Lynn and I had just returned from our short trip to North Carolina and Maryland and felt more than a little exhausted for a few days ("shot" as Lynn would say). Our natural inclination in these situations is to seek out touchstones in our life to help re-orient ourselves to our "world" and feel our life return to a sense of normalcy. We happened to be on the way to Flo's in Bayport which is one such touchstone with its "comfort" seafood (fried clams, fried calamari and so on) when we decided to reintroduce ourselves to the Dublin Deck in Patchogue.
Our detour had been mainly about our mild curiosity about the place. We had gone there a few times over the years and enjoyed our experiences there a great deal but had not been there in several yeas as it is not really in our local "loop."
We had a great experience there and it had enlarged a great deal and seemed more sophisticated than we remembered. This is particularly the case with the menu. Lynn had great fish tacos with lightly fried grouper and a savory garlic sauce, I had a spectacular Ahi Tuna salad that had great flavor and was presented beautifully (as was Lynn's) Our service was first rate as well. As a result of this we are officially putting the DD back into our loop.
