Cafe By The Sea

Food is great, the people are very nice. We had the lobster and Mac n cheese and lobster rolls both were real good. The Cajun pasta as good. I had the surf n turf (steak and lobster) the steak was a little over cooked I wanted med rare I got medium but the lobster spinach and mashed potatoes were real good. Ambiance was relaxing. Watched a few people coming back n forth in their boats or jet skis. Def wouldn’t mind coming back here. Highly recommended

This place can be considered as “fine dining”, comparing to neighbored restaurants, given its pricing and overall vibe. We were a party of three, with two adults and one toddler, the final bill came out around $200. I do not mind to pay $200 for a dinner, but neither the food nor the service meet our expectations. The seafood wasn’t fresh and the taste were just alright. No bread was served during the meal, we thought this place might not serve bread until we saw the tables around us got it while we were checking out. The busser was, obviously, not professionally trained, as she simply picked up the fork that my son dropped and put it back to his table, instead of giving us a clean one. Our plates were taken away right after we finish the food, but no one even asked if we want to order dessert or get the bill. I had to go to the cashier to hand my card to the server and told him I am ready to pay. The place charges service fee for card transaction, but the ATM machine is not in work.

I’ve been to several restaurants on the Nautical Mile and this was one of my worst experience. My boyfriend and I decided to visit this establishment as it was Valentines Day. We arrived at the restaurant around 8:30pm we were seated and within 15 minutes we placed our order for appetizers, drinks and our main course. I ordered the skirt steak with spinach and mashed potatoes which was $36. I was then told there was no more skirt steak I can substitute for a ribeye. We received our food around 9:15pm. My steak which was suppose to be well done was medium rare. For the next 15 minutes the manager or owner hovered over our table as if he was rushing us to finish our meal, by then i was annoyed when our bill was placed on our table half way through eating our meal. So we decided just to take our food to go. When we looked at our bill i was charge $36 for what i originally ordered which was not available, on top of an additional $22 for the substitute steak that was offered to me instead. Plus a 20% gratuity was already included in our bill along with the 3.5% fee for using a credit card. Definitely won’t be returning.

Had a great dinner here. I went with my wife on Wednesday which is a day they have a special. Food was great for the price. The location is very clean and the staff are very appreciative. They check on you frequently and make sure your water is filled, which is a plus. The staff cleans up and makes sure you have completed your meals before they take anything away. Calamari was very crisp and fresh enjoyed them. The special was a lobster and filet mignon served with spinach and mashed potatoes. Food was delicious ordered the steaks medium. I did wish the steaks were a little more seasoned though other than that it was great. The butter and salt they have have for the lobster was delicious. The course brings a Lobster corn chowder or a ceasar salad to start, I recommend the lobster corn chowder over the salad. And to finish it off we got a tiramisu cake because they were out of cheesecake absolutely great. Wife enjoyed her visit here will deff come back.

Went to the restaurant today for Father's day. Had a 2:45 pm reservation for party of 9. Arrived on time but were told our seats weren't available as yet. Didn't get seated until 3:15pm. The wait wasn't too bad because it was at least a lovely day and the hostess was apologetic. Sadly, the food was extremely underwhelming especially with what could be considered "fine dining" pricing. Stuffed mushrooms was cold on the inside and had to be sent back. Lobster Mac and cheese was bland and was not prepared the way it was described on the menu. For a $95 stuffed lobster dish, it was also bland and the accompanying vegetables were overcooked and mushy.