I went back a week and a half later with my in-laws. I started with the pan roasted octopus that turned out to be a mistake. The meat itself was barely edible. To add to the failings of the texture, the kitchen had left way too much of the tentacles uncut and they ended in pointlessly long squiggles of chewy string. I was actually shocked. If it had just been the sauce or the idea of the dish I wasn't pleased with I would take on a much mellower tone in my critique, but there were no components of this plate executed properly.
For dinner I had the roasted Chilean sea bass. The fish itself was perfectly cooked this time, but the crust was very soggy. The portion size and the good fire on the fish helped to make up for any flaws (again, that portion size was very large and makes me wonder).
My in-laws had soup/chowder and those were very tasty. Chrissie had the tuna tartare. The tuna chunks and the portions were huge (not in a good way) and the the overall dish was heavy. She had a special for dinner that was fine.
High Points-
- Great service
- Interesting location and physical layout
- Almost an all fish menu
- A gigantic martini that I almost couldn't finish
- Fish was all well cooked (with the exception of the octopus)
- Quality of food is not as high as it was last year
- Two nights in two weeks with meals that all had real problems
- The octopus appetizer was the worst dish I've had in a quality restaurant in a long time
Update- We went back recently with my aunt and uncle. The food was in fact differently portioned (the sea bass was a normal sized piece and did not have the oily crumb crust). My aunt described a similar experience with the octopus and no one tempted fate by ordering it a third time. The only issue of the evening was a plate of truffled French fries that arrived just as we were ordering dessert. The management was very apologetic and offered complimentary desserts to balance out the issue. The real shame of the matter was that the fries were very good and I would have enjoyed devouring them during the meal.
Goldish is located at:
6 Rockledge Avenue
Ossining, NY 10562
2 comments:
I don't know if this is the appropriate forum, but I would love for you to include a section in your blog about conversations you have with wait staff, hosts, chefs, and cooks. I am really interested to hear if you had any conversations with the people at Goldfish during which you told them about their obvious decrescendo in service and quality. What do you think?
Descrescendo? Who is this Stephen and where did he find such a colorful vocabulary?
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