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Re: Brophy Bros clam bar

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From: Bob Barnett
Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 17:14
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Arne Adolfsen wrote:
> Julian Macassey wrote:
> 
> 
>>        They call themselves a clam bar, they are what I would
>>call an oyster bar.
>>
>>        Located upstairs in the Santa Barbara harbour, this place
>>is busy and noisy. There are tables and chairs on the narrow
>>balcony and inside. But for the best experience sit at the bar
>>outside, or stand at the bar window on the balcony.
>>
>>        There is a "kitchen" menu of fish, salads etc. But you
>>are there for the counter specialties, cooked for you in front of
>>you by the barman.  He will mix your coctail, shuck your oysters
>>and boil your shrimp in a beer sauce.
>>
>>        By sitting at the bar, you look out over the harbour.
>>Definately the best seat in the house.
>>
>>        The staff behind the counter are men, most have worked
>>there around a decade. The clientelle is varied, local singles,
>>tourists and fishermen who step in from their boats. Everyone
>>seems to get along.
>>
>>        Open for lunch and dinner. This is a perfect lunch,
>>oysters, a bloody mary and some of their french fries and life
>>doesn't get much better.
>>
>>        They serve New Zealand green mussels, I know there are
>>locally harvested mussels, but right now they are out of season.
>>
>>        Mussels with the fernch fries and a glass of local white
>>wine and you could be scarfing "moule et frite" in a Normandy
>>fishing village - Except for the noise from the locals.
>>
>>        Brophy Bros. 119 Harbour Way, (The harbour) Santa
>>Barbara.
>>
>>--
>>We removed Saddam Hussein from power because he was a threat to
>>our security. - George Bush 14 Dec 2005
> 
> 
> Gosh-o-mighty, this sounds like a press release.  Do you work for them,
> doll?  And what's with the British spelling of "harbor"?  Eh, hon?  And
> why is this posted to ba.food?  Are you/they expecting people to travel
> down to Santa Barbara for craptacular food?
> 
> Hungry minds want to know.
> 
> Love,
> Arne
> adolfsen@earthlink.net
> 
> 
> 
> 
What a shock
The King of Kaposi's returns to show his geographical expertise
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