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With only seven days left to enjoy another Dine Out Lauderdale bargain, I’m glad I didn’t wait any longer. On Thursday night, I finally made it to Fish – A Restaurant. I’ve wanted to try this place since it opened. I even included a recipe from the head chef in one of my blogs when Fish first appeared on the local dining scene. But for some reason, I hadn’t made it there before last night. Just in time to get another fabulous meal at exceptionally good prices.
Honestly, the deals in this dining promotion are amazing. My girlfriend and I each had an appetizer, entrée and dessert – total bill $70, plus tax and tip. A glance at the regular menu showed that our entrees alone would have cost more than that at everyday prices. The portions were generous. The service was very good. And the food was excellent. We couldn’t resist getting the same appetizer. The lobster bisque seemed the standout choice to us both so we decided to go for it. We were glad we did. The broth was rich without being overwhelming, creamy but with a sharp tang of sherry. For our entrees, I ordered the red curry shrimp, Gwendolyn got the avocado mahi-mahi. We shared tastes, of course, and both dishes really were delicious. Her fish was tender and moist, cooked perfectly. My shrimp came in a beautifully presented arrangement, split with tails up, tied with a scallion. They were huge shrimp, so meaty that the waitress gave me a steak knife to cut them. My meal also came with slices of fresh lotus root, something I wouldn’t have known without the benefit of Gwendolyn’s Chinese-American upbringing. She was impressed that Fish would use this traditional Chinese fruit. So was I.
For dessert, she had the trio of sorbet and I got a trio of my own: a square of key lime pie, a piece of lemon pie and a good-sized hunk of tiramisu. All of them were good, but we leaned toward the tiramisu on my plate and the chocolate sorbet on hers. We didn’t come close to finishing our desserts, both of us feeling more than stuffed by now. So we lingered in our secluded booth a while, just enjoying the ambience of the place. Fish is beautifully decorated in – what else? – a marine life motif. The lighting is subtle and romantic without taxing your eyesight to read the menu. We found the staff friendly and the whole experience entirely delightful. Now that we’ve found Fish, we definitely plan to go back. I want to try some of their other meals. But it’s going to be hard to stay away from that lobster bisque.
Honestly, the deals in this dining promotion are amazing. My girlfriend and I each had an appetizer, entrée and dessert – total bill $70, plus tax and tip. A glance at the regular menu showed that our entrees alone would have cost more than that at everyday prices. The portions were generous. The service was very good. And the food was excellent. We couldn’t resist getting the same appetizer. The lobster bisque seemed the standout choice to us both so we decided to go for it. We were glad we did. The broth was rich without being overwhelming, creamy but with a sharp tang of sherry. For our entrees, I ordered the red curry shrimp, Gwendolyn got the avocado mahi-mahi. We shared tastes, of course, and both dishes really were delicious. Her fish was tender and moist, cooked perfectly. My shrimp came in a beautifully presented arrangement, split with tails up, tied with a scallion. They were huge shrimp, so meaty that the waitress gave me a steak knife to cut them. My meal also came with slices of fresh lotus root, something I wouldn’t have known without the benefit of Gwendolyn’s Chinese-American upbringing. She was impressed that Fish would use this traditional Chinese fruit. So was I.
For dessert, she had the trio of sorbet and I got a trio of my own: a square of key lime pie, a piece of lemon pie and a good-sized hunk of tiramisu. All of them were good, but we leaned toward the tiramisu on my plate and the chocolate sorbet on hers. We didn’t come close to finishing our desserts, both of us feeling more than stuffed by now. So we lingered in our secluded booth a while, just enjoying the ambience of the place. Fish is beautifully decorated in – what else? – a marine life motif. The lighting is subtle and romantic without taxing your eyesight to read the menu. We found the staff friendly and the whole experience entirely delightful. Now that we’ve found Fish, we definitely plan to go back. I want to try some of their other meals. But it’s going to be hard to stay away from that lobster bisque.
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