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| - What a great experience. Pearl Diver exceeded all my expectations and I'm grateful for a seafood restaurant that can serve up some of the freshest seafood I've tasted in a city so far away from an ocean.
The Zinc and Drink deal (4.5/5): Often with oyster deals you become weary as you can get served up some of the dinkiest looking oysters or rather just the brunt of the pack. That's not the case at Pearl Diver. Respect. For $15 you get a dozen fresh and decent sized malpeques along with 2 different toppings. It's a great deal.
Seafood Circus (5/5): 5 gigantic shrimps, 3 smoked salmon rolls with cream cheese and capers, 12 mini pickled mussels, 4 spiced clams, and a dozen malpeques for ~$30 (on Tuesdays)... you honestly can't go wrong. I'd say its a great appetizer for 2 and their shrimp cocktail will blow away any grocery bought shrimp cocktail ANY DAY. You can't go back after having their shrimp. The pickled mussels were very cute and not too sour, the spiced clams had a great texture to them, and the smoked salmon rolls with cream cheese (although lacking in number) were a nice finishing touch to the entire meal. The oysters are no different than the ones served with the zinc and drink meal, it was just great to have 12 oysters altogether between my date and I :)
Chicken Liver and Oyster Pâté (3.5/5): Something unique on the menu that I had to try. I am a huge fan of liver pâté, but I've never had a chance to taste pâté with an oyster element to it. My date loved it, however I was on the fence about how it tasted. The pâté comes in a small open jar that is brûlée'd at the top and when broken in and spread onto the toasted bread that comes with the dish, I can't get over the subtle copper taste that the oyster adds to the pâté. I think this appetizer is an acquired taste, and is likely going to be a hit or miss with certain people.
Side of fries (4/5): Well done Pearl Diver! For a seafood restaurant your lightly crisped shoestring potato fries with dusting of salt are the bomb!
Price (4/5): this place is quite expensive but if you compare the quality with what you pay for I'd consider it worth it. We paid $15 for 12 oysters, then ~$30 for the seafood circus as the deals of the day which were definitely worth the price!
Service (4/5): I was actually quite impressed on their timing at this place. They told us that the seafood circus would come to our table in around 30 minutes due to the high demand and surprisingly, it came in exactly 30 minutes. Impeccable. I was pleased when they gave us a tour of everything that was on the seafood circus, however it can get busy you may have to remind them once or twice to get you the bill.
Ambiance (4/5): Lots of aged dark wood that reminds you of what you'd think it'd feel like on a pirate ship. It's well themed, although it can be dark depending on where you are sitting.
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