My wife and I were in Canton for several days visiting a gated retirement community. We use Yelp when ever we travel, so we made a reservation at Goin' Coastal based on some of the reviews. I have spent 50 years in the wine industry and have dined all over the world. We were not very impressed with our experience. We started with a chilled Melon soup that was delicious. But from there our diner really went down heal. We had ordered Tuna Carpaccio which was cut way too thick and instead of coming on a bed of Arugula, it arrived on some dried out lettuce. Our salad had the same old lettuce. Our main course was Chilean Sea Bass made "Skinny" which was grilled nicely but believe it or not on the same old lettuce with a few Heirloom tomato's thrown in. The wine list is very nice and the waitstaff new the wines discussed, but the overall impression was very disapointing. read more

Awesome surf and turf! Wonderful oyster on the half shell!

Food was very good, although we didn't have a reservation the hostess was very helpful in accommodating us and rearranging so we could have a table for two. Wait staff very friendly. Only negative is food was a little pricey for area and dish. If you are looking for a good fish type restaurant then check out Reel Seafood in Woodstock, it is very good also. read more

The most phenomenal fresh perfectly cooked fish we've ever had anywhere in our life. Seriously. We've never found it this good on the coast. Cozy, hip, relaxed, romantic environment. Hidden gem. read more

Awesome place! Food is great and the service great! On business from Chicago and this has been my go to place the last two nights.

Dinner tonight with a close friend. As usual Goin Coastal was superb. Waiter was attentive but not intrusive drinks on time food served fresh and hot. My catfish and collards were delicious. Ray's scallops were perfectly prepared. Can't wait until the next time. read more

My husband chose this place for his birthday, so we made reservations for six people. To make a long story short, we waited an hour after our reservation and the hostess just said they double and triple book all the time. Asked to speak to manager and he only gave me his personal cell phone number. We also learned they were out of oysters on oyster night at only 7pm. Don't make a reservation expecting to be seated. Also, don't expect oysters on oyster night. We really wanted to like this place. read more

Don't make a reservation they don't honor them. They triple book. We had a special occasion and made reservations for six. Stood around for an hour and still couldn't get a table even with reservation. They were rude and unapologetic especially the hostess. Drinks were all we tried and they were even uninspired. This is my second time of making reservations and being turned away. Apparently they don't believe in good customer service or care about their patrons. I even talked to the manager on 10/26 and he was no help. They have a back dining room that they didn't even offer us. Just a terrible experience. Avoid this place. read more

My wife and I eat lunch at GC on a regular basis. The food is prepared well and presentation is good. My wife normally has the fish tacos and always enjoys them. I try different entrees and all have been good. If I were only rating the food and service I would have given them more stars. However, the staff especially the waitresses wear worn jeans and their appearance is not especially appetizing. During lunch the glare from the windows is so bad if you are facing that direction remember your sunglasses. Overall GC is a good place to eat. read more

I usually eat at Goin Coastel about every other week and have really enjoyed it until the last couple of weeks. I am not sure if they have a new Chef but the food went from the best to the worst in a couple of weeks. They used to have the best fried seafood and now I really believe Captain D's is a lot better than the crap Goin Coastel is putting out.. I promise you can get better at a freezer section at Walmart. I believe they are now pulling it out of the freezer. I asked to talk to the manager he never would come over to our table. read more

Excellent food. Great find in Canton. I always end up ordering the special and am never disappointed. Love the scallop risotto!

Some of the best oysters and seafood /without having to drive to atlanta. Love the chalkboard fresh fish choices !

My first impression was good- like the location, like the ambience. Then it became a nightmare to get seated despite having a reservation. I get the impression the girls working the hostess stand don't understand how to balance reservations with walk ins, we watched people who walked in get to sit down before ones with reservations. This is why it's worth it to pay someone with experience a few extra dollars an hour to do the hostess job well- just saying. The manager was SO nice and very quick to try to smooth things over- free glasses of wine for our party and came over several times before, during, and after the meal to check on us. The food was fantastic! For apps, we had fried avocado and lobster bisque. The avocado portion was small but they charged us less than the amount listed on the menu so that was fine. Bisque was awesome. Entrees were surf and turf with crab cakes, fried chicken with bacon gravy, and lobster mac and cheese. Everything was perfect- steak cooked perfect and great quality, the crab cake was to die for! Lobster mac didn't have a lot of lobster in it but what was there was cooked perfect and the dish had amazing flavor. Chicken was juicy and the gravy was unique and a perfect companion for the chicken. Had the shoestring fries as a side and they were great. All in all I think this place was great, if the reservation part had gone smoothly, I would've given this place 5 stars for sure. Will return soon! read more

