look made the dish look more like corned beef hash than a premiere player on the menu. The mussel broth and the grilled sourdough bread was outstanding although it would be nice if the slices of bread were either thicker or additional slices offered. There's nothing like having to sop up something so deliciously rich with that bread. I was afraid to ask for additional slices since I thought by time I got the additional sourdough bread the broth would have been too cold. My wife had the half lobster and she seemed to enjoy that very much especially for the price, it appeared to be well worth it. The overall experience rates a 4 primarily for the great decor, layout, energy and fantastic environment, the meal that I had may need some slight upgrades. We will return to try other dishes.
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