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Cuzin's Seafood New Brunswick, Nj

Cuzin's Seafood New Brunswick, Nj

78 Albany St, 08901, New Brunswick, US, United States

Full • Dining • Seafood • Ice Cream


"Cuzins Seafood and Clam Bar’s New Brunswick operation has been a long time coming, filling the site that was occupied by the much-missed Due Mari. The space is big, with a dramatic bar area and then a large area of tables with exposed brick and interesting woodwork. A couple of things strike. One is that it is noisy – all those hard surfaces bounce the sound around, particularly when busy as it was at 6.00 on a Wednesday. The other is a large glass freezer of joints of meat; this is maybe slightly odd for a seafood restaurant and perhaps somewhat disconcerting for pescatarians.Service was attentive but a little chaotic – they are still settling in so that is not surprising. They were very late with one main, but knocked it off the bill which was a good recognition that there was an issue. There were two big menus, the specials was nearly as long as the main food menu. Bread was decent, maybe a little undecided whether it was toasted or just a bit dry. It was good to arrive with a mix of olive oil, butter, and tomato. Oysters were excellent in flavor. The shucker may need a bit more practice in avoiding fragments being left in the oyster though. Great horseradish as well as other options.For mains we had swordfish and lobster roll. The swordfish had a good flavor, although it lost delicacy through being a bit overcooked. The mash and spinach with it were good in a comfort-good type way. The lobster roll was a bit too busy, obscuring the central role of the lobster. The asparagus with parmesan side was awful. The asparagus was tough. The parmesan was in a big glutinous matt. What should be an outstanding complement (as Salt next door can do) was a failure. And the truffle fries were deeply disappointing – it felt like they had sat around for a while and got soggy.The seasonal pecan crisp of the day we had for dessert was also ordinary. The if it says crisp it should be crisp; it wasn’t. The wine by the glass options were fine although the house prosecco was rather too sweet for our taste. Overall, it was a decent evening with positive ambience and some good aspects. A bit of room for improvement – we will be going back to check"

Shore St. Armands

Shore St. Armands

465 John Ringling BlvdFL 34239, Sarasota, United States

Wine • Fish • Meat • Cheese


"Chic. Coastal. Hip. Upscale. Modern. How do you describe Shore, one of the most popular and exciting new restaurants in Sarasota, Florida? All of the above. Located at 465 John Ringling Boulevard, in fashionable St. Armands Circle, next to the Shore store and the Foxy Lady, Shore is an oceanside diner with modern decor that serves seafood, burgers and salads to a mostly young and vibrant crowd. Take the stone stairs or the elevator to the second floor, open air dining room with a beautiful green wall and patio overlooking the street and a large back patio with retractable roof. Open from 11 to 10 Monday through Thursday, 11 to 11 Friday and Saturday and 10 to 10 on Sunday, Shore serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with free parking behind the restaurant. In busy St. Armands Circle, that's a welcome gift. For lunch, my wife and I started with ciabatta bread and spreads, yellow heirloom tomato soup and lobster, shrimp and crab cobb salad with chicken breast. For her entree, my wife chose a Black Grouper Sandwich, Creole grilled with coleslaw and truffle fries. It's a spinoff from Shore's dinner special, Almond Crusted Black Grouper with blue crag risotto and char-grilled asparagus. For my lunch treat, I opted for a Crispy Springer Mountain Farms chicken sandwich with tomato and provolone cheese, truffle fries and sweet vinegar coleslaw. Shore also has a location at 800 Broadway Street in nearby Longboat Key."

Taffer’s Tavern – Alpharetta (downtown)

Taffer’s Tavern – Alpharetta (downtown)

33 S Main St, Alpharetta, United States Of America

Full • Wine • American • Bar-lounge


"The food, drinks, atmosphere service was amazing, 10 out of 10, BUT, I ordered the Bubble drink but our server try as he might) could not get the bubble to form atop the drink. I ordered it solely for the bubble but he was unable to produce it I was very sad. I couldnt take a pic of it like I wanted felt stupid for buying a $15 drink that just looked like an ordinary drink because my drink didn't have the feature that made it worth $15. It still tasted incredible but I'm a little bitter about it because it was what I'd been looking forward to the most : It's dumb but I was really disappointed. We were the only customers there so I felt like he could've kept trying, he had no other tables... Or he could've gotten the bartender to do it.. Caution to others to order “cute” Instagram worthy drinks at your own risk because you may not get everything you see in the picture. It will still taste amazing though. Side note, the wing skin was NOT crispy but I heated them up for 20 more minutes in the oven at home once they were crispy enough to try they tasted phenomenal lemon pepper). Best lemon pepper seasoning I've ever tasted. I also highly recommend the onion rings, fries tavern burger. The Campfire drink tastes just like Fireball. It's great because I like Fireball) but tastes exactly like Fireball just fyi...do with that what you will. The cocktail flight is the best thing on the menu that you HAVE to try. Comes with cute little souvenirs too."