Seafood
September 3, 2009 | 
Author Mures Lower Deck
Victoria Dock, Victoria St, Hobart
03 6231 2009
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Mmmmmm Freshly shucked oysters… nothing like freshly shucked oysters to get my hubby’s mouth watering- I am pretty sure that he can eat 4 dozen if he’s really hungry.
To be honest, at first, we were disappointed. We got to Hobart at about 8:30pm and had some dinner @ Orizuru, but desperate to get more fresh oysters in our bellies, we went to Mures Seafood next door at about 9:30pm, demanding oysters. Sadly the poor little left over tray of oysters must have been sitting there for the whole day, it doesn’t taste very good at all.
We also got a basket of scallops- the scallops are still really fresh, lightly crumbed with a serving a chips. It’s a bit oily though.
Because our first impression wasn’t THAT great, we were a bit hesitant to visit again. We were glad that we did.
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We went there quite early in the day, where they are freshly shucking oysters, busily filling up the seafood cabinet…. Mmmmm… maybe things will look up from here…
And they did. This time we ordered 2 dozen oysters, and eyeing on their tuna and salmon, ordered tuna and salmon sashimi.
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The guys behind the counter happily agreed to cut the sashimi for us, so we raced off to Orizuru next door to buy some wasabi 
Okay, so the sashimi is not as finely cut as Orizuru and it’s dumped into a plastic bag and wrapped in butcher’s paper, but it’s one of the freshest sashimi I’ve ever tasted, and it was much cheaper than eating in a restaurant too! YUM! I wanna go back there again!
Of course this time the oysters are perfect- really fresh, sweet and succulent. We didn’t even have lemon (cos it’s cheaper to get it takeaway!), but it was really very fresh.
We will definitely come back, definitely when it’s early in the morning for raw seafood. I just wish that they’re ethical enough to tell us at 9:30pm at night the oysters are not as it’s best instead of selling us the oysters. Oh well, it’s karma isn’t it, cos now I’ve blogged about it and people will know 7/10
Orizuru
Victoria Dock, Victoria St, Hobart
03 6231 1790
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Hobart means fresh seafood, and fresh seafood must mean- SASHIMI time! Our plane just landed and at 8:30pm we are absolutely STARVING. The taxi driver has absolutely nooooo idea where this place is, although Hobart is not that big, this is probably one of the few Japanese restaurants in Hobart, and this is in one of the famous seafood complex and we’ve found this place in a pamphlet in an airport.
So we went walkabouts with our luggage, asked a drunk barman and finally came to this place. We were ushered to our booked seats quite quickly and proceed to order sushi and sashimi- we could hardly wait!
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The sashimi (main) came relatively quickly $34. Whilst it’s not too bad, it’s not as fresh as I expected and for this price, I am pretty sure we can get bigger better sashimi plate at Shoya.
Hubby is also not very impressed with the oyster in the sashimi, apparently the vinegarette/sauce tasted a bit weird, he’d rather have it au naturale.
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Sushi seemed to be a bit more value for money, for $25.50 there is sashimi and nigiri, but the seafood is still not super fresh.
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of roll we have. I think I like Kenzan GPO better.
Tempura is not too bad, for $15 we had a large dish with prawns, fish and assorted vegies. The batter was light and not too oily.
Overall, I think Melbourne has better sashimi and sushi than this joint, and if you really want sashimi, go to Mures and ask them for sashimi grade fish- the presentation may not be as nice, but it’s cheaper and much fresher. 4.5/10
Jellyfish Restaurant
Cuisine: Seafood
Boardwalk Level, Riverside Centre
123 Eagle St, Brisbane Queensland
Ph: (07) 3220 2202
www.jellyfishrestaurant.com.au
Standing along the Brisbane river on a brisk night I drank in the sight of the Story Bridge lit up on my left and the Kangaroo Point cliffs reflecting off the water to my right. But the Jellyfish Restaurant sat behind me and like a siren drew me closer, convincing me it was going to be much nicer waiting for my guests inside and to order a sweet cocktail and start poring over the menu.
We started with some cocktails.
Deciding on entrees was difficult because I wanted to try all of them. In the end we managed to pick just three.
