Blue Lobster Seafood Restaurant (Frankel Avenue)

No reviews?! I was randomly checking restaurants that I've visited and stumbled across Blue Lobster. Blue Lobster specializes in seafood, and it's well worth the long trudge from my house. It's located along the same row of shops as Gourmet Plus.

The Lobster Thermidor is supposed to be a hot seller, but it costs a hefty sum (around 60 bucks or thereabout), which I was unwilling to part with (since there was set lunch). On Thursdays, freshly shucked oysters go for a mere $1 per piece, but then when we were there for lunch, there weren't any oysters cos the supply hadn't arrived.

We had the 3 course set lunch, which included a soup, main, dessert. Mushroom Soup with White Truffle Oil. The soup is packed with generous amounts of mushroom and the aromatic truffle oil goes really well with the soup. There is also a small serving of caramellized onions, which tastes great with their soft foccacia bread.

My crab meat Aglio Olio was pretty oily, with tasty morsels of crab and tongue numbing chilli padi for a spicy zing. But I must say that I regretted ordering this when the chargrilled fish came.

Grilled Hoki (Fish of the day) is extremely fresh, juicy and lightly grilled. It's exactuly how I like my fish to be done, just slightly dressed with a bit of sauce, but not too much that it masks the freshness of the fish. It was fantastic, and probably one of the best (cooked) fishes I've had. I couldn't really tell if it was pumpkin or sweet potato mash, but it was a intersting change to the usual boring mashed potatoes. It was slightly creamy, not too starchy.

For dessert of the day, we had Raspberry Parfait - it's like a non-meltable ice cream which has the texture of mousse and filled with crunchy nuts.

The interior of the restaurant is simple, and service is quick and efficient. Our water was topped up constantly, and the waiter (who recommended the fish) came to ask us how we liked it - he was as pleased as punch when we said the fish was great, since he was the one who recommended it.