Hollywood Bar & Cafe — Restaurant in Trinidad

Happy birthday to me! I wanted fish and chips. Instead, I got poisoned and essentially robbed.

The food doesn't look like what is shown on their menu at all. Serving sizes are half of what is shown. Even the breading is different, their menu shows a classic breading but they use a panko style breading that you can easily find online. Fries aren't seasoned, as shown, but are a soggy rustic cut with skins still on.

Tartar sauce and cole slaw (dry, should just call it shredded cabbage and carrots) are uninspired and bland.

What is worse is that their hush puppies have shellfish in them, but no mention of it anywhere, and I am allergic! Yup, I had to waste an epipen on this place because they don't care enough to be transparent and truthful with their customers. How about being famous for that?

To top this $18.99 (not a typo) mistake off was the little plastic fork they give you to eat it. The thing can't even handle the effects of gravity and atmospheric pressure, much less a bite of whatever this is.

I try hard to find something positive, and 1-star reviews are few and far between in my history, but this place deserves it. There is nothing to bring me back. But, I get to look at the bright side... I'll get to see my doctor again to get a new epipen! That's a few hundred dollars down the drain.

I should have listened to the real reviews and not let my opinion be swayed by all of the reviews they obviously farmed or paid for.

If you want a small portion of uninspired 'food' at astronomical prices. Go...

Was not impressed. I barely made it to the door to open it when it was opened in my face by the "bouncer." He checked our ID's and let us in where the waitress then stopped us at the second door a bit aggressively to ask if our ID's have been checked. (I get needing to follow certain rules but it was excessive) The restaraunt was cold and decorated in a "wild west pirate classic rock" theme. Didn't make a lot of sense, but the cook was wearing a pirate hat, so I'm assuming it was a pirate's tavern? We ordered fish and chips (a bit pricey at $16.99 for what we got) and received 3 very small peices of fish which were bland along with soggy fries. The fried items were served in a basket on paper with plasticware. The paper was soggy and ripped easily. Not a great choice to serve fried food on. I understand the place just opened and they need to iron out wrinkles and such, but we probably will not be returning a second time. Especially with all the drama...

I've been wanting to try this place but wanted to give them time to work out the kinks. I had the fish and chips, their signature dish. It comes with cole slaw, fries and a hush puppy. The fish was crispy and juicy and cooked perfectly. The batter needs seasoning but was well executed. The tartar sauce in packets was not good. A homemade sauce with that nice fish would be a much better complement and it's so easy. The cole slaw was homemade and could use some zing, and lose the onion powder. The single hush puppy was very good. Crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside. It looked a little lonely, though. They're small. Serve two. Their fries were fresh and hot. They would benefit from a double fry method and a hit of salt or Old Bay right out of the fryer. We'll definitely be back. Their burgers looked good. Service was very good. Obviously really committed to the business. Best of luck on your...