New Wave Seafood Restaurant

 

New Wave is a seafood retail wholesale store that expands into a restaurant next door.  The store itself is pack with fresh daily fish, clams, mussels, lobsters, squid and the list goes on. There is also a sizeable frozen selection of lobster tails, squid, king crab legs, and much more.  If you do not see it, ask for it, and it will appear from somewhere in the back room.  The restaurant is a good size and is fully covid safe.  The menu is extensive, with all the classic fish dinners and, of course, a few selections for the landlubbers.  They have no problem going off the menu and preparing something the way you like it, including just grabbing something from the store.  On our last visit, we started with the seafood chili and a Caesar salad.  The seafood chili was a good-sized bowl light on the beans and heavy on the seafood.  The seafood varies each day and reflects the chef's inspiration and what is available from the store.  The chili boasted a rich mix of clams, baby squid, some firm fish, and flakey cod, all in a tomato-chili sauce that had a nice but not overpowering kick to it.  The Caesar salad had fresh, crisp romaine lettuce, a flavorful dressing, and was more than enough to share.  For mains, Jo had the Shrimp Quesadilla, which came packed with Fried Shrimp, Mozzarella, and Cheddar cheese.  The platter came with French Fries, Coleslaw, and Sour cream.  The portion was generous, with plenty left over for lunch the next day.  I intended to order the Chilean Seabass glazed with General Tso's sauce, but the server suggested that I could also have the fish Oreganato style, which was his preferred style.  Oreganato style was an excellent choice.  The fish arrived perfectly cooked with just enough Oreganato to complement this delicate fish without overpowering it.  String beans and coleslaw complimented the Chilean sea bass.  Of course, one cannot have a dinner like this without a glass of wine.  Today, the house wine was an Oyster Bay New Zealand Marlborough district Sauvignon Blanc, one of my favorites.  The is a fine casual dining restaurant where wonderfully prepared fresh fish take center stage, all at a moderate price.  The New Wave Seafood Restaurant is now one of my favorites, and we will be returning.