. . "Well, after reading all the other reviews I am going to sound like a real downer, but here goes. I went here for the first time for a birthday dinner with two friends, both of whom had been here before and loved it. I got the red snapper. My friends' meals were both extremely salty--one even commented that she would be a bloated mess in the morning! Her scallops came, she looked at the plate and said, \"Is that it? Is this an appetizer?\" Five smallish scallops on a bed of wilted greens. NOT a good choice for the hearty appetite! Her salad was very good, though. My fish came, and I needed a sharp knife to saw through it! I'm not kidding, it had the texture of cartilage! I tasted it, made a face, and gave it to both friends to try. One said, \"wow it's fishy!\" the other said, \"You have to send this back, there's something wrong with it!\" The very gracious waitress came over and went to the kitchen. When she returned she said the chef told her they were having problems with the fish and would I like to order something else. SOOOO, why would you keep it on the menu???? I ordered an appetizer, the rock shrimp, because at this point my companions were almost finished with their food and I was still trying t o get an edible meal. The shrimp was just ok. Small, a bit chewy with mushy breading. We got dessert, pineapple upside down cake, which was described as \"traditional\". NOT. Two little wedges of pineapple -flavored something with a scoop of cherry ice cream. For $9, mind you! My mom makes a better pineapple upside down cake! I'm not cheap, but I do expect something pretty special for the prices they are charging. Anyway, and this was the shocker of the evening, although neither the chef nor manager ever came to our table, our entire meal was comp'ed on the basis of that horrible fish. An unexpected and frankly gracious move on someone's part. Granted, the waitress recognized a repeat customer in my friend from her previous visits . My friends were thrilled since they were buying me dinner! lol. The waitress got a nice tip, and though I had a very unsatisfying meal, I suppose I could be persuaded to go back and give them another try, as my friends stand by their initial assessment of this restaurant. And the BYOB aspect is a plus!"^^ . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . "2012-04-21T00:00:00"^^ . . "1"^^ . "2"^^ .