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Myatt’s

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Restaurant: Myatt’s Family Restaurant
Address: 5191 Highway #7, Porters Lake
Date: August 8, 2010
Fish: Haddock
Cost: $7.50

It was Rachel’s turn to pick where we were going to review and, following the advice of her mother-in-law, she took us to Myatt’s Family Restaurant in Porters Lake.

It’s kinda easy to miss this restaurant because it doesn’t really look like a restaurant, and their sign is so fancy you can’t really tell that it says restaurant. In fact, Poochie thought it said Wyatt’s, and was immediately hoping to see a re-enactment of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Sadly (at least in Poochie’s opinion), this restaurant had nothing to do with cowboys dying and everything to do with seniors dining. Yes… Myatt’s is a place where your grandmother would love to dine while in town for a visit. Not that the food is bad… because it wasn’t… but like many places seniors congregate to eat, it was good prices for good portions of average food.

Fish and Chips Score: 71

FCP Review Crew

Rachel’s Thoughts

The atmosphere was down-home with a very friendly wait staff. The price was good and portion was generous. The fish didn’t seem caught this morning, if you know what I mean, but it was cooked well and not too greasy.

The fries were not hand-cut, but were tasty.

I really liked the homemade tartar sauce and coleslaw. Overall, it was a good experience, but not one I would tell all my friends about!

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Rachel’s Final Score: 73

Poochie’s Thoughts

First off… there was a fishy smell upon entering the restaurant… which is usually not a good sign. My first bite of of fish was slightly fishy tasting, but after that… nothing… and I mean NOTHING. I guess I should be happy the entire meal didn’t taste fishy, but I would like for it to have some flavour. For me, this had no flavour whatsoever. The batter surrounding this tasteless piece of fish was thin, crispy, and just as flavourless as the fish.

The fries were not home-cut but were decent. Average would be a great way to describe them.

The coleslaw was homemade… creamy and a very nice flavour to it… I liked it a lot. The tartar sauce was homemade as well, but just seemed to be mayo with a bit of something else in it. What that something was I’m not sure, but I don’t think they’re going to threaten Kraft’s place in the industry anytime soon.

The meal was average at best, and for a low price of $7.50, and I got my exercise as well, as I was continually trying to wave a fly away from our food.

It’s pretty sad when the highlight of the meal is the coleslaw… that’s not good. Now if only I can get the old person smell out of my clothes.

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Poochie’s Final Score: 69

Minnie’s Thoughts

The fish tasted fishy (which sounds correct, but anybody who knows fresh fish knows it never tastes or smells fishy) and was rubbery. The batter was thin, crispy, a bit greasy and pretty decent. Not great, but average.

Even though they weren’t homecut, I liked the fries. They were cooked perfectly. The tartar sauce was homemade and very smooth, but it needed a bit more punch. It was like putting coloured mayonnaise on your fish.

The coleslaw tasted like my mom’s, which meant I liked it.

I don’t know that I’ll be paying Myatt’s a return visit anytime soon.

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