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This space has had an interesting history .Originally a well-known fish-and-chips joint, it's run the gamut over the last few years, being taken over by a successive string of upstart businesses (remember Goodfellas?). Captain John's is the right kind of greasy spoon restaurant in the right place, and it seems the usual clientele has moved back in.
My co-workers and I ended up coming here after attending a funeral down the street, and the experience was generally what I expected. Beers and wine all around, and a couple big plates of garlic bread and fries.
It's a bit low-class, but it's the right kind of low-class. The garlic bread is served on a big sheet of aluminum foil, the beer mugs look like they've seen better days and half the customers inside looked like they were working off a bender from the night before. The best part, as others have said, is that the portion sizes are big for what you pay. Heaping clumps of fries and enough pieces of bread to comfortably share among four people.
The service is quite good and our server was very attentive and helped us figure out what we wanted. That said, I was kind of confused by the fact that they gave us both breakfast and lunch/dinner menus when we arrived (which was at 2 in the afternoon). If I have some real criticism about this place, they could stand to streamline their menu a bit, because it's way too overwhelming, especially when the server rolls up after a couple minutes and asks if you know what you want to order.
Captain Robin's is a solid option for a quick bite, and the food and service are good. It doesn't set the world on fire, but it doesn't really have to. It's good enough, and that's all it needs to be.
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