Comments on: on seafood and service

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:35:38 +0000

OK I was hungry before I read this and now I’m STARVING. Their wait staff sounds jacked. It’s the little things like that that can really make or break a dining experience.

By: miko

miko — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:22:22 +0000

like Minty says, your description of oysters is exactly why I love them too.

it sounds like overall the quality of the food was pretty good. not sure if I’ll ever be in Houston but I’d definitely add it to my list of places to try.

it’s too bad about the service; when you go to a nice restaurant the service is at least half of the experience and can really affect your views of the place.

By: andrea

andrea — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:10:08 +0000

I love treats from the sea! And yes, the complaints you have about waitstaff service are completely valid. I think I’m overly critical of how service is for many restaurants that are “higher” quality/standard, and I blame that entirely on waiting tables at a high standard place. We would *never* clear anything off of a table until the whole table were ready for it (of course, unless you get that cranky I’m-used-to-Red-Lobster type who would hold their empty plate out to whomever passed, regardless of if it were their server), and glasses were *never* part of that clearing. We left glasses until they pay the check. Dude…there is always more wine to drink!

Now I want to eat ceviche and seared fish. Nom nom nom.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:18:16 +0000

mmmm Reef! So tasty. I’m a little sad that you don’t have photos of the cool light fixtures there. I never dared to take my camera there–my Peter is not tolerant of me taking photos in “nice” places.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:12:25 +0000

Oh I should’ve mentioned – Reef is in Houston. Definitely not land-locked. I’m not sure why I hadn’t had oysters before, though. It’s not like Chicago has a shortage of great seafood. The meal was definitely worth the money though – probably worth more, in fact. The food was surprisingly affordable. My whole fish was $24.