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   Whydoesnicknameneedtobe

   Toronto

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 26, 2023

   overall3food1service1ambience4

   Unfriendly and unwelcoming. Happy Hour not so happy. 26$ bill… bartender handed banking / credit card hardware to me and she had entered 55$ No apology nuttin. Won’t go back.

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   OpenTable Diner

   Cheshire

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 5, 2023

   overall1food1service1ambience1

   REFUSED ENTRY! This restaurant do not use Open Table. Take them off your app!!

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   Pete

   Kent

   14 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on January 22, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great food & good value. Sunday night steel band worth seeing. Book in advance to be sure of a space.

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   OpenTable Diner

   Surrey

   1 review

   vip
   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 20, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   We went with friends, their first time. Thoroughly enjoyed the food and the Steel Band.

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   SandyJ

   Essex

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on September 15, 2022

   overall1food1service1ambience1

   I booked this restaurant through OpenTable. Received an e mail confirmation. Arrived at the appropriate time and surf side was in darkness and completely closed up. Very disappointed that you can book a table receive confirmation and it’s closed when you arrive.

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   ShaneG

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on April 14, 2022

   overall1food1service1ambience1

   Poor poor poor. Worst I've been to in this country.

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   PeterB

   West Palm Beach

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on March 18, 2022

   overall1food1service1ambience1

   We made a booking and were received as if we had dropped in from another planet. The waitress sat us down at back table near the noisy female duet when there were tables beachside available, then walked away and that was the last we saw of her. It was also the last she saw of us because we walked out and went to the Mews.

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Jacksonville

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on March 18, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Good was good drinks were good, everything was nice and clean. Had the poke bowl and the shrimp and corn chowder, both were super tasty

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   TracyS

   Atlantic City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on March 12, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Hi. Loved the view of sea right on beach Food was good. Best fish cakes. Rum punch was nice. Staff were friendly and good. We had a nice evening and would go back😀

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    HRHPG

    London

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 27, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    Table not reserved. Staff had no clue about our online reservation. We walked out. Zacchio’s is a few steps away on the beach is a far better venue. Enjoy Xacchio’s ….

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    AlisonM

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 20, 2022

    overall2food3service3ambience2

    The service was fair. I think that they might have been a bit understaffed for the amount of patrons that were there - so there were some service delays -a nd at times you could see that the staff seemed very busy. Food was ok. The greatest disappointment and annoyance was the noise level of the live music. It was way way too loud, which meant that even when shouting it was impossible to talk properly with the persons on your table. Had to constantly shout and repeat what you were trying to say. A real disappointment

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    LorraineH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 19, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    By far the best value and great food with the best rum punch

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    joans

    Dorset

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 18, 2022

    overall3food2service4ambience4

    Had the flying fish. More batter than anything and very dry. Poor quality food for the price. Perhaps I was unfortunate on the night although someone else we spoke to thought it was very expensive for what you received. Service good and it was lovely to be on the sea front and the two girl singers were excellent. For this reason only I would recommend

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    hipkneedoc

    New York Area

    10 reviews

    1.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on February 13, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    Terrible experience! Understaffed and poor leadership. Super bowl Sunday evening: our party promptly seated but downhill from there. After 40 minutes: went to bar to order/ pay and bring to our table our drinks. Never encountered a waitstaff person. Went to hostess to get menus…. Again never saw a server. Finally, exasperated after an 1 1/2 hours of waiting, we left. On the way out, the “manager” said, understaffed due to Covid. I guess… 2 years into the pandemic and at the height of tourist season, you can’t figure this out? Want some advice: limit what you serve on menu(burgers, fish, etc: keep it simple), when it’s busy, limit drinks to beer/ wine etc: no specialty drinks (take too long). The lone server we observed was hustling as best she could but her refrain of “it’s not my table” got a bit old. Keep her: fire the management and start from scratch! Might try again next year ….if the reviews suggest change has been implemented

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15. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 16, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience2

    See photo of my comments

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    C123

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 9, 2022

    overall3food3service4ambience2

    The overall service was okay. The seafood platter serving was quite small. Not looking for a whole spread but one small flying fish and a couple shrimp along with catch of the day. I think the shrimp serving could have been more. The servings for this platter can be opened to quantity based on sizing of other fish available. You definitely need to improve on table settings. Yes, you are a beachside bar but it can’t hurt to use table covers especially since the tables are stained from constant use. The glasses need changing as well. You can see the over time wear and tear in those as well.