Flash fried squid, spiced watermelon salad, curry leaf, lime $24 – Tender pieces of calamari fried with a spicy curry coating. This was a hit with 2 out of 4 of us, but hubby and I didn’t fancy the curry flavour. The watermelon salad really cuts through the spice and evens it out.
Seared scallops, Jamon Serrano, truffled cauliflower purée, chicken jus $24 – Fresh scallops, though only three and we had to do some creative splitting to share it evenly.
Softshell crab $25 – This was a special entree of the day and my favourite of the three. Full of flavour and I’d probably have a whole one to myself next time.
We had such a lovely dining experience right from the start. The staff were all very friendly and we soon discovered that they really do know their fish. Jellyfish boasts that their aim is to source and serve a school of 8 fish daily and have an understanding of each fish and be able to recommend to diners the best way to cook the fish and a sauce to complement it. You can either choose one 200gm fillet ($28) or choose two (400gm) for $38. There are also some whole fish ($36).
Amongst us we decided to get 2 of the 400gm fish plates, plus another fish and a lamb main. WhiWe most certainly ordered a little too much food but I made sure I left room for dessert.
For one of the two fish plates hubby chose the Goldband Snapper cooked tempura style with a Vietnamese sauce and the second fillet was the Mahi Mahi grilled with a Nori buerre blanc.
For the second, Froggy chose the Barramundi oven baked with a lemon and shallot sauce. She then asked the waiter to suggest a good fish to accompany the barramundi. You can immediately tell that the staff know the fish well. He asked whether she preferred stronger fish flavours and from her answer was able to suggest that a good complementary fish is the Goldband snapper.
I chose the whole Suzuki Mulloway, crispy fried with a Japanese soy and spring onion sauce.
All the fish were excellent and the sauces really did accompany them well. The whole Suzuki Mulloway was lovely and probably a bit too much for me to eat on my own after entrees and sides. I think it would have been good if there were more crispy bits all over the skin instead of just at the bottom. The sauce was lovely and it was like eating a nice Japanese grilled Unagi.
Jellyfish also has a range of mains which include other seafood and meats for those guests who don’t necessarily want fish.
Froggy’s Mr. Fireworks ordered the Cressi grain fed lamb rack, ratatouille, pumpkin purée, curry spiced jus. Tender lamb on a lovely ratatouille base that was perfect comfort food for the cold weather. The sauce was quite strong on its own but when eaten with the lamb and pumpkin it was a good combination.
There are also some salads and sides and I particularly love the 5 types of potato sides ($6). We made Froggy display some restraint and limited her to two types of potato only. The creamy baked potato and shoe string fries were the potato of choice. The baked potato was very soft and creamy but we would have preferred if it had more saltiness or just something else to liven up the creamy flavour.
After all that I did say that I had room for dessert and we ordered two, even though it was obvious the boys hadn’t planned this far ahead in the meal. Froggy and I ate most of the dessert and I’m glad we did.
The Orange crème brûlée, minted orange salad, black pepper biscotti, vanilla ice-cream comes out flaming and had the perfect amount of orange flavour, not too overpouring as some citrus desserts can be.
I ordered the Cashew nut semifreddo, fresh raspberry, Persian fairy floss which was really beautiful. The cashew nuts gave the dessert a good texture and the persian fairy floss had a nice soft nutty flavour and melted in my mouth.
We really enjoyed the food and the whole evening the staff were very friendly and attentive. We will definitely visit again. Jellyfish is also in the latest Entertainment Book (2009/2010).
Lure at the Coro
Cuisine: Seafood
28 McDougall Street
Milton, Brisbane
07 33699955
Yes, its my turn for a birthday post now! This is just the first instalment from a few weeks ago before my friend Froggy left on a trip. She’s away for my actual birthday so we celebrated early. Birthday girl’s choice, so I picked seafood, and we headed to the Lure restaurant at the Coro.
When you walk up the stairs you find a trendy little bar/waiting area with a $5 beer menu for Fridays, including some imported beers. Strangely they list Tiger beer as a beer from Thailand which this Monky with parents from Singapore can safely say is from Singapore, not Thailand. I contemplated mentioning this to someone there but the last time I was with someone who mentioned an error in the drinks menu (bar to remain unnamed) it started the bar manager on a big rant about something that we could care less about. (Long story, ask me in person next time).
