Legal Sea Foods

Legal Sea Foods, they were right about you. I was willing to give you a chance, on account of your location in Harvard Square and your hours (why does everything close at 22:00 in Boston on Saturday night? It baffles me to no end..). I was willing to ignore the people who said you were overpriced for the quality of your seafood. But guess what? For upwards of $150 for three people to eat not-that-much of not-the-highest-of-quality seafood – you’re overpriced. My server was super cool and was really helpful, so service is definitely not the problem. My main problems were your prices and your kitchen. Don’t get me wrong – I’m perfectly willing (and happy!) to pay $30-35 for an entree WHEN THE KITCHEN CAN DELIVER. Instead, I paid a little less at Legal for a grilled trio of fish, plus some shrimp and scallops. The shrimp and scallops were not bad, but I asked for my tuna RARE. You cooked it well done. I was a couple of Vouvrays in, so I wasn’t going to make a scene, but c’mon. If you’re confident in your seafood, please – undercook my fish.

Treasures of the Reef was okay (lobster, oysters, clams, shrimp, assorted sauces). Definitely nothing to write home about. In fact, the entire experience wasn’t anything to write home about. The least they could’ve done was give me a rock to smash open my crustaceans a la Barking Crab. Geez.

My dining companions and I left, full, albeit much broker than we’d intended at the beginning of the evening. The random torrential rains sweeping across Boston last night put a cap on that lovely evening. Next time I’ll consult a bit more closely with @eatBoston and Richard Auffrey (@RichardPF), a fellow foodie here in Mass., whom I’ve just discovered following me on twitter. Richard, I’ll hit up No Name on the Waterfront/B&G Oysters/et al soon and write ‘em up.  Keep the recommendations coming, please… til I run out of money