Ben Y.
Yelp
The Pullman Yard location offers a lackluster experience. We enjoyed the Ponce location and thought a larger dining space might help. After browsing through some pictures of this place, we were excited to spend an evening at this new location. Unlike the Ponce location, this offers larger and more formal space for us to have a dinner experience and spend time there. However, the menu was pretty much the same as the other location, which had several sandwiches, peel and eat shrimp, oyster bar, and a chowder. The options were limited, not necessarily by the number of items, but by its nature. The overwhelming majority of it consisted of sandwiches, which seemed more suited for a grab-and-in or lunch occasions than a sit-down dining experience as the dining space and atmosphere of this location might suggest. The lack of diversity in its menu did little to keep us ordering more food or drinks, which was our original expectation. We enjoyed the peel and eat shrimp as it was something causal that we could share leisurely over a conversation. We were hoping to see more shareable seafood items, such as mussels and clams, fish dips, fritters, street tacos/baos etc. Given the menu we ordered from, we ate and had little reasons to stick around or to order more. The menu simply didn't meet the expectations of experience that the dining space offered.
Beyond the menu, the overall experience was also incoherent. Given its fancy space, decors, and even down to the high-end napkins, we did not expect the soup to be served in a disposable cup or to order food from a tiny kiosk, which does little to promote additional rounds of ordering. To be fair, we don't have any issues with an of the above items individually, including the menu, but it is the combination of them that made a strange experience. To top it off, some of the items were over priced. For nearly 20, you get 6 shrimps, 5 to 6 for a bottle of soda, catfish was priced similar to flounder, crab, and shrimp. However, our food was fine and the staff was friendly, which we appreciate.
Our overall experience was meh. We saw a sit down dining setting paired with an awkward casual menu and upscale prices. Had the menu included more shareable options, we would have stuck around much longer. As it stands, we can find similar quality seafood dishes with a much more complete dining experience for a similar cost around town.