R and I finally had dinner here last Thursday. The atmosphere is quite warm and romantic. Low lighting, warm woods, and metal tables provided an upscale feel to an otherwise gloomy Central Sqaure. The Mediterranean cuisine is tasty and solid. We had the antipasto dish with prosciutto, sopressata and grilled vegetables (R especially loved the eggplant), fresh oysters and shrimp from the raw bar, grilled trout with string beans and potatoes (entree), and an orange cheesecake with blood orange glace and thin candied peel (dessert, of course). The entree and dessert were nothing exciting. The appetizers, however, were an adventure. We had oysters from Rhode Island-Nantasket I believe, Massachusetts-Fleet, and New York-Long Island?. The RI oysters had a slightly bitter, briny taste with bite. The MA oysters were more delicate in flavor. The NY oysters were our favorite, being the most subtle in brine, largest, and deliciously juicy. The shrimps were large, but could have been a bit less cooked to enhance the fresh seafood nature. That reminds me of the most delicious amaebi sashimi during my last visit to Seattle.
Boston continues to surprise me. I thought they didn't have good seafood, but realized that they have delicious seafood, just at exorbitant prices students would never want to pay.
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*Mwahahaha* Glad to be the first one to comment here. Yes the seafood were pricy and tastyy, but on retrospect it might also just be the wrong place for seafood at all. Come to think of it, it wasn't how they did the food (not much was done), but how good the oyster are without anything added (OK maybe the side dippings were good). Antipasto were pretty good too. I'd say Central Kitchen is a little overprice based on their cooking skills (or maybe we've yet to see them shine). Should come back when we are rich working professionals. Possible private reunion destination? ^^
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