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    JeffG

    Caribbean

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 29, 2020

    overall4food5service4ambience3

    I had the catch of the day swordfish...fried...perhaps the best fish I have had in the past two weeks on the island. Well season and delicately cooked with a generous portion paired with rice and grilled local veggies. Surfside is always casual and the kitchen can sometimes be slow however the fish entrees are typically very good. Tonight the service was quick although it was a light night for patrons. All in all a meal to remember. On a side note our reservation although confirmed by this app was not evident when we arrived.

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    TraciK

    New York Area

    46 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    46 reviews

    Dined on February 28, 2020

    overall4food3service3ambience4

    It is an easily accessible option for a good lunch on the beach. The service is a little spotty. In order the catch of the day which was meant to come with chips/fries and salad. The salad was no more than a garnish which was disappointing. The fish was well prepared and very fresh. I would manage my expectations and go back again because of the location and convenience.

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    JeffG

    Caribbean

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on February 19, 2020

    overall4food4service3ambience3

    Overall great bajan food. The kitchen is a bit slow but the food was worth the wait. Good fresh fish and local veggies.

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    jpoc

    London

    70 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    70 reviews

    Dined on January 20, 2020

    overall4food4service3ambience5

    The problem was that the restaurant is not set up to accept the openreach bookings so when we got there they had no reservation for us. We got a table about 45 mins after our reserved time as they were as helpful as they could be. The food was lovely, it's a very casual place but on Sunday they have a steel band which was great. Service was good. Wouldn't say the staff were friendly as such but they were helpful and polite, so couldn't really complain.

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    Dickies

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 19, 2020

    overall1food2service3ambience2

    Only for views and there rum punch, do not pick up email bookings and food was not great.

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    Trakki

    London

    19 reviews

    4.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on February 24, 2019

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    This is a great place by the sea, the staff are friendly and the food is good too. A nice relaxing evening, and we will go again.

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    Delicious

    Toronto

    9 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on February 19, 2019

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    Food was absolutely terrible. Way overpriced. Odd smell to the place

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    DKicks

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 3, 2019

    overall2food2service2ambience3

    Really not great. Food was marginal. On the beach maybe good for a beer.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Dallas

    2 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 29, 2018

    overall1food1service1ambience2

    Can’t actually give a review on the food quality, because we never ate. We had dinner reservations, and the restaurant was out of half the menu. After placing our order and waiting 40 minutes, we were notified that an item we ordered was also unavailable, and that our food had not even been started. The service was very poor, and I would not recommend for dinner. Atmosphere was nice being on the beach but that was it.

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26. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 2, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fantastic food and great music!

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    GarySharon

    London

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 11, 2018

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    No booking for us as the football was on. They should have told us at the time of booking there wouldn’t be a table for us. A compete waste of time.

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    CatherineG

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 13, 2018

    overall4food4service5ambience5

    Been coming here for 20 years. Sunday is best day for evening meal as steel band playing and makes ambience feel truly bajan Only criticism I had the pork chop and mashed potatoes and few veg would have preferred more veg and half the portion of mashed potato

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    Trakki

    London

    19 reviews

    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on February 21, 2018

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    Our last evening in Barbados and we wanted to have Bajan cooking and particularly the best Fish cakes on the island all topped off with delicious rum punch - a great meal!

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    SHBN

    Philadelphia

    61 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    61 reviews

    Dined on January 13, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Wanted a local sports bar to watch Eagles play in US football semifinals. Also wanted to watch sunset on the beach! Soccer was on big screen- manager agreed to put football on 2 smaller bar screens. Only a few other Yanks there, but it was fun! Food was good too- a great pork chop and a roti! Definitely would go back.

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