Grand Central Oyster Bar.

So, I haven't posted for a while because I was really sick over this past weekend/week, then this week was midterms. I have a few reviews from last weekend with my parents (from before I got sick Saturday night...) that I feel the need to share with the world.

First, let's start with Grand Central Oyster Bar. We went here last Friday night, it being a Friday during Lent, and the poor Catholics having to replace their steak with oysters and crab claws... It came highly recommended via various online reviews, and it seemed like a great place to take my Midwesterner parents: it's part of the history of Grand Central station, a seemingly real attraction, and one of the oldest oyster bars in New York City. The menu is really large and completely available online, and I was hooked.

Unfortunately, the food was utterly disappointing for the prices. My dad and I both had Florida Blue Crab Claws (basically enormous crab claws that are cooked, then served chilled), and while they were large, they weren't served correctly. They had clearly been made way in advance, and when you chill the crab for too long, it refuses to separate from the shell. So after basically picking out miniscule amounts of meat... not worth it. The Oysters Rockefeller were actually really good, but I'd say that was the one redeeming factor of the meal. My scallops were flavorless, my mom's shrimp salad was miniature, and well, my dad ordered fish n' chips... so he really had nothing to complain about.

Seriously, it might be a great raw bar. But the dinner menu was awful. It's definitely not worthy of all the hype. Skip it.