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| - We were able to get a reservation for Saturday night at 18:30 thanks to someone cancelling and it sure was worth it. The decor is an eclectic mix of post war and edgy, almost industrial. We loved that.
The menu is uncluttered. I never like places which try and be "all things to all people", so figure on a resto-bar which serves up amazing seafood dishes to tapas sized appies. I always gauge my reviews on several things as I mentioned earlier - the food (of course); the menu; the wait staff and the decor. It is not often that you can find a place which gets it right on all of my criteria and this place sure does.
Everyone has previously reviewed the fish tacos and the octopus, so I order the fish tacos. OUTSTANDING dish. An interesting and delicate dish with complex flavors which are layered between the apple slaw and aioli. It was not the usual oily battered fish, thrown into a taco with whatever was available, but a truly thought out creation making it a local favorite.
Bonnie (wifus-maximus), had the muscles and, again, a delight for the senses.
The one thing which stands out at Eastside Social, is how everyone working there, seems to want to be there. They are totally engaged into your experience without hovering over you. I alway like to meet the owner and Sherry was just a wonderful person. When I told her how much I enjoyed the fish-tacos, she playfully responded that "they are so popular, that they help pay the rent".
Honestly, the only disappointment (if you want to call it that), was that we could not order the Lobster-Bacon Croquettes as they had sold out. Come on! I mean Lobster-Bacon Croquettes! How yummy does that sound? We were not surprised and need to make sure that we ask them to put some aside for us next time. The mere sound of that combo, had all the mouths of our party of six, watering.
Delivery was very reasonable from ordering to arrival at the table. Our friends ordered the Fish Cakes and we all had the plum tart with coffee for desert.
What I really want to leave as an impression, is about the balance of flavor. So many restaurants mask bad food with a lot of spices, whereby you cannot actually detect the fish or the fruit you are ingesting. This place takes an inordinate attention to the detail of the flavor. Everything seems to be designed around bring that out. From your appy or entre to your desert, there always seems to be a sense of balance where when you bight into it, you want to take a moment to let all your senses kick into the different layers of flavors.
Our man Martin was terrific. A point I always make is to ask our waiter's name. I hate the "hey you" approach many people have and when they are great, I make a point of letting the manager know this. Martin and the entire team function as a aunt and helped each other out, another sign of a great restaurant.
Sherry, we are DEFINITELY coming back and hoping the Lobster-Bacon Croquettes will be on the menu again :-)
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