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| - Couldn't find this on Yelp so I actually went out of my way to add it so I could post a bad review.
I will usually give a place the 3 strikes rule before vowing never to return, well when you get 3 strikes in one visit, I don't think it even warrants trying for more.
I will say I have been here a few times in the past and although not the best Oyster Bar in town, it was OK and close to home.
Was in the mood for seafood, specifically crab legs...went on the website and low and behold there was special on legs. Get there at 5:30, no crowd, maybe 4 tables. No hostess, ok guess that is the norm for mid week. Printed menu was completely different from what was on the web and changed since past visits - STRIKE ONE
Ok let me get a beer to calm the nerves cause I got in-laws in our party of six, I already called out the first strike and where the hell is our waitress. Guess the party of 6 scared her off. I proceed to order a micro brew from the menu and was sitting patiently. After everyone gets their drinks someone I expect to be the sit in F&B manager (he looked the part) came by to tell me the micro brew is no longer served her, was just a temporary thing for football season. Well shucks here I am watching some Basketball thinking I should have know football season was over and wouldn't have bothered ordering it off the menu you printed and not bothered changing for 2 months now, I know the economy is bad but a $2 sharpie could have save you here - STRIKE TWO
Utterly distraught now I don't even know what to order - settled for the Lobster Fra Diavolo which I hope will recover a meal which in my mind was already headed for a 2 star on Yelp no matter how spectacular the meal would be.
I am no Oyster Bar expert and I would find it a challenge to put together a good gumbo or pan roast but I know seafood. So when you bring me a bowl of linguine noodles with a can of crushed tomatoes thrown in and toss in some par boiled - not even fully cooked slivers of lobster I'm going to complain. I can't remember the last time I sent a dish back but I can tell you before the last meal was brought out of the kitchen mine was going to opposite direction. The waitress was nice enough to offer to have them cook the lobster more but in my mind not even satan himself could bring the Fra Diavolo (brother devil) to an acceptable level - there was no lobster, the sauce was no here near spicy then only thing not messed up was the linguine. -STRIKE THREE AND WE ARE OUTTA HERE.
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