Fishermen Club House Restaurant
MJNL and I had dinner at the Fishermen Club House Restaurant last night. We had heard about this place from a couple of people and the reviews online rated the place very highly. We tried to go last week but the line up was ridiculous (and it was a week night)! So we made a reservation this time and showed up early. The place was still packed.
They are known for their lobster, and the entrance was jam packed with tanks and tanks of lobsters. Most of them were more than two pounds in size, and many were closer to five! I had heard before that larger lobsters are not as tasty as the meat tends to be more tough. I don't recall where I got that news from, but we went with the 2.5 lb lobster dinner special. They pulled out a lobster that was 3 pounds and asked if it was okay to use. The lobster looked okay to me, so we went with it. What came back was some of the best lobster I had ever eaten! The meat was surprisingly soft, and the sauces they used were so tasty! It looked like they chopped up the lobster, dipped it in some sort of honey garlic batter and deep fried the pieces, reserving the tail for a separate steamy end with dried scallops and green onions. The fried lobster pieces had their shells chopped in such a way that the meat was relatively easy to extract without having to resort to crackers or a fork, although the latter was provided for the dish.
The service was very good for a Chinese restaurant, and the cost was high for a Chinese restaurant, but worth the money.
We thought that we would have leftovers, but ended up polishing off that three pounder after an hour. I think we'll be taking my parents over there when they get back..
There is a footnote though: Something in the food did not agree with MJNL, but I had no problems with the meal.
They are known for their lobster, and the entrance was jam packed with tanks and tanks of lobsters. Most of them were more than two pounds in size, and many were closer to five! I had heard before that larger lobsters are not as tasty as the meat tends to be more tough. I don't recall where I got that news from, but we went with the 2.5 lb lobster dinner special. They pulled out a lobster that was 3 pounds and asked if it was okay to use. The lobster looked okay to me, so we went with it. What came back was some of the best lobster I had ever eaten! The meat was surprisingly soft, and the sauces they used were so tasty! It looked like they chopped up the lobster, dipped it in some sort of honey garlic batter and deep fried the pieces, reserving the tail for a separate steamy end with dried scallops and green onions. The fried lobster pieces had their shells chopped in such a way that the meat was relatively easy to extract without having to resort to crackers or a fork, although the latter was provided for the dish.
The service was very good for a Chinese restaurant, and the cost was high for a Chinese restaurant, but worth the money.
We thought that we would have leftovers, but ended up polishing off that three pounder after an hour. I think we'll be taking my parents over there when they get back..
There is a footnote though: Something in the food did not agree with MJNL, but I had no problems with the meal.
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