Tasty Seafood - Sorry Ames...none for you.

Although it was far from a glamorous night out (we were in Jersey, after all), I thought I would tell you all about Sean's and my dining experience this evening. We were headed to Jersey to go grocery shopping at Wegmans (my new favorite place to shop, where else can you get Waterford crystal & La Creuset alongside organic cheetos) and decided to stop for a dinner. We went to Siri's French Thai (http://www.siris-nj.com/) Restaurant and Patisserie. Although the menu lacked some of our Thai favorites like curry or noodle dishes and the Patisserie was no where close to French, overall, we enjoyed our dining experience.

The atmosphere leaves a bit to be desired as it is located in a strip mall and resembles a 1970s chinese restaurant complete with the fans on the walls and fake flowers on the tables. The food however, was quite tasty. We started with the corn and shrimp fritters to share and they were fair but could have used a bit more seasoning. I had the macadamia nut encrusted crab cakes as my entree and they came with a lovely citrus cream sauce that created a delicious morsel in my mouth. I would say that they contained a bit more filler than I would normally like but the crabby flavor was robust so I will forgive them. Sean had a mixed seafood dish which consisted of rock lobster, scallops, shrimp, and salmon with vegetables over pasta. The seafood was cooked well and was paired with a slightly sweet, watery tomato sauce. The dish was a hit partially due to the portion size - big enough to satisfy Sean's healthy appetite.

I was very excited about dessert because there were many options and they seemed to be made on site which usually indicates a higher quality product. Our waiter didn't spend as much time explaining the options as I would have liked but we had overheard another member of the staff explaining them to a nearby table so we had a bit more information about them. Sean went with some sort of caramel banana tart and it had a strange taste to it. We still can't figure out exactly which part of the dessert was off but I think the caramel might have been the culprit. I went with something entitled, "chocolate coffee toffee bombe" which though enticingly named was ice cold and consisted of a grainy chocolate and toffee mousse. Despite the off putting desserts, we will most likely return to Siri's again but we will probably spend our calories on appetizers rather than sweets.