Anchor and Hope

Cute drawing

The restaurant is located in the SoMa district so parking was a little sketchy.  Jake had to drop me off since we were already 15 minutes late for our reservation.  Story of our lives!  When I arrived, the hostess was kind enough to let me sit already.  This was beneficial since I was able to look at all the food that people around me were ordering.  The place was really busy and looked like the place to be. 

Marin Miyagi oysters on the half shell [turtle power :)]

There were about 8 different types of raw oysters to choose from and after learning that the ones from the East Coast were briny, I went with the local ones.  The oysters were slightly sweet, almost buttery so that was great since Jake is not a huge fan of the raw variety.  I honestly could have eaten a dozen by myself, but I still had my entree to look forward to. 

"Angels on Horseback"

Smoked Bacon Wrapped Oysters w/ Remoulade sauce

This was one of the dishes from the 7x7 magazine, so had to try it.  I think they barbequed the oysters because it tasted soo soo good.   Anything that is bacon wrapped, I am immediately game for.  This was the highlight of the night. The remoulade was ehh ok, nothing to write home about so I just put a bit on the oysters. 

Anchor and Hope Lobster Roll

Brioche Bun, Old Bay Kettle Chips

I was very surprised at how little lobster meat was in the actual roll.  Not happy! I had twice as much at Olema Inn and it was alot cheaper.  The taste was pretty good, but I thought for $24 dollars, they would pile on the lobster.  Not the case.  I also didn't like the fact that they gave me so many chips.  It's like they tried to distract me from how small the sando was.  Eww, huge turnoff.  I should have gotten the prosciutto-wrapped trout.  Now I regret it, bigtime.

Smithwick's Battered Cod

Rosemary and Thyme Potato Wedges

I am not a fan of battered fish so I alreade wrote off this dish before I even tasted it.  I had a tiny sampling from Jake's plate and the fish was really tender.  Almost too tender, which was scary since rock cod is supposed to be a dense fish.  Maybe they used something else.  When Jake offered me seconds, I politely declined since he was pretty hungry. 

Bailey's Malted Milkshake

Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookie

Since I didn't feel like a chocolate cake, we settled on this.   The milkshake was tasty, but nothing I probably couldn't make at home.  Since we split dessert, they gave us separate plates so that's why I only got one baby cookie and a small glass.  It was just enough to satisfy my sweet fix for the night.