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Pearl Oyster Grill

Pearl Oyster Grill

1131 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, United States

Soup • Fish • Wine • Grill


"This space used to be a very good seafood restaurant named Doc McGrogan's. It changed this year. The first thing I noticed was the change of the menu, much less adventurous with less variety. First the good: our waiter was a very attentive young man who deserves to work in a better restaurant. The Oysters Rockefeller were decent, not the best but tasty and they used huge oysters. Unfortunately, that's where it ends. The hush puppies weren't crisp and came dusted with powdered sugar which my daughter did not like. The oyster stew was a recipe I did not care for. Plenty of large oysters but in a stock that was too thick and clogged with an excessive amount of potatoes which gave it an unsatisfying texture. My daughter had the king crab. It was overcooked and tasteless, and at $75 market price (my fault for not asking) a complete ripoff. My wife had salmon, it was slightly overcooked and bland. The worst were the mussels fra diavolo. The mussels themselves were small and tasteless. I have never had tasteless mussels before. They were in what can only be described as mock tomato sauce bright orange and watery, with no hint of spice or pepper. They would have been better off opening a can of Campbell's tomato soup instead. It was so thin it would not even stick to the tiny forkful of spaghetti they seem to have tossed in as an after thought. The food was so bad I almost feel violated."