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| - Was excited to see that a Captain's boil was opening near by so when they finally opened their doors we went in for a low key birthday dinner to see what they were all about. We got there about 6:30 pm, party of 5. The place was smaller than what you would expected for a restaurant of this kind. As we entered, we were greeted and had a short 15 minute wait despite a few empty 2 seaters and a booth for four available since reservations are only available for parties of 6 or more. On first glance of the menu, everything seemed pricey for portions sized in lbs with each additional topping of corn, sausages potatoes etc being extra as opposed to what was seen in the pictures. Corn was advertised at $1 per piece, potatoes $1.50 per piece and sausages at a whooping $6.99. The waiter was very helpful, thoroughly explained how we should order, made recommendations and even brought and extra female sailors bib for me since mine was a pirates bib.
We ordered 3 shrimp, 1 king crab and 1 mussels in mild captains boil sauce along with regular french fries and sweet potato fries for the table. We were all given little gloves, and our food came piping hot in bags drenched with their signature sauce. I was genuinely surprised at how much food was in the bag: my corn on the cob was half a cob as opposed to the quarter shown in pictures, I had an entire potato cut in quarters as opposed to two pieces and a generous serving of sausages. I had some mussels from a friend and it was delicious considering they would not be something i'd order. I loved that there was an automatic handwash station readily available because at some point some of the sauce had sneakily got on our hands somewhere even with gloves! Each table had a roll of paper towels which was great but best of all I think my experience exceeded my expectations.
It isn't like any other restaurant you'd visit downtown. The vibe is really fun and feels like it jumped out of a kid's book, their look and feel of the restaurant and all its components, menu, design and rope lighting etc. together with the experience of how the food is served is pretty great and well executed. We had a lot of fun, there's something about putting on a bib and getting down and dirty in a bag of saucy seafood that makes dining here great. Shells we discarded right on top of the table and that's fine because it's all part of the experience. Felt great to eat somewhere new and in the end our bill for 5, where we each had a bag of seafood, 4 pops, some extra toppings and two sides came up to only $136. I pay more for some restaurants downtown for a two person date and granted they are upscale and food cant be compared at the same caliber, Id rate the experience at Captains boil as a good as any of those experiences. Something different and fun and worth while to enjoy with friends.
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