Since we live on the Lakefront in St. Cloud, having a restaurant to walk to is a plus, however, I have to admit that after 3 different visits, stemming from January 2013 up to last night, has left me with no recourse but to write a negative review regarding this restaurant. Our first visit in January had us waiting for 35 mins for them to come and take our order. I want to point out that both my partner and I come from a background of restaurant people, him having worked in various restaurants, and me, having 2 brothers graduate from Johnson and Wales in Charleston, SC and owners of several establishments in Northern Florida. After our order was taken, they came out exactly 10 mins later with the wrong food. It was not what we ordered. We felt like we were being rushed out of there. The waitress never came around again for water or sweet tea refills as we were not ordering drinks anymore. The second visit, in April 2013, had us seated and once again we had to wait. It took 15 mins for the waitress to take our drink order. I order red merlot and he ordered a beer. It was not busy. She came out with my wine in a beer glass. She didn't ask prior, so I waited. 20 mins later she came back to take our order. When our order came she not only brought out the hor d'ourves at the same time as the main order, she also once again brought out the wrong entree. At this point, we had both had enough. We asked for the manager. As the entree was wrong and the wine had been served in a beer glass, they took that off the order. I had order fried oysters which came with mashed potatoes and beans. For the price I was paying, I expected fresh beans, and these tasted like they came right out of the can. The size of the appetizers was extremely small for the price that we were paying, however, the gator bites were good and the hot sauce was very yummy. The hot wings that my date ordered were not hot as they claimed, but we are used to "hot" food having a different meaning down here. Our last visit was last night after a cycle event. Although reservations had been made for 20-30 people, the restaurant somehow could not find the creativity to put all the benches together outside, instead, they tried to seat us at different scattered across the patio, thus we all ended up squashed in one table, some opting to leave and some sitting at a lone table. When the orders were taken, people who had ordered last were being served first, and vice versa. Not once were refills offered. Although everyone had order, the orders continued to come out in pieces, a meal here, an appetizer there- nothing resembling any sense or order. The youngest, a child of 10, sat for 45 mins waiting for his dinner which was served last although he ordered first. The shrimp that my date ordered was white. I mean, white, like bleached white, and had no flavor or saltiness to it. It was almost fake like. I think perhaps they let it sit in the pot too long. The gator bites were once again good, but the conch fritters, as a Floridian, should be served with guava jelly. Any bonafide Floridian knows this. Not mustard. All the items were very pricy for the quality and quantity. The guacamole dip was good, but needed a little zip to make it interesting. The biggest downer in terms of food aside from the weird, almost fake shrimp was the seafood gumbo. I don't know what they are using, but it looked like someone put some tomatoes in there and gumbo and tomatoes don't go together. Where was the andouille and okra? This was the worst example of gumbo I had ever tasted in my life. There was no fire. I think I detected bits of crab in there and the oh, wait, 2 shrimps they threw on top of the gumbo. Same as the ones they served chilled. Come on man. That's just an insult to the people who invented it. So, aside from the absolutely awful service, the sense of disorganization, the fact that dogs are being allowed into the eating area of the restaurant and the overpriced meals, I think I'll go somewhere else next time. Good thing they don't charge for parking. read more