From the moment we stepped into the restaurant we found the staff to be very friendly and they really did provide excellent service. Our reservation had gone missing but they were able to fit us in and were apologetic about the disappearing booking. Our waiter was very attentive and took the time to explain all the specials in delicious detail. And it had quickly spread from the woman who seated us to our waiter that it was a special occasion.
On to dinner. Since it was “my birthday” I wanted to try lots of the entrees, and convinced my dinner companions to order the following with me.
Jindi Triple Cream Brie & Sweet Potato Fritters. Chive & Potato Scone, Pecorino Cheese & Baby Spinach Leaves
Lobster Tortellini. Bouillabaisse & Thyme Sauce, Petite Herb Salad
Scallops!
And of course…
A plate of 24 oysters (in four styles), for only $50! Natural, Kilpatrick, Oysters Retro – Black sesame tempura oysters with black bean aioli and a dash of wasabi oil, and Oysters Rockefeller – Baked oysters with spinach and garlic cream topped with Tasmanian salmon roe.
The Oysters Retro and Oysters Rockefeller worked well for the non-oyster-eating diners at our table. And for the rest of us (namely me) I enjoyed them all. The oysters were fresh and I thought the price was great for the number of oysters and it also allowed us to try each style.
Onto the mains…
There was the fish of the day, if memory serves me correctly it was Snapper, with a choice of two kinds, and we chose the Gold Band Snapper. This was the freshest tasting fish I have ever eaten. Not just the fish itself but the way it was cooked with the lovely flavours of coriander and bean sprouts. So tasty. And a very large portion for just one man (which is why we could all try some!).
Froggy ordered a Live Whole Mud Crab. They had one 700g crab left and it had Froggy’s name on it. She chose to have it chilled with salad, potatoes and dipping sauces. The crab was very tasty and of course we all loved the potatoes. The three sauces were an aioli, a seafood sauce and also a “chilli sauce”. To give you an indication of how spicy the “chilli sauce” was, when Froggy and I were trying to figure out what the sauces were before we bothered to ask anyone, we thought that sauce as a capsicum sauce. Absolutely no kick, and usually I find things spicy that are only peppery to others. Other than that, the crab was wonderful.
This was the Pan Seared Coral Trout with Grilled Prawns on a celeriac and leek puree with blood peach butter sauce. I almost ordered this but luckily I didn’t because I really don’t like the flavour of celery. I did when I was little but now I can’t stand it. However Mr Monky who ordered this one LOVES celery and he enjoyed this dish immensely. I had a taste of the coral trout and it was fresh and I loved the crispy skin. I didn’t get to try the grilled prawns but was told they were very good.
And finally this was my main, grilled barramundi and soft shell crab on a bed of potato mixed with a leafy green vegetable and topped with asparagus. The soft shell crab was AMAZING and it was very sad that there was only a tiny piece on top. It made me wish I had ordered the soft shell crab entree as well. But the fish was beautifully done, again very fresh, and the potato was delicious.
This is how much I loved my meal.
We weren’t going to order dessert, because the plan was to head somewhere else for coffee and sweets, but since it was my birthday (almost) our waiter let me know that they would be giving me a complimentary dessert of my choosing.
Passionfruit Brulee with pistachio nut biscotti was my choice and it was such a good one. The brulee was lovely and the biscotti was the nicest biscotti I have ever eaten. In fact I usually find that I don’t even like biscotti, but everyone loved this one and there was barely enough to share around.
Lure has been winning awards and its not hard to see why. The seafood is fresh and prepared elegantly and the wait staff have perfect manners. They really made it an enjoyable dining experience and a wonderful early birthday.
Kobe Jones – Sydney
Cuisine: Japanese
29 Lime Street
King Street Wharf, Sydney
Ph: 02 9299 5290
I have been with my Mr Monky now for five whole years and we’ll be getting married in August. So this is a super special five year anniversary post.
I spent a lot of time researching where to have our anniversary dinner before our trip to Sydney. There were of course the big names in Sydney dining such as Tetsuyas, but we decided to save some money so we could hire a nice car for the whole weekend. But spending less money never means we’re eating anything less delicious and we were certainly not disappointed with our meal at Kobe Jones.
This lovely Japanese restaurant sits facing King Street Wharf in Sydney. Even if you do not sit out on the balcony, you get just as lovely a view from inside. It didn’t take us long to decide on having the “Perfect for 2″ degustation style menu for $95 per person.
