Sunday, October 11, 2009

A snack at Capers (Campbell)


http://www.caperseatanddrink.com/

Alicia and I walk out of the new gym we just worked out and decide to grab a bite at a place called Capers which is next door. The menu seemed a little pricey but I wanted to try it since someone at the gym had just recommended it.
We sat at a bar table and I decided to order just a few appetizers. There were lots of TVs around tuned to different football games. Seemed like a good place to watch some football. The bar was half full and the tables were maybe 1/4 full on a Sunday @2pm. I ordered a chicken quesadilla, ahi tuni salad, and sauted shrimp.
The give you bread and oil/vinegar to start, standard stuff. The shrimp were served in a lemon butter sauce. It was 6 medium shrimp bathing in a pool of the sauce. The sauce was tasty and the shrimp were cooked well enough. The ahi tuna salad was good as well. It had black sesame seeds on the outside of the seared tuna. It came with the usual stuff; pickled ginger, soy sauce, and lemon. It also had a really bland salad of rice noodles with it that weren't worth eating. The 8 slices of tuna were clean tasting and seared well. The chicken quesadilla was plain but had lots of chicken on it and had very crisply cooked tortillas which I prefer to softer ones. It came with sour creme and a salsa fresca which was mostly chopped tomatoes.
So everything was okay but I won't be going back. Why? With tax and tip the bill was 46$. 46$ for three appetizers and no drinks? I'll pass next time Capers.....