Joe Farquhar
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My fiance (Jessica) and I had a craving for lobster today. We decided to give Catch 22 a go. I thought I had remembered this place being upscale, with table clothes and dim lighting. It was far from that on this vist. It had more of a seasonal take-out feel. The first thing we noticed when we entered, was a strong musty smell. There was a waitress sitting at a booth in the dinning room, cleaning it and another waitress at the front cash who appeared to be trying to figure something out with another customer's bill. Neither waitress greeted us and we stood there for a few minutes without anyone so much as looking at us to smile or say "we will be right with you". Both Jessica and I discussed our confusion about if we should seat ourselves or wait to be seated, there was no sign saying "please wait to be seated" and as previously mentioned, it seemed more like a dive take-out.
Finally when the waitress looked up, she took us to our seat. It was a booth with ripped seats that had been taped to repair them and I noticed several seats in the dinning room were the same way. We also noticed that both waitresses were dressed all in black. It looked good, but our waitress' (Jaqueline according to our recept) shirt and apron, were filthy dirty. Our flatware was on the table and wrapped in cloth napkins. The flatware was very clean and shiny. It was around 7:30 on a Saturday evening and there were only 2 other tables seated. The menus were already on the table and not in folders like you would expect from a higher end establishment, but rather laminated. Our waitress brought us a bottle of water and left the bottle on the table. I love when they do this. I don't have to wait for a water refill. I wish more places did this. Jessica opted for the steamed lobster that did not have a price listed on the menu. That's fair as lobster prices are usually based on market and fluctuates. This dish was to include a steamed lobster, vegetables and a side. She chose risotto as her side. I choose the Fishers Platter for $52. It was to come with a half lobester, vegetables and a side. I chose mashed potato as my side. Side options were limited to mash potato, risotto or fries. No baked or twice baked potato, no salad of any kind, no sweet potato fries.
Both of our lobsters were served barely warm. I actually enjoyed this temperature very much. It was easy to handle and eat. Jessica's risotto wasn't creamy but was sticky. The flavor was "ok". If give it a 6/10. The veg was steamed broccoli and carrot and I'd give those about an 8/10 for both of ours. My mash potato was dry and flavorless, I'd give that a 2/10. Both of our lobsters were a 7/10. Not the best either of us have ever had but not the worst either. My meal came with two scallops and two shrimp. Both the scallops and shrimp were cooked perfectly. Jessica also ordered an Amaretto Sour that she enjoyed very much.
When the bill came out, Jessica's meal was $86. I was ok with paying whatever, because I hadn't discussed the price at the beginning with the waitress, I do feel this is a bit steep and here is why. I noticed on the menu that they offer a side of 3 scallops for $22 or 3 shrimp for $20. Based on that price, my $52 meal would break down like so... $14.67 for two scallops, $13.33 for two shrimp and $24.05 for a half lobster and vegetables and side. So how is a full lobster and side going to be $86? 🤔 I could see maybe the same price as my meal but I got scallops and shrimp instead of the other half of the lobster. Or even $60 or $65 if you what to be crazy, but $86?? Definitely not worth it. If give this overall meal, atmosphere, staff friendliness and cleanliness, price, etc, a 4.5/10. We won't be back.