Wednesday, March 14, 2012

FOORREE!! Trying our Luck at the Shamrock Golf Club Fish Fry!!!

Our intrepid family of Fish Fry reviewers has been diligently attempting to visit all of the Catholic Fish Fries in Central Ohio. Lately we have been venturing farther afield from our north central home. Admittedly our pickings are getting slimmer and slimmer as we try to make it through rush hour to the Fish Fries outside the outerbelt.

Last week we thought we would head toward Delaware and see what they had to offer, but we were sidetracked by an interesting new option: a Fish Fry at a Golf Course! Thom discovered this on his way to work. The Shamrock Golf Club offers up an all you can eat Fish Fry on Friday nights during Lent.

Many of you who read this may know that Shamrock Golf Course is the home of “Chix with Stix”, the only golf tournament that I play every year. This made it odd for me to walk in and not be surrounded by lots of women wearing pink and looking like they were more interested in the drink cart than their clubs. The clubhouse seemed oddly quiet last Friday night.

There were only a few tables with patrons when we arrived just after 5:00 though the place did fill up over the course of our dinner. One of the big bonus’s of getting our dinner here quickly became apparent: Full Bar!

The server took our order and then we headed up to the buffet. The offerings were salad, coleslaw, mixed vegetables, waffle fries, macaroni and cheese, hush puppies, fried fish, fried shrimp and cupcakes and brownies for dessert.

I am struggling now because I don’t intend to be mean when I write these reviews, but I honestly have to say that this was the worst coleslaw any of us had ever had. You would be much better off skipping it and trying a salad.

As for the other offerings the waffle fries were hot and salty and so very tasty The shrimp was as well. Z gave a “thumbs up” to the hush puppies. I’ve never met one I liked so I would be the worst judge.

The fish could have been good and was nice and hot but the breading was too heavy and was too salty as well. It made it difficult to eat much of it. Perhaps that’s what they intended so you would eat less. The macaroni and cheese and the veggies were not hot and average tasting at best.

Now, if you are a golfer, there may be another plus side. They are running specials so that you can golf before you eat and with the weather we are having that might be enough to overlook the average food. All you can golf for the 9 hole price after 3 pm.

Also, if you are there with your kids there is a big pool table for them to play while you are finishing your dinner. It looked like they had a video game as well, but it wasn’t functioning. There were a couple of big screen TVs, each tuned to the Golf Channel.

This was a pricier option after you factor in tips and drinks. Our tab for 4 was nearly $60 all up.

I would not recommend going out of your way to get your Fish Fry fix here, but if you are in the area or have a hankering for a round of golf, you could get a filling meal here. Just stay away from the slaw.

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