Best, freshest seafood we've had in a long time. The shecrab soup was PERFECTION, better than any we've had in Savannah (we used to make stops in Sav. just for the shecrab soup, no more). Crab cake had hardly any filler. Oysters were fresh and delicious. Didn't have room for dessert, although they sounded tempting. Our server (Mike) was excellent, well-trained and attentive but not intrusive. I enjoyed the background music (not sure my husband did, since I sang along to everything, not like me at all). In short, we are delighted to find such good seafood so far from downtown Atl. and will return many times. read more

Incredible food and service. So refreshing to see a restaurant like this in the Canton area. Lunch is way cheaper than dinner, fyi.

Bottom line - excellent restaurant! Been there 15 times and never had a bad experience. Always delicious, always something new to choose that tastes great. If you visit Canton, visit Goin Coastal read more

Food is fantastic. Service is good. But hold your breath!!! We had to ask smokers to move away from the front door to get in without inhaling second hand cigarette smoke. When we left we couldn't see the benches but as soon as we exited we got a HUGE WHIFF for noxious cigarette smoke from two local lovelies smoking on the bench by the front door. If you smoke this is heaven. Walk a few steps out the door and snap a perch for your after dinner fix, but if you're into fresh air, a clean environment or believe in enforcing the local law ordinances against smoking by the entrance you won't be happy. HOLD YOUR BREATH!!! Plan to wash your clothes and shower afterwards. If you have asthma bring your inhaler...you will need it!! Thumbs down for allowing patrons to break the law and ignoring the customers' right to enter a building breathing clean air. read more

We went for "lobster night," and I found it not the best lobster experience. Not that I'm heavily experienced with lobster, but I found it not that tasty, and expensive, and messy and kind of gross. Service was overly-friendly, but not really very helpful. Not sure I'd go back. read more

Have been here many times . Recently the service and food have gone down hill. Shrimp and grits were subpar and wife's Scallops were sautéed in something that missed the mark. What's up with all the long long facial hair in the kitchen? Couple next to us made a comment that no one was wearing any hair protection. read more

If you are looking for a nice, quiet place to eat with great food then look no further. Service is excellent. Some with say they are high. I say you pay for what you get. If you want something cheaper and not as good then go to the local chain seafood place. If you want something better, come here. read more

Two in our group of 5 ordered the "A5" Kobe beef for $40. We are regular customers and expected the very best. It was served lukewarm (Below room temperature!). One of us sent it back in disbelief. I was too hungry to wait. Server did not seem concerned... read more

1st time visiting here and walked away very disappointed with our food. Ordered the She Crab Soup - the base had ok flavor, but there was only 1 piece of lump crab in my entire bowl of soup. For $7/bowl - I expect way more. My wife ordered the crab cake sandwich, again it was ok, not awesome. She was definitely expecting an awesome sandwich for $17. There was way too much filler in her sandwich for a "Jumbo Lump Crab Cake". I ordered the special Trout Filet for $10 - nothing amazing about it either. Love the location and ambiance of this restaurant and service was great - just wish the food was better. read more

Ate here this weekend without a reservation, that was a mistake. We chose to not wait and just sit at the bar which turned out to be much nicer than I thought. The barkeep was nice and entertaining. The service was quick and we weren't ignored at all when asking for extras. I ordered the lobster macaroni and it was great. It is a very nice atmosphere and though I liked the bar a lot, I will be making sure to have reservations next time. I would give 5 stars, but I feel like the hostesses were a bit rude and not dressed well enough for such a nice place. read more

We had a nice time at Going Costal, the food we just okay for the price, the lobster bisque was very salty and I could not finish it the salad was very good. read more

It has been a favorite when visiting and have enjoyed it every time. Last weekend a little disappointed with overall unfortunately. Out of several specials early in the evening, and a standby favorite of shrimp 'n grits not the same flavor as previously. Maybe just an off night? read more

Mediocre food and service and WAY overpriced. Salad included bag lettuce, slices of red onion, a few carrots and a handful of cherry tomatoes. Don't expect bread of any kind, at any point during the meal. If you get a glass of water don't expect it to be refilled. I suppose forty dollars a head just don't buy what it used to. I left hungry. read more

