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| - Is everyone crazy, or did I just get a bad chef that night? I really wanted to like this place because so many reviews said it was better than Fisherman Lobster Clubhouse (either in terms of price or quality of food), and since I really enjoyed my meal at FLC, I had very high expectations which just were not met. In terms of the prices, I thought they were actually about the same as FLC. There, my family ordered a 3-person set meal for $138 - here I think a comparable set was about $128 so really the difference was minimal. My family actually ended up ordering a 4-person set which I believe was about $148.
The main issue I took with this place was the quality of the lobster. Our lobster was cooked Hong Kong style, and honestly the flavours were quite good... it was a little bit spicy, but bursting with flavour which I really enjoyed. I felt like I was just eating really delicious (but expensive) fried dough though. There was just so much batter on each piece of lobster - to be quite honest I didn't even feel like I was eating lobster and couldn't taste any natural lobster flavour at all what with all the heavy seasoning. What I was even more disgruntled about, however, was the fact that the lobster was extremely overcooked. In general, each piece of lobster was just too tough and too dry, and was difficult to remove from the shell to eat.
This restaurant is probably a third of the size of Fisherman Lobster Clubhouse and isn't as aesthetically pleasing - it doesn't have the huge tanks or bright lights and other things which make FLC look impressive.
In summary, I was really disappointed with the lobster and wouldn't come back again. I think my past experiences have taught me that fried lobster is just not really my thing (I prefer it steamed), but even if I was craving fried lobster, this place would not be my first choice.
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