Cap's On the Water

It's probably not fair. I haven't been to CAPs in decades, but it's definitely not the same. I had fried shrimp and hush puppies last week. They were too greasy. It was as if the oil wasn't hot enough and soaked into the food, not hot enough to quickly fry it. My friends had jambalaya. While others may like it, if you are from Louisiana, you might want to skip this dish. For an appetizer, I ordered a smoked fish dip, which was good, but the menu said it was gluten-free. It came with something similar to toasted pita points. When we asked, we were told they were not gluten-free. They were out of gluten-free crackers and offered romaine lettuce. We needed gluten-free, not carb-free.

We often come here for birthday dinners and the food is always quality here and of course the atmosphere and views are great. This past time we did notice a few changes that were kind of frustrating. First most of the cocktails are $18. I obviously know this place is pricey but I still feel like that is outrageous and I do not remember them being $18 the last time we came. They also stopped giving you bread as an appetizer and cited that it’s because so many people are gluten free now that they were wasting money and product. I think reducing waste is great, but annoying if it’s something you look forward to and now it’s $7 if you want any. I feel like a compromise would be just asking the table if they want bread or not. Another thing is if you have a party of 6 or more then they put it all on one check. I’m sure this makes it easier on the waiters but it leaves the diners much more frustrated at the end of the evening trying to divide it all up. I will probably steer my family away from picking caps anymore as a celebration place.

A MUST. Only Valet Parking. Get drinks on the dock while you wait for your waterfront table at sunset. Food is AMAZING. Great gluten free selection. ATMOSPHERE 10/10