Comments on: Manhattan More-Than-Survival Guide (#1) http://buzzdome.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/manhattan-more-than-survival-guide-1/ Things that fascinate me that might interest you Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:53:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: et alia http://buzzdome.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/manhattan-more-than-survival-guide-1/#comment-81 et alia Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:40:55 +0000 http://buzzdome.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/manhattan-more-than-survival-guide-1/#comment-81 I think the various stews and pan roasts at the oyster bar are good values, although a bit more expensive than the sandwiches. Alas, the lobster and combo stew/pan roasts are right up there in the Oyster Bar entree price range and (so a friend who ordered one told me) not as good as the scallop or oyster ones. I moved to the Boston area in fall '06 and one of the frustrations of living here is the lack of a seafood restaurant that could hold a candle to the Grand Central Oyster Bar. Legal Seafood, a wretched chain, charges prices in the same range as the Oyster Bar for seafood that doesn't even come close. Can we look forward to a parallel series on the pleasures of Brooklyn? I think the various stews and pan roasts at the oyster bar are good values, although a bit more expensive than the sandwiches. Alas, the lobster and combo stew/pan roasts are right up there in the Oyster Bar entree price range and (so a friend who ordered one told me) not as good as the scallop or oyster ones.

I moved to the Boston area in fall ‘06 and one of the frustrations of living here is the lack of a seafood restaurant that could hold a candle to the Grand Central Oyster Bar. Legal Seafood, a wretched chain, charges prices in the same range as the Oyster Bar for seafood that doesn’t even come close.

Can we look forward to a parallel series on the pleasures of Brooklyn?

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