I ate at Island Creek Oyster Bar tonight as a form of advanced scouting. Here is what I found out. Free parking meters after 6:00 in front of the restaurant. Valet parking at Hotel Commonwealth next door to the restaurant for $16. Normally, BYOB is frowned upon but we have permission for the event. We will not be charged any corkage fees. We will be ordering some wine from their wine list as well, but please bring a bottle of wine that you are passionate about to the event.
As for the food, the crab cake and lobster roll were the best I have had in a long time. Oysters and fish are obviously what they are known for, but they do have a steak, chicken, cheeseburger, and pork chop option as well. Cider donuts for dessert. Prices range from $10-$14 for appetizers, $24-$33 for fish, $16-$29 for meat options, and $2-$3 per oyster at the raw bar.
Overall, this is one of the few restaurants that I’ve been to where the food seems to equal the buzz. We are in for a great evening!
I haven’t committed to a wine yet, but I am very limited in the realm of “passionate” good whites. I may go burgundy to keep it lighter than a big red, but if I go white, we’re drinking some serious plonk
We are going to have lots of wine. Terry will be ordering some of his bottles off the wine list- probably 4 whites. I’m bringing some special white wine treats that are not currently listed on the bulletin board, so we will have plenty of white. For food, I was thinking we could do a 4 course dinner- 2 courses with white wine (probably fish), 1 course with red, and 1 dessert. Everyone can take a look at the menu once we get to the restaurant and pick the 4 courses they prefer. Since we will not have to pay for corkage and the meal prices are $14-$30, I think it will come to approximately $100 per person after a generous tip.
Anyone willing to trade in their current big red wine for another big red wine. I heard that Terry likes a well-aged barolo. I don’t think we need many more reds for the dinner, but if someone has a nice barolo I can update the list. Not much barolo in my cellar.
Make sure you check the wine list on Sunday morning. I will be updating the list with some recent acquisitions. Let’s call it an early Christmas gift. We will definitely have plenty of white wine now. Alex, I believe it will include Billiot Cuvee Laetitia!
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