Mr. M and I decided to splurge on a midweek date night - dinner and a show. Having heard the raves about Oceanaire recently, we decided to check out their fixed price pre-theater menu. We had tix to the 6:30 showing of "You Can't Take It With You" at the DCPA, so we showed up at Oceanaire bright and early at 5 o'clock. The restaurant is a fish house, but a classy, art-deco, white tablecloth kind of fish house. A row of semi-circular high-backed booths look out over the main dining room, and we were seated in one of these. I loved being able to people-watch as we looked over the menu, sipping on a couple of lovely Sidecars to get us in a celebratory mood.
The pre-theater menu is served from 5-6:30. For $30, you pick 3 courses from a limited selection off the menu. I had a very nice chopped salad followed by a very fresh and perfectly cooked stuffed Dover sole. Mr. M had a bowl of clam chowder and the fish and chips. The portions were generous, and everything was quite good except for the fried fish Mr. M ordered - the batter was mysteriously lacking in salt or flavor. We had a forgettable chocolate mousse and creme brulee for dessert. I won't hold those things against them though, as what I really care about is the fresh fish, which they seem to have plenty of! The regular menu looks fantastic - not cheap, but very tempting. We had the check in plenty of time to walk across the street for the show, but we'll definitely be back another time when we can afford to linger.
BTW, the show was excellent. Go see it before it's over!
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