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Lulu's Oyster Tap House

Lulu's Oyster Tap House

500 1st St, 33785, INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, United States

Pizza • Seafood • American • Vegetarian


"Very good, but a little pricey. This is a very casual place with lots of painted flamingos, pink paint, and rolls of paper towels dangling from the ceiling on hangers. You just have to see it for yourself. All of the staff were friendly and efficient. Based on the smiles on the servers' faces, it seems as though this is a happy workplace. As a pretty good cook myself, seafood is not difficult to cook or season correctly, but I am often surprised as to how most restaurants over season and over cook it. Lulu's does it right. All of the seafood we ordered from grouper and mahi mahi and salmon to shrimp were fantastic and cooked perfectly. However, the crab cake was only okay because it had a seasoning that tasted a bit like relish and had a somewhat mushy texture. Something a crab cake never needs. Just lump crab, a little mayo, a little dry mustard, and Old Bay are all that is needed for an authentic and delicious crab cake. I also ordered the fried green tomatoes. The tomatoes were cut a bit too thin, and the coating was bland and not original. The roumalaude sauce was very good. The sides for all of the other entrees were okay. Acceptable, but nothing exceptionally good. Skip the $3 margarita special. While tasty, I could not detect any alcohol in it. It's usually best to stick with bottled beer in these places. I would return based on the excellent seafood and service. However, I felt that the prices were a bit high for the so-so sides and casual atmosphere."

Remington's Seafood Grill

Remington's Seafood Grill

4580 Beltline Rd Addison, TX 75001, 75001-4517, United States

Wine • Cafés • Steak • Seafood


"Okay, so I gave them one star, if I could give them zero, I would have. My partner and I chose Remington's for our Valentine's Day dinner, as it had pretty decent reviews, and actually had a reservations available that wasn't at some obscure hour like 9 pm. We arrived 15 minutes prior to our 7:45 pm reservation, and the host promptly acknowledged us and sat us shortly thereafter. I do have to say he was extremely courteous and welcoming. We sat down and decided to order the Oysters Rockefeller the menu described them as being baked with spinach and slab bacon with parmesan cheese. We also ordered the steamed Prince Edward Island mussels for our second appetizer. We both ordered the Blackened Redfish with sides of rice and we substituted green beans for the coleslaw that normally comes with the dinner entrees. The waitress returned with two glasses of water, and a small bread basket. We waited for what seemed like an eternity, and at one point I overheard our waitress telling the table next to us the kitchen was backed up due to some training issue to have training on a super busy night like Valentine's eve is absurd. I asked the waitress the status of our appetizer order, and she stated it was being plated as we speak. Soon thereafter, the two appetizers we ordered are delivered to our table, and what a disaster! The oysters were mounded with a literal hill of spinach on each one, with no slab bacon, and no oysters, just the spinach and the shells. Half the mussels came with shells and no meat on the inside, very disappointing. I advised the gracious host what had happened, he was appalled, and I advised that we chose not to complete our meal and we were going to leave. Because of this bad experience, I will never set foot in this restaurant ever again."