Amazing service. Amazing food. Amazing amazing amazing.
Went to celebrate a girlfriends birthday at Rodney's Oyster House in the middle of the week. Made a reservation before hand but when we arrived at about 5:30 pm on a Thursday night it was quite empty. However, if you plan to eat a later it is best to make reservations because when we left around the restaurant was packed!
The server we had was fun and enjoyable. We knew we wanted oysters but wanted to try a variety. We told him we wanted a dozen and certain types we like and he made us a platter of different oysters to try. Definitely the way to go especially if you don't know which kind you like/want! Our favourite was the malpaque. Super huge and the oyster meat was soo sweet. It was delicious. Oysters also come with a tray of different sauces and the server was great with letting us know what was what. I always start out with the mild sauce and work my way up to the spicy one. I loved all the sauce and it was fun taste testing them all!
We also decided to do a couple of different apps. Had the ceviche and the smoked fish platter. Ceviche was super refreshing but the portion size is a little on the smaller side. The fish they used was super fresh and adding the mango in gave it a really nice kick.
The smoked fish platter had a great variety and even included accompaniments for each fish! Quite enjoyed the smoked trout and the candied salmon (i think it was salmon..) that one was like a sweet dessert!
Since it was my friend's birthday they even gave us a chocolate moouse on the house and that was delicious! I definitely will be back to try the other oysters here.
Great atmosphere and if you were to go a little earlier.. it can even be quite family friendly (given the area it is located).