Mixed experience, but basically very overpriced

I went to Let's Seafood for the first time last weekend and had a very mixed experience.

The setting in Nali Patio is lovely when the weather is nice, although it seems tricky getting a table on weekend nights.

The service was ok, and the menu looked very nice. I was pretty taken aback when the waitress asked us to pay straight after we ordered however. I know this is standard in cheap noddle joints (though I find it pretty annoying even in those places), but in a joint that strains so hard to be a "classy restaurant" it's pretty funny they demand your money before they'll hand over your food.

They gave us some bread to start which was appreciated as we were very hungry, but then the waitress told us that if we wanted anything on the bread we had to go inside and serve ourselves from a "self service" counter!

When the mains came they were underwhelming. My friend's seafood platter was quite good, but my fish and chips was very ordinary. The batter was so thick and oily I felt ill before I even got half way through it. The chips were passable, if a little limp.

Given the prices they are charging at this place I really expected something better. Maybe that's why they make you pay upfront...

If the prices were cheaper they might have scrapped in at three stars, but given what we paid I'll only give them two.