Monday, August 3, 2009

Ocean Prime, Tampa

Ocean Prime is definitely one of those memorable places to eat. If you request the booths looking out over the fountain, then you have the perfect place to people watch as well. We enjoyed the banter with our waiter, Lyndi, who made several wonderful suggestions. The bone-in filet and the Chilean Sea Bass were a taste extravaganza! Each was served with scrumptious morsels of fragrant black truffles – Ed requested the truffle butter for his entre, and mine was served with a truffle sauce to die for.

To start the evening off, we savored their “smoking” Berries and Bubbles, but at $16.00 each, one is enough – save room for a glass of wine with dinner. I usually gravitate to raw oysters; Ed the soup specialties. The oysters were good, just not the selects I was expecting; they were average size (try the oysters at Bascom’s Chophouse where six really is enough, but that’s another blog). The presentation of the raw oysters was beautiful; they love the dry ice thing there! Oh, but that soup! The She Crab Bisque was creamy, crabby, and the chopped corn really made it tasty. Add the crab fritter and you’ve got the talk of the town kind of good. I think they could add crab fritters as a separate appetizer!

As the reservations filled the room, we saw eclectic groups of couples, a family with child (well behaved), friends meeting friends, etc. The chatter was lively but not overbearing. As always in Florida, attire was casual to dressy. It’s the kind of atmosphere you make it; we enjoy dressing up, and that was par for the course (another blog) for the most part. Reservations suggested.

Our choices:
She Crab Bisque & Crab Fritter $ 16
Daily Selection Of Oysters On The Half Shell $ 16 (for six)
Chilean Sea Bass, Glazed Carrots, Champagne Truffle Sauce $ 36
12 oz Bone-In Filet $ 43
Black Truffle Macaroni & Cheese $ 11
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie $ 8
Peanut Butter Mousse w/Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache
White Chocolate Key Lime Tart $ 8

http://www.ocean-prime.com/

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