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We were greeted by a very lovely hostess. She knew we were there to celebrate my daughter's birthday (I'm visiting her from out of town), and she said she had a great table for us (which it was). Our waiter was the opposite. He did give great suggestions of things to order (not from his own inquiry of questions we had about the menu, but our questions because we had never been there before). He walked passed our table many times, not stopping to check in or fill our glasses from the bottle of wine we ordered. He didn't bring one dish we ordered, and had to remind him to remove it from our bill. He never asked if there was anything else we wanted (dessert for the birthday). We saw him being attentive to other customers, and he actually came over to spend time telling us about taking time to talk to another customer's daughter on the phone to take her "to go" order. Why is that important to us when we're there to celebrate my daughter's birthday. Bottom line, the food was delicious and the hostess was very sweet. If we go again, maybe we'll get a waiter interested in our experience.

The food here is phenomenal, excellent service, great ambience.

Anna was great! She had the perfect balance of being present for all of our needs, but also gave us space to converse. Great recommendation for their cocktail of the month which I thoroughly enjoyed. All apps and entrees were also exceptional!

Our device was absolutely wonderful (I wish I could remember names, but really outstanding folks), and we loved the atmosphere. The food, unfortunately, was just fair. The crab cakes were a little overcooked and contained too much breading for the cost. The mini pizza did not seem like it was made in house.

First time at Meat on Ocean. Our server was knowledgeable about the aging process and gave great service ,recommendations on appetizers, sides and and cuts. I’ll be back at the recommended time to enjoy a nice sunset dinner!