ditch plains for dinner?
We're thinking of going Friday around 7:30 with a group of 5. Is it crowded? And what's your favorite dish there? Thanks!
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bigjeff
Apr 3, 2008 11:57 PM
been there a couple times and I gotta say, not that special. I was expecting an amazing burger and it was alright. the lobster roll had some weird spicing/herbing that really took away from it. the place is a bit dark, quite crowded and loud, and, really not that amazing. I'd skip it.
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Ditch Plains is decent- just not the lobster roll. It has too many spices on it.
They had a crab & bacon salad in the summer that was great and a special shrimp po boy that was also tasty.
You can always order off the menu and get the Ditch Dogs which are hot dogs covered in mac and cheese.
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I like this place - especially the spicy coronas. I like the crab dip & mussels with chorizo. Also liked a few bites of lobster roll - a little too much tarrgon for me to eat the whole thing. The fish tacos were pretty tasty, and so was the make & cheese. I personally like have a few appetizzers there more than the mains.
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I thought Ed's was good, I would even say in league with POB. Good roll and similar quality portion to POB. While it is true POB gets crowded, I've never been rushed out and always found the service friendly. Also, Ed's is not exactly a big place; the back room is pretty boxy and tight. I do agree about Ditch Plains...pretty bad...
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re: Hungry Brooklyn Mike
Vikzen
Apr 3, 2008 09:01 PM
Can't speak for Ed's or Ditch Plains, but we ate at Pearl's Oyster Bar this evening and thoroughly enjoyed it. For apps we enjoyed crunchy flavorful fried oysters in pillows of house made tartar with tiny chunks of tomato, cucumber, and dill pickle on the shell, and Prince Edward's mussels in a light mustard cream sauce - so delicious we were sopping up the sauce with our bread! For entrees we chose two of the daily specials: a whole grilled dorada accompanied by a colorful variety of grilled vegetables (fennel, tomato, mushroom, green beans, red onion, zucchini) and a pan cooked striped bass with brussels sprouts with bacon and root vegetables, cubed tiny (is that tiny cubing a Manhattan trend?).
We didn't feel rushed, perhaps because we're comfortable claiming our seats as paying customers, though I did note out of the corner of my eye that our progress was checked on frequently. Service might have been brusque, but polite.
Our neighbors had the lobster roll and only raved - not too much mayo, they said, and nice big bites of lobster. Everyone around us seemed to be ordering the famed lobster rolls!
See attached photos. As satisfied out-of-towners, we humbly recommend POB.
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The food is really avarage at best, I hear people talking Lobster Roll which was so-so...go to Pearl Oyster Bar and then drop into Ditch Plains for drinks...good luck.
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re: MMRuth
ive found that pearl's shoves you in yr spot, always rushes you, and most importantly, the lobster roll tastes like its straight from a giant bucket.
thats my experience and i wont go there anymore.
ed's...surprisingly, is a beautiful spot...particularly the long bar. the lobster roll has less mayo and the bun is just delicious. the fries are better in my opinion too. staff is relatively cordial...though my last meal the waiter was a bit incompetent.
tides i liked the one time i went but its not the same type of place nor was i particularly amazed by it either.
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