St. Augustine, Florida has no lack of foot traffic and touristy restos and bars but hidden on some side streets within all the touristy attraction you can find some local joints that actual locals hit up on a weekly basis... One of them is the seafood centric Catch 27 that was hidden in plain sight. Their original space was tiny, maybe like 8 table tops, so they moved around the corner to a larger space on a less trafficky street. The locals prolly prefer it to be out of sight from the yahoos. But that didn't matter, it was still jumping on a Monday night, a mix of locals and outlanders packed the space.
Let's just get to the good stuff... The grub. I'm not gonna talk too much about the food because it was all pretty good, better than I expected. Just look at the purdy pictures...
Crab Cakes, two seared blue crab cakes topped with a fried farm egg, atop a bed of spring mix and served with remoulade.
Shrimp & Grits, three cheddar and bacon Greenway Farm grit cakes, topped with lightly blackened shrimp and sherry cream sauce.
Land And Sea, pan seared scallops, crispy root-beer braised pork belly, ratatouille, and sweet potato purée.
Farmer's Market Risotto, local, farmers market vegetables, tossed with risotto.
Farmer's Market Risotto with snapper (fish of the day).
I like this place... It's cozy, quaint and local. The food was above average and good but nothing mind blowing in the creativity of the dishes, really didn't expect it to. They had a Cuban sandwich on the menu and I was so tempted but after all this food, I was about to enter a fucking coma. Overall, this joint is a good local restaurant with fresh ingredients. I would hit this place up again if in the area.
40 Charlotte St
St Augustine, FL 32084
http://www.catchtwentyseven.com/
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