Roy’s

The night after Megan and I became engaged, we decided to go out to eat at a nice restaurant for a special dinner. My son was with us, and I am always trying to get him to eat new foods (it will teach him to learn to try different foods when he is older). I have eaten at Roy’s in San Francisco, and, when I heard there was one in Tampa, we decided to go.

What we ate (Menu):

1. Roy’s Canoe Appetizer for Two
2. Edamame
3. Gabriel:
   • Children’s pasta
   • Ice Cream Sundae
4. Megan:
   • Hawaiian Opakapaka Scallop & Waterchestnut Dumpling, Purple Tatsoi, Crispy Pork, Watercress Emulsion
   • Some sort of pineapple cobbler
5. Scott:
   • Blackened Island Ahi Spicy Soy Mustard Butter Sauce
   • Roy’s Melting Hot Chocolate Soufflé Flourless Chocolate Cake with a Molten Hot Center served à la Mode

The entire meal was delicious. Megan’s fish was perfectly buttered while my blackened Tuna was tastefully seasoned on the outside and rare in the middle. Gabriel snacked on everything (including some kimchi that he spit out when I told him it was shrimp [I had contacts in and it looked like it from where I sat]). The edamame was more difficult to get him to try, but once he did, he loved it. First he tried the pea, then I explained that the pod had salt that added to the flavor…He then licked the crusted green shell and decided he wanted to strip the peas out with his teeth, as is the way you eat them…SUCCESS!

I was very proud of him, but Megan was the winner that night. She is not a big seafood fan and she still went with the Hawaiian Pink Snapper (Opakapaka) and tried everything else to include beef and other meats she normally doesn’t touch.

All in all, the meal was great. The service was just as nice, and the decor created an atmosphere worthy of a special night out on the town.

Well done Roy’s!

Still questing for the perfect dish,
Scott