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| - I'm giving this 3 stars (5 star for the service.... 1 star for the food.) It's like going to a place with excellent decor and super friendly wait staff, but mediocre cooking.... I live in the NE, so I benchmark against my home for good seafood. After the disastrous scallop dish 2 days ago, I returned for a fish dish hoping to get better results.
Well, I was disappointed again. First I had the Cioppini (wrong spelling probably).... I was told it's like a bouillabaisse but it turned out to be more like a large bowl of hot tomato puree straight out of the can with a few chucks of seafood boiled in it.... Absolutely tasted no seafood and I could not possibly eat the dish without ending up with Acid Reflux. So I reluctantly sent it back - my waitress insisted it was ok (she was really feeling bad for having recommended it). Otherwise, I'd just eat what I could to fill up for the night.
For replacement, I had the trout dish which came in several half fillet pieces dusted with cornflour and pan fired, topped with a few cubes of pears & bacon, on top of a pile of mash sweet potatoes and a pear puree (? unsure if it was pear). First the presentation was 1st class, but taste was not. I had better tasting trout elsewhere. The bread this time was dry (not moist like the last time).
For the price of the entrees (mostly $20+), I expected better. Also, other places would've included a salad ....well not here. So will I come back again.... Probably Not. I discovered Captain Steve's thru a local friend and the prices are cheap and you get nice piles of sweet scallops (broiled or fried) with a nice salad for below $20... the atmosphere is more like a family dining hall rather than a classy joint like Fish Market. But hey I only care about good food.
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