If you're not expecting it , and it really doesn't go with the dish , it's bloody awful . I had sand whiting with Mediterranean stuffing . The stuffing was nice enough , and the fish was cooked well , but there was a bit of sinew or something attached that made it hard to cut through . I don't know if sand whiting is always like that , or they just didn't clean it properly , but I don't expect to need a steak knife to eat fish . There was no seasoning on the fish , and too much in the saffron broth ( which was more like a reduction ) that was poured over it . I assume they thought it would balance the dish out , but it didn't .
Why does the writer not expect to need a steak knife to eat fish ?