Reviews - Parque

SO CLOSE! We had raw oysters that tasted great but they were only opened and not separated/loosened from the shell. We both loved our salads. She loved her musc... read more SO CLOSE! We had raw oysters that tasted great but they were only opened and not separated/loosened from the shell. We both loved our salads. She loved her muscles. My seared scallops and pork belly tasted good but the 5 scallops were small and the scallops were not seared and had zero caramelization. A pet peeve of mine is an open kitchen if there is nothing unique to see. We saw food sitting under the heat lamps too long, chef/ cook on their phones, kitchen banter and other stuff .

If we hadn 't had Luke for our server, the evening would 've been a wash. 4 of us went on a Sunday. The place was pretty busy. I ordered a dozen Blue Point oyst... read more If we hadn 't had Luke for our server, the evening would 've been a wash. 4 of us went on a Sunday. The place was pretty busy. I ordered a dozen Blue Point oysters on the half shell for an app $32, if all the oysters had been removed from the shell and placed in a measuring cup, it might 've been half a cup. Luke brough out 3 more oysters without us mentioning anything because he could tell they were tiny. My husband had muscles, usually I get to eat a few, unfortunately there were maybe 15 muscles and again, good flavor but tiny. It took at least 30 minutes for the apps to come out. For my entree, I had the snapper prepped as follows, mango papaya salsa, puréed tomatillo, crispy plantains, garlic lime crema. Snapper was small, but good, the pureed tomatillo, tasted exactly like canned Herdez salsa verde, the plantains were like a greasy hash brown patty and the mango salsa was good, IDK where the "garlic lime crema was ?? Another person had fish and chips in a translucent oily batter along with tasteless fries. Two others had the salmon, excellent quality lacking in flavor, just a fish on a plate. I 'd rather have really good food in a roadside stand than quality seafood blandly prepared in a $5 million build out. Ocean Acre has a lot invested and I would suggest hiring a chef, and training the children assisting excellent servers like Luke to ensure return business. I will try O A one more time which will be our third, but I will definitely go during off hours in the hopes of attention to detail and flavor which one would expect at restaurant of this calibre at these prices.

Surely someone in the kitchen got the calamari recipe wrong! Sweet battered calamari? No thanks! Shrimp and grits were ok but the tails were left on and I had t... read more Surely someone in the kitchen got the calamari recipe wrong! Sweet battered calamari? No thanks! Shrimp and grits were ok but the tails were left on and I had to make sure I inspected each one to make sure I didn't ingest shells. Crème Brule ... top was scorched (tasted scorched and bitter) and the Crème was runny. The French fries were good though

Currently sitting in restaurant. It's almost 7pm and we have been here for 2 hours. Just got the food let see how it taste..worth the wait? Not worth it. You ca... read more Currently sitting in restaurant. It's almost 7pm and we have been here for 2 hours. Just got the food let see how it taste..worth the wait? Not worth it. You can get a better grouper at Texas road house.

Had dinner at Ocean and Acre with a group of 7. Excellent service and food. Had just re-opened for sit-down seating, but had clearly returned to that format wit... read more Had dinner at Ocean and Acre with a group of 7. Excellent service and food. Had just re-opened for sit-down seating, but had clearly returned to that format with ease.