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| - After attending a wonderful performance of Les Miserables, my date and I braved the elements and trekked our way to Starfish. We both had been craving oysters for weeks and knew we needed our fix. Now, I had been to this restaurant before twice and was never disappointed, so I wanted to share the experience with my fellow bivalve-lover.
We started with their oyster special: $25 for a dozen of North American oysters. Glacier Point from Alaska (the best of the bunch,delicate yet complex taste, very refreshing), Moon Point from Connecticut, etc, well you got the point, right? Overall very good selection. Maybe it is the time of the year, but the oyster selection was not as big as on my previous visits. My companion is big on horseradish so she loved that an abundance of it came with the platter.
Then we each ordered a main. I, the rainbow trout that came with broccolini in a sherry-based sauce and it was delicious. She had the pickerel that came with spaghetti squash( oh so good) and the seasoning was middle eastern with a nice hint of cinnamon.
I ordered a dessert: the chocolate cake with spiced cranberry compote. I experienced a major flavour explosion in my mouth.
With 2 glasses of Sauvignon Blanc from NZ and a coffee, the bill came up to $129.
Honestly, I love this place. It is not that every meal is memorable but consistently good. The service is efficient (mussels shucked and brought to table at light speed) and pleasant with nice little touches( waiter gave us Santa pins shaped like a starfish) and every food item is fresh and well-prepared. The restaurant is cozy, well-decorated and the music in the background groovy and funky.
Definitely a great place to get your oyster and fish fix!
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