Frank's Oyster House & Champagne Parlor

Service was perfect and the food was even better.  Great selection and Chef!  We will be back.

Frank's is perfect for Saturday or Sunday breakfast or for cocktails.

Amazing beans and greens or benedict.

Lovely interior- raw wood and beautiful fixtures

Best Blood Mary EVER.

From the looks of things, I expected this place to seriously hit the spot.  The ambiance was quite appealing which is what drew me in; however, for a $$$ dining establishment I expect that.  The set up is great.  The booths provide a lot of space and the corner table is perfect in terms of privacy and arm space.  I hate nothing more than being squeezed elbow to elbow with other diners.

The oysters were fresh.  I really liked the presentation of the ice block which kept the oysters chilled.  Seriously, oysters are mother nature's doing.  There's nothing to prepare (only shuck).  Mignonettes are not all the difficult to throw together so for me oysters are oysters unless they aren't fresh.  I'll give them props for the presentation.

Now to all of the disappointments.  

Cocktails:  We ordered the Airmail and Italian Greyhound. My drink was OK.  Light, refreshing, but not stiff whatsoever.  My friend's greyhound was watered down.  I tasted some bitter from the grapefruit but that's about it.  The drink seemed extremely diluted.  My dinner wine was delicious, but all the bartender had to do was pour (I ordered a Cabernet).

Starters:

We began with the biscuits with ham & Beecher's cheese and an apple spread.  It was so dry and crumbly.  The grilled shrimp dish was disappointing too.  They ran out of bokchoy (which was fine) and replaced it with kale, but they way over salted the kale.  It was EXTREMELY salty!  I love kale, but it would have been nice if she told us beforehand and not as she brought the dish out to us.  Not to mention... the shrimp tasted frozen -- not fresh.

Entrees:  

Fried chicken was boneless (nice) over a bed of gravy and side of mashed potatoes.  The pork dish came with some greens and grilled potatoes.  Both were mediocre at best.

Dessert:

The whiskey chocolate cake is supposedly their best dessert, but I found it to be dry and lacked any whiskey flavor.  

After dinner cocktails:

The 10 year old Tawny came in a little dinky glass.  For $10 or whatever it cost, it was not a normal size pour.  We questioned this to our waitress and they gave us another one and didn't charge for it -- as they should have.  On a positive note, the glass was pretty.

My mint tea was good and probably the best part of the whole meal.  BTW, the tea was $4.50 which was way more than any of the espresso drinks they had on the menu.  See my photo (typical Asian type tea pot, same as when what you'll see any most Asian restaurants).

Service:

The service was below satisfactory.  We had to get the attention of another waitress for service and our waitress really didn't check on us much at all.  

If you're just looking for oysters, this would be a great spot during happy hour at $1.50 an oyster.  Thumbs up on the atmosphere and cool decor, but I did not find the food to match the $$$.  I think we probably would have been happier sitting in the bar.