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Value For Money
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(3.00)
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(5.00)
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(3.00)
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(3.00)
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Value For Money
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(3.62)
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Atmosphere
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(3.90)
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(3.97)
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(3.72)
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Creek Seafood Restaurant
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Last Update:
Feb
21, 2009
Restaurant Profile
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Not a bad restaurant but are they starting to slip?, Oct 2, 2007
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Reviewer: Canada Food Critic from Moncton
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Canada Food Critic
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Value For Money
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(3) |
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Pros:
Coconut shrimp... too bad I did not order them this time.
Cons:
On this night is was the food, they typically do much better!
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The Creek is a seafood restaurant tucked away behind the old Moncton farmer’s market downtown. In fact, many of my friends have no clue where it is and have not even heard of it, though it’s been there for several years. On my most recent visit I attended The Creek with a large group if friends and family. The service through out the evening was average. The staff was friendly and ready to assist for the most part. There was one particular instance that stand out were the meals were served and a friend asked for ketchup and the waitress did not return so he had to go get the ketchup him self. Honestly, if your meal is served and is sitting there and you ask for ketchup before you start eating, shouldn't the waitress get it immediately so that you can enjoy your meal? I think so.The atmosphere at The Creek was pleasantly quite. The decor is typical of a fishermen's restaurant, a lobster trap here and there, some fish nets, etc. Overall The Creek provides a relaxed dining environment. For my appetizer I ordered a prize-winning dish, the vanilla shrimp. My advice is to not order these shrimp. For around $10 there were 5 medium sized shrimp that tasted just OK. How these shrimp won any prize is beyond me when they also have coconut shrimp on their menu for the same price and they are a far better choice. Actually, the coconut shrimp provided here is quite possibly the best I have had in Moncton. The diner rolls are worthy of mention, they where very light and fluffy and tasted great with some butter melted over them. For my main course I ordered the fish and chips, and replaced the chips with house salad. The house salad with the house dressing was great. The dressing is made on hand at the creek and is served warm. It has a very nice flavour. The fish on the other hand left a little something to be desired. The 3 pieces of fish were slightly on the small side, which would have been OK if the quality was great which leads me to my next complaints. The fish for starters did not seem to be fresh. It was very firm (old or over cooked) and a bit dry. Furthermore, the batter used on the fish was not that good. It was not your typical deep-fried fish batter that we all know and love. It was almost nothing more than a light dusting of egg, flour, and some spices. This is not what I was expecting and I will not likely order that particular fish off the menu again. I have had fish and chips at the creek in the past and it was really good but they have changed their batter since those times.This review is a bit painful to post because until this evening the creek was one of my favourite places to visit. I know they have recently changed cooks and updated their menu but that's no excuse for lack of quality. Previously, I would have said that the food was well worth the price but considering this visit; I would have to consider this place to be over priced.I can only give the creek a 3/5
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