Bob T.
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We didn't have a great experience at Encinitas Fish Shop, no other way to put it.
I didn't like the long line/wait, my partner had to endure, just to place our food order.
While she was doing that, I mosied over to the bar area. The person behind the counter was friendly & quick to serve me. She poured a perfect pour of my Societe Pupil IPA, which was the only beer on tap here, that interested me, from their 10 or so, draft beer choices.
I then chose a table, out on the front patio, to sit. There are 2 fairly sizable dining rooms inside the restaurant, plus a long rectangular patio space, with quite a few tables, out front. It was nice, sunny afternoon, so I chose this outdoor area, to eat our lunch.
I'd finished perhaps a third of my beer, when my partner arrived at our table. She was clearly frazzled at the long wait, to order.
First food to come out, was a large order of their Onion Rings-an impressive mountain of plump, golden brown rings, which unfortunately, were hardly lukewarm. Also arriving, was a bowl of their Clam Chowder, my better half ordered. This soup was nowhere near hot, either. Both of these were sent back. The person delivering the food apologized &, told us he'd remedy the situation.
It took quite awhile, to get the hot, improved versions of each dish. You'd think they'd put a rush on these, considering the circumstances. In the meantime, a server brought out my Fish & Chips. There were 4 finger-size round pieces of fish, that had a crisp breading, & were fried just right, with moist & tasty fish inside. The French fries, on the other hand, weren't hot, at all. So, 3 out of 4 foods we ordered, arrived to our table in an unappetizing, not-even-warm state.
I didn't send the fries back, since the re-done Onion Rings & Clam Chowder showed up then, & I wanted to try the hot version of the rings. There was just too much breading on these attractive-looking onion rings. The texture, where the breading was the thickest, created an almost soggy-feeling bite. These rings, for the most part, weren't crisp at all, like onion rings are, at their very best.
The Clam Chowder was at least hot this time, but nothing special, flavor-wise. The chowder needed more and larger pieces of clams, more spices, more flavor of the sea, & more & larger potato chunks, would've also improved this chowder.
We had a disappointing lunch here. I'm not sure, if I'll come back.