While waiting for our first course I ordered a very tasty cocktail. It was fruity and refreshing, but I have been a bad food blogger and forgotten what it was called. I’m almost certain it had sunset in the title.. but as always I get distracted by the food.
First up is the Number One Special. A crab salad with avocado wrapped in a piece of seaweed and then a very thin slice of snapper and baked with Kobe Jones secret sauce. The outer part is a cheese layer. This was so tasty and we noticed that a lot of other diners were ordering the same thing. It was a bit like a big sushi but with no rice. Oh I want more!
Next up was the Kobe Jones’s Flavour Sixophony.
In this shot glass is salmon in ponzu jelly. This was probably my least favourite of everything I ate that night. It was a very strange texture for something salty and fishy and I am still trying to warm to very fishy flavours.
Then there were the two pieces of sushi, one called the Caterpillar (unagi, crab salad, cucumber with avocado on top) and the other an Alaskan crab sushi.
There was also the Lollypop sushi, which is tuna, snapper, salmon, crab salad, asparagus and smelt roe wrapped in a thinly peeled cucumber with a soy sauce vinaigrette. This was so nice, the fish pieces were extra fresh and I had no problem eating them being new to the world of sashimi.
Another of the sixophony was the Seafood Poke which was Hawaiian style sashimi cubes marinated in poke sauce. Again the fish was very fresh and the poke sauce had a nice sesame oil flavour. I loved this one and could definitely have eaten more.
Last but not least was the T&T or succulent cherry tomato filled with Kobe Jones’s special salad topped with a tangy stick of beef, tataki style. Definitely ate this one too quickly, wish it could have lasted longer!
Next we had the Carpaccio Scallop which was scallop sashimi seared and drizzled with wasabi dressing. We kind of found out the hard way that it was wasabi dressing, but after the first one we were able to be a bit more conservative with it. So succulent!
Next was a mouth watering Miso Citrus Lobster Tail, a grilled green lobster tail served in a miso citrus sauce on a bed of steamed vegetables and wafu thermidor sauce. I could have licked the plate clean I loved the sauce so much. The lobster was perfectly cooked and there was much of it. You may have to fight over the last piece. Hopefully your partner loves you more.
Next up was a palate refresher, a small scoop of black sesame ice-cream. I love black sesame ice-cream and this had a very real flavour to it, and you could even feel the texture from the crushed sesame seeds.
Our next course was very exciting, as it was the Tajima Wagyu, served on a hot rock plate with mushrooms and dipping sauce. The beautiful wagyu comes out in raw cubes and your waiter rubs a piece of wagyu fat over the plate to season it. It is then up to you to cook your wagyu just the way you like it. There were two sauces to go with the meat, one with miso and again I wish I took the time to remember what the second was instead of mentally yelling at the wagyu to cook faster so I could eat it. I don’t think it would have mattered how long we cooked the wagyu for, it would still have been tender and tasty.
Lastly was the Ama Ozen, or in English, a big platter with a silly but welcomed number of desserts on it.
There was a macaroon, I think either raspberry or cherry, or some kind of berry at least, topped with a liqueur soaked cherry and a piece of gold leaf. Then there was the strawberry pieces and cream topped with a nutty, sweet kind of fairy floss. There was the mini creme brulee which tasted like a little vanilla pudding. The green tea tiramisu topped with a piece of chocolate. Two long sticks of chocolate.
Two pieces of cheese cake dressed with fruit to look like sushi. One was topped with strawberry, the other with mango.
This dinner was so filling, but so enjoyable. And we did not have to wait very long for the food to start arriving at our table. The restaurant does seem to get busy on a Friday night, but lucky for us Brisbanites we seem to eat earlier than others and we managed to beat the crowd. Booking certainly helped and I recommend you do this if you plan to visit. Afterwards we took a nice walk back along the wharf and crossed the footbridge to the other side of the water. Awww, how romantic!
QV Food court
First you choose the seafood (barramundi, salmon, scallops etc), then choose whether you wanted it steamed or grilled, then choose rice or couscous, then choose a salad.
I thought I should be healthy, so I chose steamed scallops w/ rice & papaya salad. First, the papaya salad- very yummie, very fresh with crunchy peanuts- nice. Steam scallop- less nice. A bit fishy in flavour and without any sauce to speak of the whole dish is quite dry- I had to throw in some XO sauce
So much for my health kick I think next time I might try the grilled scallops instead- but overall is a very healthy and good for value choice.
