After a long day of flying back from England, I made it out to dinner with siblings and friends for Restaurant Week. My friend Karim loves seafood, and that’s an understatement, so we settled on Captain Bill’s Seafood Restaurant in Middleton. What I love about Restaurant Week is that you can try a three-course meal at participating local restaurants for a reasonable price. This makes it super easy for ordering because the menu is limited.
We arrived to dinner around 8 pm and I was starving but severely jetlagged. I tried ordering a bottle of champagne for the table but was told that the bottle was small and would not be enough to share. I proceeded to order a bottle of wine thinking I could do the same thing but our waitress was persistent that they only sold it by the glass even though the wine list for Restaurant week show two prices and one that was clearly for a bottle. I thought I was going mad since I had been up for almost 24 hours. I was reassured I was not by my party, thankfully. I decided I had to order coffee if I wanted to stay awake and not be loopy.
Our waitress took our order for the first two courses. I had to get the clam chowder and most of the table agreed except Karim who opted for a chopped salad. As for the main course, all of us got the lobster tail with filet mignon while Roy, I believe, got bacon wrapped shrimp. Our first course came out quickly. The clam chowder was definitely interesting with bacon in it. I did not care for the bacon and felt that it overpowered the taste of the soup. I felt like I was eating a bake potato soup. It was a disappointment. If I wanted bacon soup, I would order it and not clam chowder soup.
First course down and I wasn’t overly impressed. We received our main course and I was pleased with the lobster tail but I could do without the steak. It was cooked to the right pinkness but the flavor was just all right. Of course, I saved the lobster tail for last because that was the highlight of the dish along with the asparagus. Francesca and Karim were disappointed that the lobster was somewhat cold.
When we finished our mains, we ordered our dessert. I chose the lava cake and hoped there was ice cream that accompanied it. The lava cake looked so sad when it arrived missing the lava part which makes the whole dessert. I tried looking around to see what other tables got for dessert to compare because honestly, I think the dessert was just poorly plated by our server. There was barely any chocolate syrup so it made it hard for me to enjoy the chocolate cake, which was essentially just an individual size Bundt cake. Overall, I was disappointed because I love seafood and am always looking for great go-to seafood restaurant.