Jimmy J.
Yelp
I actually downloaded yelp and made an account to write a review on how disappointing the food was. I was really looking forward to eating here. The location alone is a stunner--waterside, the kind of spot that sets you up to believe something memorable is coming. You know when your on vacation by the water and actually remember the name of the restaurant? That would never happen here. The food? Incredibly lackluster, especially given the setting.
It started with the oysters--$22 for a half dozen that had no right being served anywhere near a body of water. They tasted tired, like they'd been sitting around too long. Sloppily shucked, full of shell bits, with gaping holes piercing through the shucking point like someone had gone at them with a flathead screwdriver. A waterside restaurant serving oysters like that? That's culinary negligence. And the mignonette? I know mignonette means small and sweet but I didn't realize it meant put an actual sweetener in besides rwv.
Then came the chicken and waffles. I wanted comfort food with some backbone. What I got was chicken that tasted like it had taken a detour through a school cafeteria freezer. No buttermilk batter, no seasoning--just a pale breading clinging to the meat with no real crunch. The waffle? Fine. Passable. But the syrup? I'm pretty sure it's the same kind I get with my Hilton breakfast. For thirty bucks, I was expecting real fried chicken and at least a drizzle of Vermont maple syrup.
If you're craving seafood by the water, go to a local clam shack like Clam Bar--same price point, actually on the water, and made by people who seem to care. If this place was aiming for quick and cheap, it might've made sense. But charging these prices for food this careless? I left wondering how something with so much potential ended up like this.