Blackjacks
Cuisine: Buffet (Seafood, Breakfast, Sunday Roast, Asian style)
Top of the Queen Street Mall,
Brisbane
Ph: 1800 506 889
I’ve been to Black Jacks for the buffet at the Treasury Casino before. But they have recently renovated and apparently changed their buffet offerings. It used to be the same buffet every day, but who wants to be boring? Now there is a seafood buffet on Wednesdays and Thursdays, there’s also an Asian day (I feel loved) and also a Sunday roast buffet and Sunday breakfast buffet, strategically set on Sundays only. We went for the seafood buffet of course which is $49.90 for non-members or $39.90 for rewards members. The prices for the different buffets varies a little.
So its not the best seafood buffet in town, but I don’t think that’s what they’re trying for. It is probably one of, if not the cheapest. I’m going to try and do this as briefly as possible (I have 5 restaurants to post today, sorry Yang, I’ll try harder to spread these out next time! I promise!).
- The freshly cooked prawns – I wish I’d eaten more of these. It’s hard to go wrong with something like this, especally with lemon and seafood cocktail sauce.
- Bugs (Moreton Bay?) – They didn’t taste like anything. Like someone had washed all the natural flavour away. Bit disappointing.
- Mussels – These were okay. Nothing to complain about.
- Oysters – Again these were okay.
- Crab – While I didn’t eat this, it was reported to me that it was a bit like the bugs, not really any flavour. Must employ seafood sauce here but then that’s kind of pointless.
- Salt & Pepper Calamari – while standing around trying to decide what to put on my plate I heard another patron talk to the chef and exclaim that this was the best salt and pepper calamari he’d ever tasted. After trying it myself I have to come to the conclusion that either this person has never eaten salt and pepper calamari before in his life or if he has that someone lied to him and it wasn’t really salt and pepper calamari. This was probably the least impressive salt and pepper calamari I’ve ever eaten. Sure it was edible, but it just tasted like batter, and not even nice batter.
- All other sides: rice, pasta, roast veges, steamed/boiled veges, pasta salad – adequate for a lower priced buffet.
- Bread & Butter Pudding: I’ve said before this isn’t my favourite dessert, wasn’t too fussed with it Andy said it was okay.
- Carrot cake: I didn’t mind it, but I recently made one myself and it tastes so much nicer fresh out of the oven.
- Some kind of chocolate pudding: as you would expect
- Ice-cream: Total plus is that now they have more flavours of ice-cream!!! I had something with toffee and good ol’ vanilla. Sprinkles are a must.
- Brownie: Rich and brownie like. Good for chocoholics.
- Black Forest Cake: Again nothing to rave about, but nothing wrong with it.
- Apple Crumble: Difficult to go wrong with this, unless you forget to put apple in. Definately add custard and vanilla ice-cream if available.
- THE BEST DESSERT AT THE DESSERT BAR: Vanilla Mousse Custard thingy. I don’t really remember what it was called, but it came in a tiny little plastic cup, similar to a tiny sauce dish/container and sprinkled with what looked like pieces of pistashio or some such. This was so yummy I asked the next person going to the desserts to get me another one. They look ludicrously small, but I had to struggle eating two (however this was after eating a lot of food and tasting most of the desserts).
New Ocean Restaurant
Cuisine: Chinese, Seafood
53-7 Jalan Barat
Off Jalan Imbi
Kuala Lumpur
Ph: 603 2142 3473
As we drove along Jalan Barat trying to find the restaurant I was distracted by the sight of the many cars squeezed onto the pavement and other nooks and crannies you would not think you could park in. I was then further amazed at how the three cars holding our dinner guests managed to find spaces to park in front of the restaurant as well.
Stepping in front of New Ocean you will find a large outdoor seating area which is also home to their open air kitchen. There are also a number of large tables (one of them ours) inside where the air-conditioning. I was told that it is advisable to call and book if you would prefer to eat inside.
We had a large group and dined there twice so I am able to report back on a large range of their dishes. New Ocean Restaurant, as their name suggests, is primarily a seafood restaurant but they can cook other things just as well.