My husband and I have visited Goin' Coastal several times and it is usually wonderful. But the last two times have been a disaster. A few weeks ago the man that waited on us looked like he had a mouth full of tobacco and was extremely neglectful. Tonight we dined in and our waitress was obviously new. Our food was rushed out so quickly. She was neither knowledgeable or present when we needed her. She couldn't answer our questions and we had to ask another waitress for our check after we had been sitting for several minutes with our dirty plates in front of us. Very disappointed. Food was okay. Service? Well I'll let you decide. If there is a next time we will request someone that smiles and is knowledgeable. read more

We have purchased from Mattress Firm several times now over 8 years. It is nice that they have a store so close to us now. The Marketplace facility is conveniently located and staffed with knowledgeable employees. They are great to work with and not pushy in any way. They will spend all the time necessary to answer your questions. read more

My 2nd time there, Saturday around 7pm with out of town guests and expecting another spectacular evening like I have had several times at Goin Coastal downtown and my other Canton visit. The food was great as expected, but our server must have been practicing his sales prevention techniques. We had signature cocktails, then they sat empty. A little attentiveness would have brought another round. We also asked for a wine list when ordering our first cocktails, then never saw it until we asked again when our entree's were delivered....again a little attentiveness and we would have had two bottles of wine instead of one. We had to ask for the corn muffins & honey butter after entree arrival, and then to enhance his sales prevention skills even more after finishing our entrees he just brought the check and didn't even ask about dessert....another loss of 2-3 dessert sales especially since everyone at the table loves creek brûlée. Oh well, maybe another try, but with so many other dining choices in the metro area maybe not. read more

Had a 5 PM reservation for 4 people. Greeted promptly but hostess tried to seat us in a small booth that one of the men could not fit in (too tall) and the other man was squeezed in uncomfortably. We asked for a table. She became somewhat irritated and moved us to a table in front of the door where it was so cold we had to eat with our coats on. Keep in mind that at the time there was only one other table in whole restaurant being used. Said she had a party of six scheduled for 6:30 and would need table. Well we had a reservation too!! Waitress did a great job and three of our party enjoyed the food; unfortunately the rude hostess sure got our evening off to a bad start and couldn't enjoy meal with coat on. If the restaurant had been packed, I could more understanding of be seated in front of a cold/drafty area but that simply was not the case. Would have had a more pleasant evening at McDonalds. Doubt we go back. read more

My husband and I frequent this place. Sometimes we even bring our kids, they do have a kids menu but you may have to ask for it. This is a *sustainable seafood joint*. please check out the goin coastal website to get the full story about what that means for quality and freshness of the food. The restaurant has been enlarged to accommodate a proper bar area and more tables. There are booths now (which I love). The atmosphere is good and the servers are really friendly and attentive. The food is excellent and the freshest you'll get. I've had the crab cakes many times as an appetizer and as a sandwich at lunch. They are full of crab~ not just filled with bread. The black grouper is unbelievable! I've had many of the fish selections and they are superb. The salads are fresh with homemade dressing choices. The sides are good and different. The deserts are made by the owner's mother!! I crave those delicious things! You may want reservations since it gets crowded. We usually eat early in the evening to avoid the wait. Also, since the food is so good they do run out of things from time to time. But, that goes with the territory of only serving fresh food. Yes it's pricey. But, grass fed beef and day boat seafood are worth it!! read more

Gave it one star because the service was terrible amd we never even got seated. Our son wanted lobster mac and cheese and we did an Internet search and found GC. We called at 10 of 7 and we're told.if we could get there by 7:10 we could be seated. We scrambled and got there at 7:05 and were greeted by two young women . When I gave my name they looked at each other like I spoke a different language then started babbling about how one table has been there for two hours and another is late but still comimg. They then offered us a seat at the kitchen bar. Did I mention our son is 5! Needless to say that wouldn't work. They then offered us a high top in the very busy amd loud alcohol bar section. Told them that wouldn't work either and they actually said other kids have sat there. They both sort of blamed each other for screwing it's up but also neither took responsibility. I spoke to a manager who apologized and did give me a gift card to return but I really felt mistreated and then had to find someplace to appease a small child who was needless to say getting tired and cranky. Fix the service GC. read more

