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| - So, shame on me for not taking the reviews of this place seriously and actually suggesting it for lunch today. It happens to be in a convenient location (in chain restaurant hell off of Stapley and the 60) and we've had drinks there a couple of times. It's really a pretty restaurant inside....too bad the food doesn't live up to the atmosphere. They've been advertising $5.99 lunch specials via their email list, so I thought it might be worth a try.
The large menu seems fairly impressive and includes fresh seafood, fried specialties, pasta, salads and a long list of sandwiches and wraps. We opted to share the Calamari Salad and the fried Alaskan Cod/Shrimp/Chicken lunch. We should have been forewarned when the food suddenly appears within five minutes of ordering. To put it nicely, the salad just plain sucked. The menu describes it as a Greek salad....NOT. Wilted romaine lettuce tossed with some sort of sickeningly sweet poppyseed dressing (WTH?) and a few pieces of calamari on top. I will say, however, that the tender, non-greasy pieces of calamari are the reason why I'm NOT giving this place one star. The fried platter was OK...she ate the fish and I ate the shrimp and chicken. The fries weren't bad...just nothing to write home about and the cole slaw was barely passable.
The service wasn't much better than two stars as well....I mean just because we're drinking H2O with lemon and not having cocktails doesn't mean you can ignore our need for refills. On our last visit we sat at the bar and ordered martinis...I guess that doesn't count.
Anyway, we didn't pay for the salad (thank God) and I left starving..it really wasn't even the equivalent of sharing two appetizers since the portions are small to begin with and we weren't inclined to finish either dish. I'm embarressed to say it, but I'm sure Red Lobster would have been a better option, or, even Long John Silvers for that matter :(
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