French beans and Okra in blachan sauce, cooked perfectly they had a lovely flavour and texture. Normally I don’t eat okra, as I always remember it as the vegetable that’s hairy on the outside and squishy inside, but they were cooked so well I didn’t even notice.
Vegetables in garlic sauce.
…if you want to eat the best seafood you are going to have to get your hands dirty.
Prawns fried in the shell, deliciously simple, with a ginger and soy dipping sauce.
We also tried steamed prawns on another night (but the fried ones were definitely better, the dipping sauce was so simple but it really suited the prawn meat).
Black pepper crab and…some steamed fish, the flesh of both dishes is tender and flavour permeates every bite.
Chicken steamed with Chinese sausage and ginger, had a wonderful mix of flavours and the chicken was infused with ginger.
Buttermilk crab, this one was my favourite of the two types of crab we tried. The sauce was so creamy and the crab so succulent.
The chef pre-cracks a lot of the shell but you are given a handy little mallet or pincers to help you get to the best bits of meat tucked away in the sauce soaked shell.
And now you cannot have crab without bread for dipping in the sauce! We chose the fried variety, so soft… yes they are small, so probably best to order more than one serve for the table.
Fish paste chicken – why has no one ever introduced me to this dish before? Slices of chicken meat with fish paste spread on one side then deep fried.
Egg tofu and golden mushrooms (enoki) – one of my favourite mushrooms cooked in a thickened sauce with delicious medallions of egg and tofu mixed together. There was also an abalone dish that was similar to the earlier dish of egg tofu and enoki mushrooms, basically the same but instead of enoki there was abalone.
Sadly this was the least appetizing seafood dish, the calamari was nice and crispy, but the curry powder flavour cheapened the dish. I would have much preferred just a simple salt and pepper coating.
And who could forget dessert? Deep fried ice-cream, but in small disk shaped scoops and unlike the deep fried ice-cream at many fast food places back home, the batter was thin and light and didn’t make the dessert feel too heavy or oily.
All-in-all they were two wonderful meals. While there are some dishes I would keep away from, the crab was definitely a winner. And I think next time I won’t share my dessert with anyone. They can get their own!
Wilsons Boathouse – Hamilton
Cuisine: Seafood
Mains: Average around $40
Portside Wharf
Shop 1, 39 Hercules Street
Hamilton, Queensland
Tel: (07) 3868 4480
I’m not sure what brought on the urge for my husband-to-be to take me to eat yummy seafood at Portside, but hopefully it happens more often! He even called to book 
Wilsons Boathouse is located at Portside Wharf in Hamilton, though another and the original boathouse still exists in Manly. Wilsons Portside sits with a river view and has big glass doors so most diners in the restaurant can enjoy it. Our table was a bit tucked away behind one of these doors which could have been the reason why it took us a while to get someones attention to take our order.
In order to prevent me from spending a million dollars on oysters and lobster, hubby-to-be suggested we each have the fisherman’s platter. At $41.90 it provided us with a variety of seafood goodies to feast upon. I also added a side of cooked vegetables (though it was a seafood restaurant I REALLY enjoyed the veges).
Local sand crab (half of one), Fraser Island prawns, Balmain bug, shucked oyster (Sadly only one!),salt & pepper calamari, beer batter whiting and prawns (2 fresh and 1 in some kind of batter). You also get some chips, cocktail sauce and a clothed lemon half.
I wish there were more oysters, but only because I’m an oyster fiend.. maybe I should have tried harder to convince my dining partner to buy me a whole plate of oysters! The platter was filling without the extra oysters, and we didn’t even have any starters. Besides of course the complimentary something they served us to whet our appetite. I can’t really remember what it was but it was seafoody and yummy.
On a whole, the food was really nice. I would have liked to have tried some other things though as it is difficult to generalise how good their food is based on one dish. Hopefully I get taken there again *hint hint*.
I think one of the most memorable parts of our dining experience at Wilsons was that we had an exceptionally lovely waiter attend to us all evening. If I remember correctly, his name was Graham. He was very pleasant, just chatty enough without being a bother and just generally fun to have around! I can’t even remember the last time I had a waiter that I actually enjoyed having been served by so we left him a small tip.
So if you are after some nice seafood with a view, or even just a place where you will enjoy the service, please do give it a try, and consider taking me along too!
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