I had dinner recently and we had to constantly shoo (kill) flies during the evening. Used napkin and menu to swat. Complained to waitress and got no explanation or suggestion. Dinner was good and wine was good until fly landed in it. Got servers attention and she took the wine glass with the fly still swimming and later returned with another glass of wine with the exact same amount of wine. Have to wonder if just the fly was scooped out? We asked to speak with the manager. He came over between delivering orders and did nothing when I complained about the wine that was brought after the fly was swimming. I expected a different full glass of wine to be brought. We waited about 10 minutes and he did nothing. Caught the servers attention and complained. Thought should have offered a free glass of wine, free appetizer or desert to entice us back. Did finally get a #10 gift certificate - should have been offered without us having to request. read more

We used to go to Goin' Coastal on at least a monthly basis. We recently went again and found our two favorite dishes off the menu. My husband always got the fried oysters, for which we were told people complained about how big they were/consistency of size. So what/Waah! My favorite was the scallops with pesto rissoto. It was amazing, always fantastic, and their staff even said it's better than the new replacement risotto. This is the real shame. They replaced it with risotto that tastes like mac and cheese (I don't know how they thought this tasted like butternut squash??). I don't want to pay $26 for risotto that tastes like mac and cheese, and only as good as the Uncle Ben's microwave-in-90 seconds risotto. Plus, thye have a lobster mac and cheese dish? What about variety? The rest of their seafood is very good, but it will no longer be our place to go for our comfort foods. So, so sad. I even ordered the scallops with pesto risotto to go, when my husband was out of town. We usually get the oysters rockefeller as well, which are still very good. The same with the lobster bisque - really yummy! I guess we'll be going only for appetizers, if anything from now on. So bummed. Pleeeeease bring the pesto risotto back!!! read more

This is our first review although we have been in this restaurant around 6 to 7 times. We had told many of our friends about this restaurant and keep in mind we live in Woodstock, where there are many great restaurants in the downtown area. The time before this last visit on Saturday, October 29th we had noticed a change in the freshness and preparation of the food, however we all have a bad day, or at least that's what we thought. We let our waitress know that the dinner was not bad but was just OK. Our bill was around $120 for just two people, which is the average we have paid in each of our visits. We decided to give it another shot. My husband order the Red Grouper with grits and I order the Seafood Risotto. The grouper seem not fresh or it could have been overcooked, bottom line my husband had this before and it was great. The grits on the other hand were very good. The big fiasco was my seafood Risotto. The Risotto was uncooked, and the seafood looked like leftover, so I sent it back. When I got the dish the second time it looked and tasted like they just reheated the food in a microwave and change the plate, the risotto still uncooked, the shrimp still had the veins (not cool) and at that point I was not going to eat the food. The "manager" came to our table and he had all the excuses in the book. He proceeded to tell us that this happens sometimes because they have to clean so much shrimp( WOW). This is just unacceptable specially when you are charging premium price. We don't mind paying the premium price but we expect premium quality, that's why we started going there in the first place. Needless to say we will not come back, will not recommend this restaurant and we will make sure to spread the word. read more

Went to dinner here last night and our experience was incredible! From the minute we were asked where we would like to sit from the hostess to the fairwell it was a delightful evening. We started off with the Tuna Poke, 1/2lb peel and eat shrimp, and the crab dip(my boyfriend has a bottomless pit stomach lol) Our waiter Lucas, who literally made our dining experience, was very knowledgeable of the entire menu including the fresh caught fish. For entrees we had the fresh halibut over mashed potatoes with yummy veggies. My boyfriend had the 3 crab cakes and mashed potatoes. We saved room for two slices of peanut butter cup pie which was to die for!! We are fellow bartenders at Pure in downtown Woodstock. We love to find new places with fresh food and great service and this is now on the top of my list! We will definitely be back very soon and will be putting the word out on what a great place this was!! read more

We went Saturday night, I looked at the prices and loss my breath. I said to my self they may give a plate full of fish. Waitress was very nice. We ordered a new fish on the menu from New Zealand and I ordered Rock fish which is Striped Bass to most people. I grew up in the Rock fish Capital of the world, Weldon, NC, so I know good Rock fish. They brought a salad that was about 4 spoonfuls, then they brought us the dish we ordered. I thought my blood pressure would explode. I could not believe the portion of food. I consumed it in about 6 bites...I didn't say anything because I was with a new date, but I would never go back to that place. $79 with tip included. I live in Clemson, SC and there is a Silver Bay Seafood in Easley, SC about 15 miles away that has the best seafood and the price is about $7-8. I'm 67 years old and I have never had such a bad experience in my life. I would say is equal to a Long John Silvers. Save your money and go to a steak house. read more