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| - We have been to Good Catch a few times now and service and food has been very inconsistent.
Our first visit was not a pleasant experience as we had to wait over an hour for our food. We followed up with our waitress a few times, and she finally realized our order never went into the system. She did apologize and said she would offer us a discount, in which at the end of the night, we were given a laughable 10% off. But despite that, we still ended up coming back to the restaurant because when the food finally arrived, it was delicious. Sadly, the food went on a downhill spiral in our subsequent visits.
- We have tried different combinations of seafood and sauces including shrimp ($13.95), clams ($13.95) and mussels ($11.95). Again, each visit was very inconsistent. The seafood was very fresh and cooked to perfection the first time around. During our more recent visits, the mussels were overcooked and chewy, and some shrimps were slightly mushy, indicating that they were no longer fresh. As for the clams, they were tiny and we didn't find much protein in the 1 lb bag.
- Good Catch Slaw ($18.95) - The salad came with a variety of raw ingredients and a basic berry vinaigrette dressing (a bit too basic in my opinion). The portions were pretty good, but it was nothing memorable and we didn't feel like it was worth the price.
- Oyster sliders ($13.95) - We really enjoyed these the first time around. The bun was slightly sweet and the fragrant fried onions added a very nice flavour. However, the second time around, the quality greatly deteriorated. We were served soggy and oily fried onions, and this wasn't even on a busy night.
- Soft shell crab sandwich ($12.95) - We didn't particularly like this sandwich as the flavours were pretty flat. You mostly just taste sweetness from the mango salsa.
- Chicken tender basket ($8.95) - This was pretty good value as it came with 4 or 5 pieces of chicken tenders and curly fries on the side. The curly fries were quite tasty.
- Combo A ($25.95) - This would have been a great deal if the seafood was actually fresh and not overcooked. You get 2 pounds of seafood (1lb mussels + 1 lb shrimps), 1 potato and 1 corn, with a choice of 1 sauce for both types of seafood.
- Sauces - The garlic butter, good catch blend (this can be a bit spicy if you can't take heat) and the lemon pepper sauces were all delicious but be prepared to drink loads of water after. With such flavourful sauces, I can't imagine MSG not being one of the key ingredient.
Overall, we do enjoy the menu and atmosphere here. However, based on our last two visits, we're in no rush to come back unless they start making some improvements.
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