Rodney's Oyster House - Varieties Forgotten, But Pictures Aplenty! (Toronto, ONT)

Rodney's Oyster House

Rodney's Oyster House

After our failed attempt on our first day to visit Rodney's Oyster house due to the Victoria's Holiday weekend, we decided to return after our meal at Acqua as a late night snack since it opens until 1AM.

I'll apologize ahead of time as I lost my little "cheat sheet" for the variety of oysters served at Rodney's, as this will mostly be a picture post.

Various sauces

Various Sauces for the Oysters

Here are the various sauces that could be used for the oysters, though we mainly just used the lemon provided. At first, I was planning to just snack one an oyster or two, but we ended up running an oyster "gamut" a la kevinEats style. (Though if I was running a kevinEats style, I would not have lost my notes taken that night! LOL)

Oysters

Here was the first plate of oyster we ordered, including the favorite of the night, the Kumamoto oysters. The Kumamoto, as always, tended to have more flavor I enjoy usually from an oyster.

Ginger Ale

Boylan Ginger Ale

While I was not in the mood for alcohol, I decided to get a bottle of Boylan's Ginger Ale to go along with the oysters.

Oysters

This was our second plate of oyster, and we soon realized the best oysters were the smallest ones, like the Kumamoto oyster. Although tasty, we definitely enjoyed the smaller oysters a bit more.

Shrimp Cocktail

Shrimp Cocktail

My friend decided to get an order of Shrimp Cocktail, and at 21CAD, it was not really worth the price as he was a bit "meh" on the shrimp cocktail.

OystersUp close shot

Finally, we went with the giant oyster from Hog Island. Sadly, despite the size, the oyster wasn't quite flavorful as I had hoped. I guess in regards to Oysters, bigger isn't always better.

Stackin' it up!

Ah yes, the picture above was the damage caused by me, but was I done? Nope!

Clams

After the oysters, we decided to try both their clam options, and much like the oysters, the smaller clams had richer, and thus, better flavors. Quite nice!

CN Tower at night

Night Shot of the CN Towers

All in all, Rodney's Oyster House was a good place to enjoy seafood, especially oysters. The service was friendly, as our server was quite helpful guiding us through the oyster menu and checking back with us with a "these are good, eh?" Although it's not quite a "must-visit" restaurant, I'd certain pay a visit if you're staying around the Financial District area in Toronto. Love the late night, love the oysters, why don't you come and try it out yourself, eh?

Final Rating: 7 out of 10

Rodney's Oyster House
469 King Street West
Toronto, ON M5V 1K4, Canada
(416) 363-8105
Official Website

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