The beautiful views from this restaurant just doesn't justify the service and horrid food. There are other businesses with good food and just as good views. You can even hop onto one of the ships and eat crappy 'local cruise food' if the views are that important to you.
This was one of the worst meals I've had in a long time! This place is
definitely overrated. For a foodie like me who eats out at least 5 times
a week, I am very sensitive above my food. This meal pretty much ruined
the evening for me. The host was a bit condescending when I asked that
he remembered to check us in as I didn't want to receive a no-show from
OT. I had to ask the waitress to double check and just my luck, as I suspected would be the case, I received a no-show.
The monk fish was
overcooked and dry, the rice was overcooked and soggy, the fish chowder
left much to be desired in the seasoning department.
The escargot could have had more flavor (as
could everything on the table), but at least it was cooked well and I love when they are served in-shell
. I was highly disappointed and will not
return. Moreover, the presentation of the staff was sloppy and
unkempt..it almost felt more like a diner!
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Canary Square, 435 S Huntington Ave, Jamaica Plain, MA
So, I finally made it to this place and I am a bit underwhelmed. The
dishes sound marvelous on paper (with a few misspellings which were more
annoying than the absent-minded server), but our choices left me less
than stimulated.
We decided to dine a la family style but didn't order very much.
I started with a glass of Prosecco (not proseco as the menu suggests) and we waited on our server to return to take our appetizer order for quite some time.
Since I had a feeling she was a bit slow, we simply placed our appetizer and entree orders together.
I had the Thai crispy pork belly which was tasty, though I would have preferred it served more savory than sweet (with pineapple salsa atop). The presentation was lovely. My dinner guest had the wood-grilled beef skewers. The beef was tender but could have used a bit more marinade (according to my guest)...the accompanying peanut dip left much to be desired.
Entrees:
I ordered the wood-roasted half chicken (I almost never order chicken dishes for my entree) with buttered summer beans and mashed potatoes. The chicken was cooked to perfection...moist meat with a nicely roasted brown skin. The beans however were SO buttered that the mash became 'watery' similar to instant mashed potatoes.
My guest had the baked macaroni and cheese with ham...this is usually a mistake in my book when dining out. Mac & cheese is a hit or miss and there are very few places where I actually recommend trying theirs (Marliave and Oceanaire are two I can think of). The mac was soupy, lacked flavor, and the ham was diced and "tasted more like canned cubed ham" according to my guest. I thought it was simply gross. The food overall was a bit amateur.
By the way, the floor manager had to bring my second glass of ProsecCo because Miss Flighty server was missing in action again.
Overall, the ambiance was pretty terrific here. The drink menu was impressive (this may be my new occasional drinking well), the patrons were very JP-esque in that they were diverse in age, style, etc.
I'd go back just to hang at the bar and try some of their Rye cocktails!
We decided to dine a la family style but didn't order very much.
I started with a glass of Prosecco (not proseco as the menu suggests) and we waited on our server to return to take our appetizer order for quite some time.
Since I had a feeling she was a bit slow, we simply placed our appetizer and entree orders together.
I had the Thai crispy pork belly which was tasty, though I would have preferred it served more savory than sweet (with pineapple salsa atop). The presentation was lovely. My dinner guest had the wood-grilled beef skewers. The beef was tender but could have used a bit more marinade (according to my guest)...the accompanying peanut dip left much to be desired.
Entrees:
I ordered the wood-roasted half chicken (I almost never order chicken dishes for my entree) with buttered summer beans and mashed potatoes. The chicken was cooked to perfection...moist meat with a nicely roasted brown skin. The beans however were SO buttered that the mash became 'watery' similar to instant mashed potatoes.
My guest had the baked macaroni and cheese with ham...this is usually a mistake in my book when dining out. Mac & cheese is a hit or miss and there are very few places where I actually recommend trying theirs (Marliave and Oceanaire are two I can think of). The mac was soupy, lacked flavor, and the ham was diced and "tasted more like canned cubed ham" according to my guest. I thought it was simply gross. The food overall was a bit amateur.
By the way, the floor manager had to bring my second glass of ProsecCo because Miss Flighty server was missing in action again.
Overall, the ambiance was pretty terrific here. The drink menu was impressive (this may be my new occasional drinking well), the patrons were very JP-esque in that they were diverse in age, style, etc.
I'd go back just to hang at the bar and try some of their Rye cocktails!
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