Big Fish- August 2010

I went to Big Fish on three separate occasions last month. My parents took me for the first visit for lunch. I hadn't eaten there before based on what I had heard about the food three years ago when they first opened. The place is small and uniquely decorated with fishing nets and painted port holes on the walls. My parents had been bragging about the blueberry lemonade so much my Mother and I spent hours searching Rockland for the blueberry syrup to make it at home.

    For my lunch I had a crab melt. There is nothing fancy about a crab melt, but crab meat is one of my favorites. Now when this crab melt arrived it engulfed almost the entire plate. It's shear size was intimidating. Not served on a typical piece of toast, this massive melt is served on garlic toast. This small alteration makes this meal irresistible.

    The next time I visited this establishment I went with my husband, sister, and mother for dinner. My sister and I shared the mussels Napoli appetizer. Now I can't remember ever having had mussels before but they have always smelled and looked so good. This dish is served steamed over butter, garlic, and tomatoes. Besides the absence of a separate bowl for the shells it was a mouth watering experience. In fact, it was so good I made my husband take me there for a third visit so I can enjoy the entire pound of mussels myself as an entrée.

    For my entrée during my second visit I enjoyed one of their specials Stuffed haddock with Brie Cheese. Now as delicious as this dish was it was not pretty to look at. It was a brown greasy mess. I love Brie cheese, however, the thick slices placed on top before broiling made the dish extremely greasy. I would recommend using a spreadable Brie cheese in this recipe next time without the rinds, and no broil after the cheese is placed on top. The heat from the dish is enough to melt the cheese especially the already soft spreadable kind.

    All of the seafood was fresh and cooked perfectly. The prices were more than fair for the quality. I would recommend this establishment to anyone looking for good seafood.

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