Oysters with white miso and shiitake pearls.Lindsay Moller.As restaurant names go,The Stunned Mullet is up there with Frying Nemo,Bait and Switch,and The Codfather. And this fine-dining destination is certainly a great catch (ba-dum tish!).
The airy,minimalist interiors keep the focus firmly on the ocean views and impressive wine list,with almost 60 pages of top-notch drops. (Wine ordered by the glass should be poured at the table,though.)
The richness of seared scallops is balanced by blood sausage and jalapeño,particularly alongside a bright-and-light Loire Valley chenin blanc.
Landlubbers might enjoy a dish of Sichuan-spiced quail with sweet tamarind chutney,kombu butter and delightfully retro potato gems,which our waiter dubs “Kentucky Fried for grown-ups”. Fair call.
And have you heard the one about toothfish swimming in a shiitake soup with grilled savoy cabbage,crisp-fried enoki mushrooms and a crunchy black rice wafer? It’s simply fin-tastic!