Baked Shrimp

We were about to dig in to our first three Catch appetizers when the baked shrimp arrived. According to the menu, the baked shrimp were cooked in olive oil and garlic and came with 2 pieces of country bread. On top of that, it looked like the baked shrimp were topped with some watercress and there were other vegetables in the bowl.


M's take: The baked shrimp was a solid appetizer, but it lacked the punch of some of the others that we had already tried. I liked that the shrimp came without shells, so it was much easier to eat. The best bite was the shrimp, vegetables and sauce on top of the bread, but there wasn't enough bread for every bite to consist of all parts of the dish. This dish landed last on my ranking list for dinner, but it wasn't bad at all. It just wasn't my favorite of everything that came to our table.

A's take: I was expecting a lot more from this dish based on past reviews we had read. The sauce wasn't nearly as heavily garlicky, but it was still tasty. The sauce was more tomato-based than garlic flavored. The bread was great for stacking everything on, but there were only two somewhat small pieces, and having to share with M, we barely had any bread with which to use. The shrimp was cooked perfectly, and the vegetables, even if we couldn't identify them all, tasted very fresh and good. While it ranked at the bottom of our respective lists, this was still a very good dish. It was just indicative of how great the meal was overall.