I decided to treat myself while my wife was out of town. Had dinner here over the weekend.
Lets start with the good... the beer is cold and priced well, the back porch is fantastic & the staff is friendly.
The last time I ate here was about 8 months ago and I had one of the best fish sandwiches Ive ever had outside of Seattle. Blackened grouper on a french loaf. It was amazing. I returned because I was craving a good fish sandwich. My waitress advised me the menu had changed (menu changes are not listed on yelp, its more expensive). I found out they no longer have a grouper sandwich, only a 'catfish filet' on texas toast. I decided to chance it and ordered a round of chips and salsa for an appetizer.
The chips were good. the salsa was tasty but was more like pico... just diced tomatoes with a little onion and pepper. it was ok.
Then there was the sandwich. first, it took forever to make it out of the kitchen... seriously... nearly 45 minutes. When it arrived, the texas toast was a thick'ish cut un-buttered piece of white bread barely crisped. It was cut in half and each side had a wilted piece of lettuce a slice of tomato and literally a two inch square piece of mushy, watery, grey catfish that obviously started its morning in a freezer. It was bland and squishy with almost no taste except for the aioli (spiced mayo) dripping off the bread. It took about three bites to eat half a sandwich. It was accompanied by about a dozen crinkle cut fries coated in seasoned salt.
Im a patient person, but I got there at 6 and didnt get this masterpiece of a sandwich until almost 7:15. I was starving so I sucked it up and ate the sandwich. I mentioned the issue to the waitress who made no offer to do anything but thanked me for my feedback and agreed it was nowhere near the quality they used to have. she said they had been cutting costs and changing the menu.
My bill came & I was frustrated and in a hurry to get out so I didnt even look at it, I just handed her a card. Mistake.
The fish sandwich cost $9.75.
The chips and salsa was $5.25
Add in two beers and tip and I paid over $30.00 and took two hours of my evening to be served about four ounces of mushy catfish on white bread. Some treat ehe?