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St. John’s Seafood Showdown | The Ultimate Food Guide

🦞 St. John’s Seafood Showdown | The Ultimate Food Guide 📍 Fish Exchange Kitchen 🌊 Harbor-View Dining Done Right • Best For: Sunset meals + lively atmosphere • Must-Order: • French Salad ($16) - Goat cheese + candied pecans • Fish & Chips ($22) - Fresh Atlantic cod in duck fat batter • Skip: Mussels (over-sauced) • Service: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (free birthday shots if you mention it!) Pro Tip: Ask for "extra tartar sauce" – their smoked paprika version is killer 🚫 Oliver’s | Overpriced Letdown 💸 $48 "Seafood Platter" Scam: • What You Get: • 1 sad cod nugget • 2 scallops (size of quarters) • Shrimp that look defrosted • Service: Waitress rolled eyes when we sent back cold fries • Only Bright Spot: Screech rum cake ($12) Verdict: Tourist trap – locals avoid this place 🏆 The Merchant Tavern | Best Bang for Buck 🦀 Why It Wins: • Snow Crab ($30): 1.5 crabs (claws like iPhone Pros) • Lobster ($38): Simply steamed with drawn butter • Brunch Hack: 11am-2pm = $18 crab Benedict • Warning: Avoid 3pm crab – likely yesterday’s catch Dessert MVP: Crème brûlée with Newfoundland berry compote 📊 Quick Comparison Restaurant Best Dish Worst Flaw Value Fish Exchange Fish & Chips Salty mussels $ Oliver’s - Everything ❌ Merchant Tavern Snow Crab PM crab quality 💡 Pro Tips 1. Crab Timing: 11am-1pm = freshest shellfish 2. Budget Move: Split Merchant’s seafood tower ($95 for 2) 3. Parking: Free on Water St after 6pm Regret: Not trying Chafe’s Landing for lobster poutine StJohnsEats #SeafoodLover #AvoidOlivers

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St. John’s Seafood Showdown | The Ultimate Food Guide

🦞 St. John’s Seafood Showdown | The Ultimate Food Guide 📍 Fish Exchange Kitchen 🌊 Harbor-View Dining Done Right • Best For: Sunset meals + lively atmosphere • Must-Order: • French Salad ($16) - Goat cheese + candied pecans • Fish & Chips ($22) - Fresh Atlantic cod in duck fat batter • Skip: Mussels (over-sauced) • Service: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (free birthday shots if you mention it!) Pro Tip: Ask for "extra tartar sauce" – their smoked paprika version is killer 🚫 Oliver’s | Overpriced Letdown 💸 $48 "Seafood Platter" Scam: • What You Get: • 1 sad cod nugget • 2 scallops (size of quarters) • Shrimp that look defrosted • Service: Waitress rolled eyes when we sent back cold fries • Only Bright Spot: Screech rum cake ($12) Verdict: Tourist trap – locals avoid this place 🏆 The Merchant Tavern | Best Bang for Buck 🦀 Why It Wins: • Snow Crab ($30): 1.5 crabs (claws like iPhone Pros) • Lobster ($38): Simply steamed with drawn butter • Brunch Hack: 11am-2pm = $18 crab Benedict • Warning: Avoid 3pm crab – likely yesterday’s catch Dessert MVP: Crème brûlée with Newfoundland berry compote 📊 Quick Comparison Restaurant Best Dish Worst Flaw Value Fish Exchange Fish & Chips Salty mussels $ Oliver’s - Everything ❌ Merchant Tavern Snow Crab PM crab quality 💡 Pro Tips 1. Crab Timing: 11am-1pm = freshest shellfish 2. Budget Move: Split Merchant’s seafood tower ($95 for 2) 3. Parking: Free on Water St after 6pm Regret: Not trying Chafe’s Landing for lobster poutine StJohnsEats #SeafoodLover #AvoidOlivers

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