It was one of those rare nights that we actually had a babysitter and were headed off to the city. A friend of ours was reading from his new novel at a bookstore in the Castro. It was a grown-up night with grown-ups! Hurrah!

We got in early and wanted to stop for a nice dinner. We didn't make reservations but thought we would decide once we hit the Castro. We parked the car and walked down Market Street. We went by a new place we had never seen before simply called CATCH. It looked inviting and we decided to give it a try.

When you enter you notice a huge, well stocked bar. There is an outdoor patio area out front with a nice pit fire blazing. Inside the restaurant, it is sophisticated and very upscale. It's very stylish. The waiters all look handsome and the patrons are as well. It has a mostly gay crowd as this is the Castro.

Our waiter was polished and professional. I ordered halibut and beet salad, Chris ordered a char and a house salad.

The food was excellent. The fish was fresh and cooked just right. The sides were unique and appealing. My beet salad was really good.

I felt bad as we were in a bit of a hurry to get to the reading. This was such a great meal and I wished we could have savored it a bit instead of rushing off. I would have loved to see what they had for dessert.

Oh well, this place was good enough to plan another visit. The food was way above average and the service was super. This is why I love living in the bay area, nights like this when you find a new place and leave 100% satisfied.

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