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| - I was pretty disappointed with our experience. Things started off well - we were seated in the bar area of the restaurant, which is actually very comfortable and the way it is set up, makes it easy to have a face to face conversation. I loved the airy feel to the place and the overall decor. It gives off a very classy yet trendy vibe.
The food was just kinda basic. This is what we got:
1. half a dozen of the east oysters - not really tasty. But tbf, it's May, so what do you expect?
2. two orders of the salad with miso vinaigrette - quite refreshing
3. salmon tartar - nothing remarkable. A-OK
4. Mussels - no complaints from my friend, but no raves either
5. scallop risotto - again no complaints from my friend, but he didn't seem to love it (again tbf, he isnt the biggest fan of seafood, but this dish didn't convert him either)
5. Clam bake (my hubby and I got this) - since I ate this, I have more to say. The dish came with several big shrimp and a smaller size whole lobster and a generous portion of mussels and clams, but not really enough to feed 2 people for dinner. But they serve this dish with a whole lot of sausage, corn,potatoes and bread, so that in the end, you're really eating more corn than seafood and feel full. For $110, that's not really a good deal.
In addition, I was disappointed with the seafood options. They actually didn't have many. I was planning on getting the fish of the day before going there, but it was salmon! I don't go to a seafood place to have salmon. That's legit the only thing I can make at home and can find in any grocery. I was hoping for something more exotic.
Finally, the service was really hit or miss. At the beginning, when there weren't a lot of customers, we received a lot of attention, but towards the end of the night, when the place got more crowded, it was hard to get our waiter's attention. But that's okay. Also, although the waiter wasn't too pushy about it, there was a *slight* tendency for him to market relatively more expensive items on the wine and food list.
Wouldn't go back again.
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