Fisherman's Catch Restaurant

Where: 111 Bayside Drive Point Lookout, NY 11569
Meal: Dinner
Food Type: Seafood
For Who: everyone

Ok Folks, I am not usually prone to denigrating a restaurant, but, this was the most unbelievably bad service and food I have ever not had the pleasure of enduring. Our server was annoyed with our table from the moment that we did not have our drink order handy despite the fact that we had only been seated for less than two minutes. When she did finally get our drink order, she was equally annoyed with the fact that she could not seem to find room on the table to place the beverages (a delicious martini - grey goose, a bottle of sauvignon blanc from marlboro new zealand and four brooklyn lagers.) For me, her dilemma was peculiar considering that there was no food on the table which was certainly large enough to accommodate the six of us. Never the less, we ordered our appetizers - and delicious, I must say. I was ready to have a wonderful meal at this point.

Appetizers done, plates not cleared - the salads arrive. Ok, we can move on.

Entrees arrive and neither the salads nor appetizers are cleared. All of the entrees arrive with the exception of one order. A member of our party kindly asks if the food is on the way after our server had delivered five entrees and said nothing about the sixth. She snaps back that she already said it was on its' way. Another member asks about the sauvignon blanc by the glass - the server is unsure whether it is served by the glass but refuses to check - so we order another bottle.

The food up until the entrees was actually decent. However, my local flounder with a basil sauce and spiced crumb topping is beyond dry and completely tasteless. I hear the same from the three other members who ordered the same dish. The seafood bake was the best - 1 1/4lb lobster, steamers, clams, quahogs, corn, potatoes corn bread. The steak order was overdone. At this point, the server seems to know that she has bent over backwards to ruin our meal and begins to work for the tip (no takers thankfully). We next order desert. So so. Nothing to write home about.

In conclusion, the manager of the restaurant was equally as indifferent to the fact that our server was obviously meant to have a different kind of job in life and blamed our table stating simply that he has never had a problem with her before. This was the single worst instance of service I have ever had. Frankly, I can usually forgive mediocre food if it is compensated with reasonable service because I am pretty happy once I have sustenance in my stomach. Unfortunately, Fisherman's Catch Restaurant is almost not worth writing about here - however, I fear that if I do not mention its' shortcomings, some poor soul may once again fall prey to its' quaint setting by the water and authentic visage. Poor, do not waste your money.