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| - Went here last night. I hadn't been to Lucien in probably two years (despite the many Groupons/vouchers I've seen offered online).
First off, this is no longer Lucien Restaurant! It's now Olde Towne Oyster Bar. Despite the website still being up for Lucien, the owner (?) stated it should be taken down soon, and the menu has changed (I have posted a photo of the new menu). No renovations were done, so it's basically the same decor/atmosphere with new menus and name. Also, the restaurant was completely dead except for us and another table of two, for the entire 1.5 hours we were there.
Instead of the tasty dishes I remember from my previous visits, we were greeted with a much smaller menu. They are jumping on the bandwagon of offering 'sharing' dishes, and even stated that their 'mains' were pretty small (a strange admission).
Food:
We started with the Thuet bread. Tasty enough, but only 4 small pieces and some olive oil/balsamic/pepper mix.
Then we had:
Warm Mediterranean Olives - Plenty given, tasted like grocery store ones
Smoked Salmon - 3 fair sized pieces with bread and capers. Tasty
Trio of Seared Jumbo Scallops (uploaded picture) - Very tasty, but not so jumbo
Albacore Tuna Crudo - Not bad, but we weren't impressed. Not very fresh.
We finished with one of each dessert. Best part of the meal. The Chocolate cake was warm and melty in your mouth. The Creme Brulee was most excellent (and I'm not a big fan of them).
Drinks:
I had a Steam Whistle. No complaints.
My friend the house white wine. She thought it was pretty weak (house wine after all).
Service:
No complaints. Frequent refills and dishes cleared.
Overall Impression? Meh. I preferred the old Lucien. Maybe they'll get better and offer a few more shard plates that actually jump out at you. I won't be going back unless I see some changes. There are too many other places I would rather try.
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