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My husband and I came for date night and thought we'd treat ourselves to a great dinner. We've always wanted to try Roy's, especially since I'm from Hawaii and a chef who's specialty is in the same realm of fusion. I could've cooked us a great dinner....I probably should've....now we know.
Started off with a slow restaurant and hostess trying to seat us right next to a loud party, literally right next to them c'mon, who thinks that's a good idea.
I will also note we are both in F&B positions.
Don't get me wrong, service from Regi was great, besides the constant reminder of dessert before ordering, while ordering appetizer, again while ordering entree, and AGAIN after taking 2 bites of entree.
Had a glass of Parradox Cab ($18) and Mai Tai ($12) to start, both delicious!
Started with Garlic Prawns ($12) which consists of 4 21/25 shrimp (maybe smaller). Delicious but imagined atleast 16/20's or something a bit larger based on description. The Brussels sprouts and sauce were amazing though.....however we ordered prawns, not Brussel sprouts.
Husband had he Roys Trio ($36 - forgot actual price) and I got the Shellfish Sampler ($42?). Husbands meal was good, but not as good as we were expecting.....just a "eh it's good". Mine on the other hand was a big disappointment, the lobster tail was overcooked and unseasoned, bland and chewy, just what I was hoping for . Crab cake mushy and the "teppanyaki shrimp" was the exact shrimp as our "garlic prawns" but with a different sauce c'mon Roys, thought you could come up with something better than that.
Basically mediocre food for shelling out $160 ($135+tip).
Didn't leave with the same smiles we had when we arrived. Won't be back.
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