Brian W.
Yelp
If you have seen a lot of my reviews...in particular my recent review of Larry's Luau, then you know I jump at the chance to criticize (LL's deserved it and I challenge them to prove me wrong). But, as much as this place was hyped up to me...as much as I wanted to think it was tourist trap garbage...it was just really really GOOD!!
Look, places don't give me anything for giving a positive review. So being a d-bag like I am, i gain nothing from admitting...yep, everyone was right. Everything we had here was just...really good. It was like, warm, family food from dishes you wouldn't expect. And an absolute serene atmosphere, from again, a place i assumed was a trap.
The music, ambience was super chill for dinner.
The FOOD!!
I had the chicken under a brick w/dirty rice. You can't cook chicken much better than they did. With one of the more perfectly crisped skin I've ever had. Throw that over dirty rice, enough said!!
My wife got the Spanish paella...good lord!! You don't expect to get a good paella at any restaurant. It is a dish that has a lot of elements and takes a lot of specific preparation to do well. This paella was great. All the seafood was perfectly cooked (which is rare for paella anywhere) and the flavor was right on point, without being too much (which is a risk you run whenever you use saffron). On top of the awesome sourdough bread...and the very nice and on point staff...I can't give this place less than 5 stars. I'm SORRY!! I love to trash places...but I only do so when deserved, so when they come through, I have to be real!!
Don't sleep on Bluewater, it's popular and talked about a lot for a reason.
B-Walk