5 /5 Viv Park: Sweet spot by the beach! Good vibes, friendly service (Beth was amazing!), and delicious food.
They had a big oval booth table in the back that accommodated our group of 11. I do like these tables, and don’t like these tables. It was nice that we were all able to get seated together and talk together, but the people sitting in the middle had no way of getting out to the bathroom without having everyone get up, and the table was so huge that it wasn’t easy to talk to the person on the opposite end without shouting a bit, and i felt a little self conscious about it for disturbing other customers. Though on a Sunday afternoon, the place was quite loud and no one seemed to care much.
Cobb Salad with blackened chicken
Wow! I never know if my chicken is gonna be good in a Cobb salad… But it was! The “blackened” seasoning was delicious. I had hoped for beef rather than chicken, but the price difference was just not justified in my head. I’m glad i stuck with the chicken, because it was really quite good. The rest of the salad didn’t look especially exciting, but it was crunchy fresh, with big wedges of tomatoes, thin slices of bacon, avocado and eggs, and blue cheese crumbles that were very good.
Angus burger
The meat had great popping flavors. Hany really enjoyed the burger. It looked really good. And the fries that came with were gorgeous to look at, and delicious to munch on. Friends were jealous and regretting their choice…
Duck and Waffles
His choice of duck and waffles was under-wowing. What a weird combination… a good attempt at fancying up chicken and waffles, i think, but a failure in execution. First, the duck was slow cooked, and not fried. But that was specifically noted on the menu. Don’t expect this to be anything like fried chicken. And the dish was glazed with syrup, with blueberry jam+blueberries on the bottom, which made it sweet, but too sweet. You want gravy in this dish and there is a reason why chicken and waffles come with gravy. The waffles were also quite dense and doughy. So a definite no for this dish.
Vegetarian Benedict
I didn’t try this, but friend loved it despite it being vegetarian and him not being vegetarian. Not sure why he got it lol, but he said the flavors were really good.
Lobster Benedict
This looked even better than the vegetarian Benedict, and friend was impressed.
Overall, definitely a place to come back to. Which is what our local friends were doing. lol. They did say they wish they had a rotating specials menu or something, because their menu is not extensive and they come back so often but can always only get what they always get. I, on the other hand, say if you have a good thing going, don’t rock the boat! A small menu is always a plus in my mind.
