I really loved this place when I came for happy hour 6 months ago. The lobster bisque was amazing, and all the appetizer dishes were right on the spot. Based on the happy hour, Pier W would get a solid five stars.
Unfortunately, the regular dinner is not as impressive. This time around, the bisque was too salty, and the crab cakes were mushy, without any real crab meat pieces in it. For my entree, I had the seared scallops, and I was disappointed to find that they were very salty. The dish also came with slices of pear on the side, and I was looking forward to the sweetness of the pears complimenting the scallops or at least balancing the saltiness, but this did NOT happen because they've somehow managed to made the pears bitter. Do pears become bitter when grilled?? Then maybe they shouldn't have grilled the pears...
I think the best part of our meal was probably the service and the free bread with sides of lavender honey butter and pesto butter.
Oh and the view. Can't beat the view.
But this just goes to show that restaurant with a view cannot have it all. Oh but I so wanted Pier W to be the exception...