Oceanaire update

We went back to Oceanaire for our anniversary on February 9th. I just realized the other day I'd forgotten to post the photos form that visit. Anyway, we arrived at 6:30 pm and the restaurant was very busy. I suppose the recent relocation of Oceanaire has renewed interest in it.

The new setting is very nice and a lot more open than the dining room in the last location with higher ceilings. They still have the comfortable large half circle booths. I think the overall capacity is slightly higher than before as well.

We were seated promptly, but the server did not stop by our table for quite some time. Finally, after about 6 or 7 minutes our server stopped by and introduced himself and took our order. After this, his service was excellent.

For appetizers, we ordered the same thing as last time, the tuna poke and oysters. Once again, both were very good.

We both ordered scallops, just different preparations. I had the scallops with orange sauce. They were very good and the scallops were cooked perfectly.

John ordered his scallops grilled. They were cooked fine, but they were very, very salty. Probably over salted.

And to celebrate our anniversary we once again received complimentary baked Alaska. This time it was filled with chocolate ice cream.

Considering this is sort of a new restaurant, that had only been open a couple of weeks, everything seemed to be operating perfectly, aside from the wait we experienced after being seated.

Discounts: Oceanaire still offers happy hour specials and the choices are very similar to what was offered at their old location, so there are some good deals available. I'd recommend checking their website for a current happy hour menu.


The Oceanaire Seafood Room
Downtown
50 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: 612-333-2277

www.theoceanaire.com