1 /5 Gennaro DeFiore: MAN DO I WISH IT HAD NOT BEEN A MONDAY BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE GONE TO OUR FRIENDS AT " SERGIS " AND HAD A DECENT DINING EXPERIENCE !!!
My wife and I were looking foward to a nice luncheon on Our Anniversary Date late last month .
We are soberly aware of the stark absence of satisfactory Outside Dining Opportunities Locally . In our now eight years of blissful living in this " Magnificent North Country of New York State " the local , safe options are now One and Then NONE !
For every " excuse under the sun " each and every one , except one , who had at one time offered a reasonable opportunity now appear to have put the term " complacency " on a whole new level ! There now appears to be no bar so low that they WILL NOT OR CANNOT CLEAR in the characteristics of cleanliness , quality , adequate portion size , reasonable pricing that would GUARANTEE A FAIR DEAL FOR THE MOST FINANCIALLY CHALLANGED OF OUR NEIGHBORS TO ENJOY A BRIEF RESPATE FROM THE STRESS THAT SO MANY OF THEM SURVIVE EVERYDAY AND SO MANY MORE COULD NOT EVEN IMAGINE LET ALONE ENDURE THEIR PLIGHT !
The general consensus of all those other privately owned , non-franchised , independent establishments appear to be that they have " it knocked " and general local public , having no better options " are locked into " what ever these facilities place on the table for consumption as being satisfactory .
As for Our Anniversary Luncheon Date , the meal had so degenerated Our Reasonable Expectations from other occasions when we visited this establishment that My Wife ate virtually nothing of her meal ( we had that substandard Alfredo Dish placed into a travel container and when we arrived home I cut it up and fed it to Our Wild Crows that have been our pure joy these past 8 years ) !
As for My Shrimp Scampi pathetic portion that was supposed to be the " Main Event " of my selection , the 5 OVERCOOKED , SHRIVELED UP , FUSED , UNDERSEASONED POOR EXCUSE FOR " DINING ENJOYMENT " ; I WISH I BROUGHT ALONG A LIFE JACKET OR PRESERVER TO RESCUE THOSE POOR CRESTATIONS DROWNING IN AN ABUNDANCE OF AN OILY SLICK THEY CALLED THE SAUCE !
THE CHEDDAR BISCUITS ( for which the Lobster House is still apparently well known for ) were also soaked in an oily coating that permeated both the outside and inside of those now unrecognizable and barely edible accompaniments . They needed a large Painters Dropcloth to have any hope of not having the oil run down your fingers ,very generously sized napkins would never be up to the task !
As for the excuse of an accompanying side salad , the PATHETICALLY Portioned item served on dirty black plates ( I guess the color was chosen by the Management since it could disguise a high
