“I finally got us a table at Poseidon’s Paradise! We’re booked for 4:15.”
“Whoo-hoo, the most talked about restaurant on the coast! Uhm, isn’t that an odd time for dinner?”
“Their hours of operation change from day to day and that is the latest opening I could get before they shut for the evening. As it is, we’ll have to be out of there by 5.”
“Why are the closing so early on a Friday?”
“You know how they say it is the closest to the ocean experience anywhere?”
“Yeah?”
“The dining room is underwater four hours per tide cycle.”
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Word count = 100
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I guess diving gear would be the perfect outfit for dinner here?
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If you leave in time shouldn’t be needed, but if you want to visit after hours? Its a must ;)
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Maybe they could turn the restaurant into an aquarium in the after hours instead of shutting 🤔
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Now there is a way to make more money out of what some would consider a liability…
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I am not sure it is a great selling point having the restaurant washed out daily by the tide; unique though.
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I’m not sure if it is ideal either, but at least they have the bragging rights to being the closest to the ocean…
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Ha! The smells, the seaweed, the odd starfish, that really is the real deal!
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Going for that ultra-authentic “on the water” (“in the water”?) experience!
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Clever idea!
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Thanks!
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Poseidon’s Paradise. There’s no false advertising there.
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Nope, Poseidon comes in to visit every 11 hours or so…
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Maybe time to invest in a good pair of stilts for the place? Fun story and one that the coasts of MI can relate to. We don’t have a tide, but our water has been eating away at dunes that are causing homes to fall in and I’m guessing a few restaurants as well.
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A lot of members of my family live on the shore of Lake Erie and it has been very high the last few years, so I’m sure they can relate as well. And, of course, I’m sure many seaside restaurants are wondering if this will be their fate in a few years…
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Well, at least you can be sure the fish will be fresh. Fun story!
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Freshest fish guaranteed – some caught right in the kitchen! Thanks.
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Having run a restaurant myself I know how important it is to have something that sets you apart from the rest, and they have it for sure! Nice one Trent.
Here’s mine!
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Yes, they do have that “special” something! Thanks.
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Now that’s an interesting dining experience! Maybe you can wear your wet suit and go for a swim after dinner. I found your blog through a comment you left on Suzanne’s Picture Retirement. I enjoyed the creativity and scrolling through the comments.
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“We serve only the freshest sea food – in fact, some of it even swims into our kitchen” ;) Thanks! Suzanne often participates in my “Weekly Smile”.
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Great fun post, Trent.
As a foodie, though, I’m disappointed to only have 45 minutes to enjoy my dinner. One course and a half-bottle of wine I guess!
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Dinner is a bit rushed, but a great view of the water as they leave (and as the water slowly fills the room…)
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A restaurant with a difference, I guess.
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Every place needs it’s selling point. With this, on-water dining is a big part of the marketing…
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A bit like Douglas Adams’ Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Every meal is an adventure.
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And like that restaurant, you may need to use a time machine to get a good seat…
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That’s an imaginative story.
Ronda
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Thanks
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Dear Trent,
Interesting dining experience for sure. Imaginative story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The seaweed out front isn’t just for decoration, it’s part of the landscape (seascape?)… Thanks.
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That was hilarious, lol. It does make you wonder how many restaurants will become glass house fish bowls where we are the ones being viewed by the fish while we eat. lol
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Thanks. I do wonder about many of those seaside places after beach front becomes “in front of the beach”… There may be worries like this in a lot of places.
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I think I ate there while on Bequia… or was that Jamacia?
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lol, I’ve eaten pretty close to the water a few times and worried about that tide…
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LOL. I love eating at spots like that, though we’ve never needed to clear out for the tide. Great story
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I’ve been to places that were quite close to the water, but not quite like this ;) Again, in 20 years, who knows? Those places might have to synchronize with the tide….
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Snicker. Short, but amusing.
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Thanks :)
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Now that’s an interesting way to run a restaurant! Liked your inventive take on the photo prompt, Trent.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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With every restaurant trying to out “close-to-the-water” each other, it’s only a matter of time… Of course, if sea levels raise, well, it’s only a matter of time that way as well.
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A bit too realistic perhaps!?
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I think in the next few years a lot of seaside businesses may be like this…
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Now that would be a crazy experience, wouldn’t it?
Fun ne, Trent
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It seems that every seaside town has a competition to see which restaurant is closest to the “on the water experience”, so I think just a matter of time (or, in a matter of time it will be this way, like ti or not ;) ). Thanks, Dale.
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This is true. 😉
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For a paradise, they’ve most certainly been getting a lot of bad breaks lately.
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If this restaurant is on the Gulf Coast, yes! Another one is headed their way. And then there is the Covid hit as well. And, well, not a time to own a beach front business in Louisiana….
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