Delmy Perez

Review of The castaway restaurant

I went to Castaway for a friends birthday brunch y...

I went to Castaway for a friends birthday brunch yesterday and ordered the short rib eggs Benedict. My complaint is that the meat was super salty. Like salty enough to slightly ruin the dish. Its unfortunate because I had read some other reviews mentioning the salt and hoped that they may have fixed this but alas super salty short ribs is what I was served. I did enjoy the rest of the dish. Its clever how the poached eggs are placed on top of waffle instead of the traditional English muffin. The asparagus serving was cooked to perfection (usually at restaurants the ends are not cut off enough leaving that bit of unchewable morsel at the end) the pesto sauce that came on top of the asparagus was something in and of itself. I would love to buy a jar to take home! The tomatoes were perfectly cooked and only slightly seasoned letting me enjoy the taste of the tomatoe (which is how I love to eat it) all in all it was a wonderfully presented dish, cooked well in all aspects but the heavy handed salt seasoning on the short ribs ruins the meal. (2 of my friends ordered the same dish and had the same complaint about the salt) I had to make sure to mix the rib with hollandaise and a bite of waffle just to eat it. Eating the short rib on its own was unenjoyable. I would not order this dish again but seeing as the rest of the dish was perfection I might opt for the salmon Benedict or crab cake Benedict next time. There is $4.50 valet parking and free self parking in the back (limited to availability, I happened to find a free spot in the back)