An Evening at Tavern on the Bay

Friday night...finally!  The end of the first week back with students.  Always exhausting!  Thankfully, a musician friend was booked to sing at a little waterfront seafood joint, and a little seafood, a little sea breeze, and a little...no, make that a big...drink was just what we needed.

Even though it has been record-breaking hot around here lately, by 7:00 pm on the bay front, it was lovely.  We watched the sunset over the marina while we enjoyed cold drinks and Jim crooning.

We ordered the garlic shrimp dip.  Warm, creamy, dotted with pieces of fresh shrimp and served with toasty, salty tortilla chips.  Lovely!  Philip licked the bowl.  A little embarrassing, but I couldn't blame him.

After that wonderful appetizer, we were certainly looking forward to our entrees.  They did not disappoint.  Philip ordered the grilled fish skewer.  Large chunks of firm white fish, grilled to juicy perfection and served with a serving of fresh fruit and cranberry coleslaw.

I had the seafood combo, which normally comes with shrimp, oysters, and fish.  However, if you ask, the chef will serve up three types of shrimp instead.  My combo consisted of two each of Panko crusted, pecan crusted, and coconut shrimp.  Each shrimp was served with its own sauce.  The cocktail sauce had a smokey flavor, a little different than the usual red shrimp sauce.  The pineapple sauce (not too tart, not too sweet) was a fitting accompaniment for the coconut shrimp.  However, the raspberry sauce served with the pecan shrimp was way too sweet.  But the pecan shrimp was delicious on its own and really didn't need a sauce anyway.  The combo is served with homemade potato chips and cranberry coleslaw.

 It was a lovely evening.  Nothing beats sitting by the sea, sipping cold drinks, dining on fresh seafood, listening to familiar tunes sung by a familiar voice, and of course, watching the sunset.  Can't wait to do it again!

Tavern on the Bay
108 Peoples Street T-Head
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
(361) 881- 8503