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| - I'll be honest, I'm not a fan of oysters. In fact, this was my last official non-vegetarian meal before going full vegan. So why this place? I didn't feel like eating meat, this is my sister's favourite restaurant, and if I'm gonna have seafood for my 'last meal' I'm gonna enjoy it at the Best seafood joint in town.
As a former server, I have to say, the service was impeccable. Our server was attentive, genuine, and very willing to answer my questions ... and I had a LOT of 'em.
Even the chef stopped by our table to answer a question I had about the chow chow (see below).
I was in a celebratory mood so we ordered a lot more than I normally would and my sis and I shared.
BEVY
It was our luck that they just added sake to their menu. I'm not a big drinker but it was recommended that we try the sake and I have to say this was the best sake I've ever had - Kimoto Junmai Sake.
APPIES
2 types of oysters: St Simone from Shippagan, NB and Beach Angels from Quadra Island, BC. Both super fresh and quite tasty considering I generally don't eat oysters (it has more to do with the way they look than the way they taste). My sis eats them without the sauces and I tried all 3, which were all yummy.
Ceviche with sturgeon - a wonderful texture, crisp flavour and I enjoyed the presentation.
Crab cakes - I've tried a lot of crab cakes in the past couple years and these are hands down the freshest and tastiest ones I've ever had. The blend of flavours and accompanying chow chow (housemade relish) & slaw could have made this almost a mini-meal in itself... if i wasn't so hungry.
After all those appies, we decided to go with one main to share so that we could have room for their perfectly crispy shoestring fries with chipotle mayo.
The Bouillabaisse came with the freshest halibut, clams, mussels and juicy jumbo shrimp. The broth was so tasty we had to order more bread for dipping.
We were fortunate to get there right at opening (5pm) cuz as we were leaving, the place started to fill up very quickly. I'd highly recommend making a reservation - it's no wonder this place gets packed.
Definitely a memorable visit and since I'm no longer eating seafood I'll have to live vicariously through all the other Oyster Boy lovers out there.
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