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One Star Is Too Much! 8/11/2011

Prior to coming here, I read through the reviews and thought the positive reviews posted on Google would honestly reflect the service they gave high stars for...NOT!! I figure after visiting this place, the reviews might've been written by the owners themselves! Where do I begin... I quickly realized the valet parking was for the suckers who become mesmerized by the priceless view of the water and confuse this dump as being high class. What a useless service since the parking lot is only 10 feet away! Once I walked in, I couldn't help the strong smell of something fishy but not necessarily from the sea. The smell was as if someone in the room needed antibiotics for a bad skin infection! I figured sitting by the window might help but it didn't because they were not open and the smell was everywhere. Once seated, I was handed the menu containing some hefty prices for their dishes. Again, not going with my instinct I said to myself to give this place a try. Boy did I regret it! First of all, the dish was the size of an appetizer. The food was not inedible but tasted borderline to products found in the frozen food section of your supermarket. The flounder was nasty, the single baked clam was mushy and full of filler (Matlaws at your local supermarket are a thousand times better!) and the scallops had no taste! The only thing that tasted good were the string beans. I didn't finish my food nor did I take a doggy bag because I wouldn't want to do that to my dog. The positives... Good service from the poor waitstaff being forced to say with a smile that the food here is great. This place is a wanna-be fine dining, overcharging, waterview mesmerizing dump. Save your money, pay a toll and head over to City Island in the Bronx instead! more
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