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| - This place was hit or miss. When it was on, it was on, but the misses were significant. My buddy and I ate here for lunch upon arriving into town on a Thursday afternoon. There were only 2 other tables with diners, so we were immediately seated. After ordering our drinks, we perused the menu. It was an Oyster Bar, so I was expecting some New Orleans beers like Abita or Blackened Voodoo Lager. No dice, it was all pretty basic stuff. They have a full bar, so we had cocktails. Our server was attentive but not overbearing. No complaints there.
I went with the New England (the only kind) clam chowder and the parmesan crusted halibut. The soup was good, it had nice big chunks of clam and potatoes. It needed pepper and Tabasco, but I have found that most clam chowders are on the bland side, so this wasn't a surprise. I'd order this again. Likewise, my fish was cooked really well. It was flaky and not overdone, and the parmesan crust was tasty, but I could have used more. It was in a cream sauce that was BEGGING for seasoning. This was superfluous, all it did was make the dish wet. But, the spinach on the side was seasoned very well. One of the better spinach dishes I can remember having. If I were to order this again, I would ask for no sauce.
My buddy ordered the blackened scallops in a Cajun cream sauce over pasta. When it arrived, I was jealous. It looked FANTASTIC. I immediately regretted my order. But, when he tasted it, there was no flavor to the cream. It was colored as though it had lots of pepper in it, but it was only cream. It was actually impressive how something that looked so good could taste so bland. So, he picked out the scallops and ate them. The server noticed he didn't eat the pasta and asked him why. When he told the server the issue, the server offered him another entrée. My buddy declined, so the server got him a gratis cocktail. I think the dish should have been taken off the bill entirely, but at least he made some gesture. I'd eat here again, but absolutely wouldn't order that "Cajun" pasta.
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