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Dec 30, 2008 by Arne from Gig Harbor, Wa
Overall Rating: 1
Food:[1] • Service:[3] • Atmosphere:[2]

• The bread was good, the curry salad dressing was great.
• The seafood was very poorly prepared and in a restaurant one block from the sea!

“Start with the good; the bread was very good. Then the medium; the wait staff was friendly and attentive, however, I was told the seafood was fresh, it had, in fact, been frozen. My wife's chicken florentine was tasty but ho hum. Now to the seafood, bad! Not many know seafood as well as I do. I have been catching and eating it, both as a sportsman and a commercial fisherman for over 50 years. It is my favorite thing. I ordered the Mahi and scallops in parchment. I was served about 2-3 ounces of Mahi and one divers scallop that and been sliced across the muscle to form 3 pieces of scallop about 1 1/4 inch across and 1/4 inch thick. The Mahi had obviously been frozen, it had the watery interior texture of something that had just been thawed. It was also overcooked and hard to chew. I don't believe that you could properly cook a piece of fish in that condition. It should have been thrown out. The owner of the restaurant asked me how things were and shared my displeasure at the single scallop. He had the nerve to tell me that it was a different variety of scallop that I probably had not seen before. I should have created a scene but being a non confrontational guy with a peace loving wife, I ended the conversation, ate the meal, paid and left. I will never return.”

Oct 19, 2007 by sandy from cocoa
Overall Rating: 2
Food:[1] • Service:[3] • Atmosphere:[2]

• Snails were good.
• Overpriced, poorly prepared main dish and dessert.

“We would not return to this restaurant. All of us ordered grouper. Fish was sent back as it was too well done, dry. 2nd try was overdone. We told the waiter. He did nothing about this, didn't even discount our bill. Dry tasteless dessert served with cool whip. Substandard cuisine at best. No one met us at the door as we left. It is embarrassing calling this a 4 star restaurant. .”