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| - **EDIT: After reviewing some more restaurants and putting everything into perspective, I think starfish deserves a 4.5 to a 5***
My girlfriend surprised me by taking me here one night and she deserves a giant starfish in points because I have not been so pleasantly surprised in quite a while!
The decor was unique, covered by starfish collectibles. It was a good blend of casual to intimate. Our waiter was super amazing; you all know those restaurants where the service dampens all the fun... he definitely enriched our meal with his charm.
We ordered a mix of North American oysters to start. They were fresh and giant! It was almost scary how big they were, but I guess that shows the quality items the restaurant goes for. I also had their Bloody Caesar which had a fresh clam for a topping. Now know this: I usually try a Caesar at restaurants where I feel that they might do a good job (and the fresh clam caught my attention here) but it was not to my liking here. There was way too much horseradish in it and my clam was sandy.
For my main, I ordered the scallops. ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS - but I'll get to that in a bit. Decent plate presentation, about 6 or 7 large scallops distributed on a really big rectangular plate. I don't know, wasn't so crazy about it. It made the portion seem smaller as there was so much space on the plate, but by the end I was pretty done with scallops. It was actually quite a large portion. Anyway, the scallops themselves were to die for. SO PLUMP AND JUICY!!! The texture and flavour of the scallops is exactly what I imagine heaven to taste like in food form! It was served with crispy asparagus which were a little bitter - totally complemented, and even enhanced, the scallops. I would absolutely recommend this dish to anyone.
My girlfriend had a curry white fish which she enjoyed. I wasn't in the mood for curry (and who is when they have a plate of juicy, plump scallops in front of them???) so I can't really comment on hers. The presentation was really average on this dish though, but the portion was large.
In summary...
atmosphere 4/5
service 5/5
drink 3/5
food 4/5 (with the scallops being like 6/5)
price 4/5
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