Growing up, my mother made Red Lobster sound sooooo decadent. Apparently, it was the nicest place to take a date, etc. Well that may be true if you want to impress your date with dollar signs. But, beyond the priceyness of the food, Red Lobster churns out food that is comparable to a nice, upscale Long John Silver's.
Granted in the middle of Oklahoma, or any other land-locked state, the seafood isn't going to be spectacular. But I think it shouldn't taste like it just came from under the heat lamp.
I took my wife there for birthday celebrations and we split the Lobster Lover's Dream. Hitting the wallet at $29.50, this plate comes with two lobster tails, shrimp pasta Alfredo and a "side". We chose mashed potatoes. One of the lobster tails was chewy, almost gummy, and our mashed potatoes obviously had been powder mere minutes before our order. The shrimp Alfredo seemed to be the only redeeming value on the plate. Our dessert was the Apple Cinnamon pie with ice cream, drizzled with caramel. Palate cleansing for sure, but not to die for.To ease the pain of losing $15 - $30 on an entree, the nice staff brings you the famous Red Lobster garlic cheese biscuits. I liked the biscuits, they had more flavor than the lobster. But again, perhaps the downfall of Red Lobster in our case is that it's landlocked and the cooking talent for seafood isn't exactly native to Oklahoma.
Rating: ***
3 comments:
Nice review! I love the biscuits at Red Lobster. That alone is almost enough to get me to eat there. Mmmmm....
The biscuits were great weren't they? :)
Okay, so there's a simple solution: Next time you are here on the East Coast, let me take you to a place I know in Bal'mer. You'll appreciate even more why seafood is best when eaten within touching distance of the water it came from.
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