Reviews:
We'd heard about this place for a while and seen ads, but never made the trek over there. It's a pretty little drive down Highbanks Road that dead ends into the St. John's River. The restaurant is not as rustic as I thought it would be. We were pleasantly surprised by the nice open air view from upstairs. There is a big nice bar and lots of Vs. The food was good too. The raw and steamed oysters were big and tasty. The steamed shrimp ($5 for a mug of shrimp) were huge. We also had gator tail, catfish sandwich, and cuban sandwich. They had some lunch specials in addition to their regular menu. It looks like they have some higher end items for dinner. While eating upstairs, we noticed tables downstairs. When we asked, we were told there was a limited menu down there. We glanced at a copy and it had about 8-10 items on it. They have a bar down there called their tiki bar and picnic tables to eat on. This is a great place to stop if you are out on a boat on the St. John's or a nice drive from Seminole County.
Went for a Sunday lunch...WOW, what a mistake. First of all, the service was slow. But the food was Awful!! And Expensive!! We started with potato skins, which weren't bad once we picked the piece of plastic wrapping out of one of the skins. I had the grilled shrimp with red beans and rice, and sautéed green beans. The shrimp were obviously pre-frozen and rubbery. The rice was under cooked and hard with watery red beans which tasted like they came out of a can. The Green beans were so salty we could not eat them. My wife had grilled catfish which were over seasoned and tasted per-frozen. Also, the corn fritters were doughy and tasteless. All that was bad enough, then we got the bill. 6.75 for a draft beer!! Albeit a microbrew, but come on!! $95.00 for 4 people was the final tab with a small tip. I gave them one star for location, but will not return or recommend.
We had out of town guests in and wanted to take them so someplace that had a great Florida view. This place has a wonderful view, it's just too bad the food and service are just OK. It took an hour to get all the meals out to the table, and there were many empty tables as it was a Monday evening. Food was not horrible but would not pick over other places nearby.