Just had a chance to read your post.

The “review” printed below- appeared in the Palm Beach Post 21 days before Jeff Eats’ review.

Back “then” Rakph & Rosie’s was a terrific joint. Then again, maybe Ralph fooled both me and the Post critic.

Based on your post, things may have changed for the worse. Please keep in mind, that our reviews were written over 3 years ago.

Thanks for reading…

Dolphin fingers tops at Ralph & Rosie’s
By – TOM PEELING
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Neighborhood Post
Boynton Beach

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Ralph & Rosie’s Restaurant and Lounge

Address:
2007 S. Federal Highway,
Boynton Beach
Phone:(561)731-4400

Note: Post staffers will anonymously visit a restaurant in your neighborhood each week in search of the best menu item. They’ll tell you about that item and why they liked it in this spot each week.

Our biggest challenge when visiting Ralph & Rosie’s Restaurant and Lounge wasn’t what to order from the surprisingly long menu, but where to park when we arrived.

When my wife and I and a friend visited on a recent Friday night, the lounge part of the restaurant was filled with folks waiting for the band to begin for the evening. So we decided to sit outside at one of the few tables left available.

I tried not to think about the cars on U.S. 1 whizzing by my back just a couple of feet away while I perused the extensive menu. Pasta, beef, seafood, pizza, veal, chicken – Ralph and Rosie seemed to have a little bit of everything.

We decided to start with a dolphin fingers appetizer ($8.75), which our young waitress said was an excellent choice. We also ordered a vegetarian white Venetian pizza ($15), house garden salad ($2.95), queen size prime rib ($16.35) and broiled scallops ($15.95).

We spent the next 20 minutes or so trying to figure out whether our waitress Flavia’s accent was Bulgarian, Romanian, Russian, or what. Finally, when she returned to fill our drinks, I asked. Brazilian, she said kindly. Our job applications for the United Nations are all on hold now.

The wait for our meals was a little long, but considering the crowd that night, it wasn’t too bad. We kept ourselves occupied with some of the tastiest fish fingers I’d ever eaten.

When our meals did arrive, the only surprise was that our friend’s pizza had red sauce and pepperoni on it instead of white sauce and vegetables. It was soon exchanged for the correct pizza. My prime rib was cooked more like medium well than medium rare, but it was surprisingly good, despite the fact that I would never order it that well done. The scallops were great, too, but, oh, those dolphin fingers!

Joey Dale is promoting a show at FAU this coming January 2011 which stars groups like The Cadillacs and The Cleftones. The Gigolos will also perform.

scott