It you follow Good Morning Gloucester even just a little bit, you know by now that The Studio is officially open. You probably also know that their menu (with the exception of all sushi) is 1/2 off for the rest of April! So, back from Virginia and with no food in the fridge, how could we not head over to Rocky Neck for an early dinner last night!?
The best laid plans… (don’t get the wrong idea…it was phenomenal so please read on).
What you may not know about me is that my children clearly think they are Rockefellers. They typically snub their noses at the kids’ menus found at the restaurants where we like to dine and, of course, they were only interested in eating sushi last night. Don’t get me wrong, normally I am thrilled with their willingness to try new foods and their fondness for a wide variety of cuisine. Last night, however, it would have been just ducky if they would have been happier with chicken fingers or something equivalent.
So, with a tuna maki roll in front of Finn and some yellow tail nagiri in front of Thatcher, my husband and I happily ordered off the half-priced menu. We got the Asian Style Calamari, St. Louis Ribs, Fried Pickles, and the Rudder Style Mussels…because also, when dining with Finn, you’d better order mussels.
Everything was absolutely delicious. A fantastic first meal of the season….and, even with the kids’ menu fish and chips that we ordered for good measure (secretly hoping for left overs for today’s lunch boxes) and two beers…the entire bill came to just over $50.
Unbelievable. I strongly recommend getting yourself over there soon.
A small update! I am so happy that a reader mentioned that you should always tip the servers on the actual bill. That goes without saying. Just because the management has decided to reduce prices…it does not mean that the staff is working any less. You should absolutely tip on what the bill should have been. I know you all know that, but I feel better having added it to the post.
Good Morning Gloucester 
The half price menu is a great draw for the Studio and the Rudder to kick off the season. But don’t forget to tip my staff of dedicated, hard working servers and bartenders — typically, in the biz, that means on the real price of the meals before the discount. They don’t cut their work in half, just the price of your meal 🙂
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I am so glad that you mentioned that because I meant to! We went through our bill, figured out what the cost “should have been” and then tipped on that amount! Everyone should do the same!
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I love your kids, they eat food that most kids have no idea what they are
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Great post above and I remember we used to be able to pick all the mussels you wanted…and yes and children dig in 🙂 Dave & Kim 🙂
P.S. Food looks great and here we are getting hungry again so much for the middle age spread I fight 🙂 Dave
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