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Chi-Town 10-30-2022 08:56 AM

A Florida fish restaurant without Florida fish. Disappointing.

Babubhat 10-30-2022 08:57 AM

Bluefin with a different name. Not a bad thing

'Boston Globe' Finds Mislabeled Fish In Restaurants : NPR

JSR22 10-30-2022 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by pauld315 (Post 2152526)
It is a good thing that this is an FMK restaurant. They own so many places they can absorb the losses this place will take. Prices are too high for the Spanish Springs area.

I think they will do fine. The prices are fine for the quality of food. FMK has a huge following. There are a lot of people looking for quality dining not SYSCO out of the bag food.

MandoMan 10-30-2022 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by N44125 (Post 2152093)
Although not opened, I found their website with menus online. Looks like a great addition to SS. Located in the old Too Jays site

Coastal Del Mar | Seafood Restaurant | The Villages Florida

Thanks, though I’d rather eat a hot pastrami sandwich and onion rings than seafood.

Joe C. 10-30-2022 11:18 AM

No thanks ...... I'm willing to pay $15.00 for good fish & chips (like Chelo's in R.I.), but I think that the new restaurant is a bit expensive for a retirement village.

LG999 10-30-2022 11:41 AM

Thanks!
The food looks great, but as others have said -- it is expensive.

Byte1 10-30-2022 12:22 PM

Menu looks great, but the PRICES seem kind of high. Inflation is kicking butt.

JSR22 10-30-2022 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Byte1 (Post 2152626)
Menu looks great, but the PRICES seem kind of high. Inflation is kicking butt.

The prices are same as any non-chain restaurant that has a chef and uses fresh ingredients. What do people think freshly prepared entree's should cost?

birdiebill 10-30-2022 01:24 PM

Looks good to me. We will eat there occasionally even though we live just north of 44.

charlieo1126@gmail.com 10-30-2022 01:35 PM

Always the same when someone posts a new menu , the same people are all over it with the prices are so high , well then don’t go there . I was at Harvest last night ,the place was filled as was Blue Fin so obviously some people like to dine a little better.I don’t understand complaining about prices in places you aren’t going to visit . On another front , I had forgotten it was Halloween night at Brownwood , after we left Harvest it was great fun to walk around and listen to the music ,check out the stands , play some ski ball and best of all the people watching including all the young children that looked adorable, did we have to circle around in parking lot before we found a place in the back of parking lot , yes we did ,but at 83 I was able to make it without a walker , Fyi the mantra there’s no parking is usually made by people who the last time they exercised was high school gym class , I am not talking about disabled GO Patriots

OrangeBlossomBaby 10-30-2022 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JSR22 (Post 2152636)
The prices are same as any non-chain restaurant that has a chef and uses fresh ingredients. What do people think freshly prepared entree's should cost?

There's no way they use fresh cold-water lobster. If they don't come already boiled and packaged frozen in vacuum-sealed bags, and they don't have an aquarium where you can pick your own live lobster, then their "cold water" lobsters are not going to be edible.

JSR22 10-30-2022 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2152649)
There's no way they use fresh cold-water lobster. If they don't come already boiled and packaged frozen in vacuum-sealed bags, and they don't have an aquarium where you can pick your own live lobster, then their "cold water" lobsters are not going to be edible.

I have had their lobster at Harvest and it is delicious. You have made it clear that you will not dine there. No reason for your negative comments.

Byte1 10-30-2022 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JSR22 (Post 2152636)
The prices are same as any non-chain restaurant that has a chef and uses fresh ingredients. What do people think freshly prepared entree's should cost?

No argument. Just saying it's a bit over priced for some folks that are on a static income that's being chiseled down by inflation. I do not fault any business for how much they desire to charge. That's what you get with freedom and free enterprise. And that is a good thing. Everyone looks for a good deal, whether on meals or services.

Shimpy 10-30-2022 03:43 PM

Coastal Del Mar
 
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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2152166)
Have been very much anticipating a good seafood restaurant in the SS area, but after reviewing the menu I am disappointed. Haddock, salmon, tuna, shrimp and scallops are available just about anywhere, including when we are up north. Was very much hoping for some good fresh Florida fish that’s not readily available in other places like red snapper, grouper, mahi mahi, redfish, etc…. I’m sure the food will be prepared very well like the other FMK run restaurants in the Villages, but the menu selection is very generic and certainly nothing special.

Include Stone Crabs when in season.

shortstack 10-30-2022 04:38 PM

If we want GOOD food, it will cost more. For you to go on here and infer that the prices are outrageous is unfair. Just go to places that you can afford and give a new business a chance to prove themselves.


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