Upscale atmosphere and food without a lit of attitude. The calamari include fried green onions which were amazing. Lovely fresh salads with homemade dressings. Will be back. read more

The fish is fantastic and certainly their specialty. I would go back for the fish without question. They have your basic cocktails covered but I would stick to the wine list. Desert was decent. read more

Based on my one week on SSI this place has the best food, drinks and service. A shared dinner of small plates was wonderful. The tuna tartare one of the best, and loved the scallops. Whatever Chess Cake is...loved it! Very fresh and healthy. read more

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If you're in the area, this place is a must! Service was great, the chef was accommodating, and the food was delicious! Carol did an excellent job, & was very friendly and attentive. My mom has some dietary restrictions and the chef was willing to tweak a menu item to accommodate her. Halyard's food matches the superb service we received. Everyone was so satisfied with their meals. Even the complimentary bread with olive oil/balsamic was gone by the end of dinner! If you are in the area, don't miss out! read more

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Just went here last night and thoroughly enjoyed our meal. We had reservations at 6:45 and when we arrived there were two couples at the bar and no one in the restaurant. So, we got excellent service and it was quiet. Other couples started dinning a little after 7. I suspect that people don't know that it is opened back up now, since they were closed the first week of the month. We started out with some wine; I had a delicious sauvignon blanc and him a cabernet. We ordered the beef short rib eggrolls as our appetizer, which were good, especially the sauce, but definitely a small portion. Nice warm sourdough bread was also delivered with our salads; ceasar and wedge. Both good although the ceasar was a bit over dressed. We both ordered the specials: mine a Gorgonzola crusted filet mignon with mashed potatoes, asparagus, mushrooms, and sauce and his the blackened flounder with rice pilaf and orange sauce. The filet was cooked perfectly and came out hot (a pet peeve of mine). The fish was tender and flaky. We passed on dessert as we were very full. Although the flour less chocolate cake looked very tempting. This would be a great place to celebrate a special evening, to treat yourself, or share some apps with some great wine and friends. read more

Halyards Restaurant - Bottom: Gorgonzola crusted filet mignon with asparagus and mashed potatoes. top: blackened flounder with rice pilaf - Seafood Near Me - Saint Simons Island, Georgia

The food and service were wonderful! They check temps at the door, which made me feel safer eating. Everything we had was incredible!

Everything we got was 10/10!!! Scallops were the best I've ever had!!! Crab bisque was perfect. Ramen stir fry was a huge portion and absolutely amazing. The grouper was flakey and cooked to perfection. read more

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The Creamy Blue Crab Bisque is worth a visit alone. For the main course I had the unusual combination of Pan Seared Salmon and Crispy Pork Belly with Asian BBQ Glaze over Black Thai Rice with Snow Pea and Shiitake Mushroom Slaw. Good food, great service, and quiet atmosphere. read more

This place was amazing! We stopped in for breakfast and was not disappointed! Service and food both were exceptional! Will absolutely recommend and will also return. read more

I'm always impressed when a bartender remembers what I drink and how I like it. Never had a bad meal. Nice restaurant and many love to eat at the bar , either way it's great. Dave and his team always keep the menu fresh and seasonal. It's not a huge menu but something for everyone and they do everything perfect. read more

My server took extra time to help me select the correct wine, which I appreciated. The meal, however, was mediocre at best. Fish was cooked correctly but lacked seasoning. The risotto and peas were uninspired. And it always irritates me when I have to pay extra for bread. A high price for a so-so meal. read more

Halyards is one of my favorite places to eat on St. Simons Island. It's always the restaurant I go to so I can dress up and splurge. I've always experienced wonderful meals and great service. This past Saturday when a group of us went out to eat, I ordered the short rib, when I tasted it I told our server that it was a little dry and asked for more sauce to see if that would help. She apologized and came back from the kitchen with more sauce, but the chef also sent out some really tender pieces that were mouth watering. I really appreciated them turning my dissatisfaction into an opportunity to re-engage me as a patron. Everyone else was very happy with their entrees as well as the appetizers and desserts we all shared. This is a great place to go for dinner with a group or on a nice date. They also have a great bar on one side of the restaurant if you'd like something more casual. read more

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It's very good; don't get me wrong. I'm just not "overjoyed" with it. First of all I don't love the atmosphere. It's a little noisy/busy and the lights are too bright. It's not relaxing is what I mean. The food portions are definitely on the smaller side and the prices are on the higher side. So, I can't really say there was anything "bad" about the place; it's just not my bag if that makes sense. The food and service were both excellent but despite this, I don't think I will be back. I will try other places first. read more

Worth every penny + the two hour drive, ONE WAY! My husband and I went over a month ago for an impromptu, overdue "date night." We actually made reservations on the way and were able to snag a time that was perfect! We didn't even have to wait to be seated. Service was top notch! We were seated outside and it was amazing. The FOOD... just go so that you can experience the food. I love that they use LOCAL farmers!!!!! It was a bit of a splurge but TOTALLY worth it! read more

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Absolutely one of the best dining spots on the island. Dave does a terrific job with the menu and his staff is friendly and helpful. You really can't go wrong with any dish but a pro tip from a regular, try the fried chicken dinner entree. You will not be disappointed! Add a side order (or half order) of the crispy Brussels sprouts while you're at it! read more

Good service but a bit overpriced. The owner of this Restaurant also owns the Italian Restaurant next to it " Tramici", the food is just as good if not better for a fraction of the price. If you are in the mood for drinks this place has a nicer and more comfortable bar than Tramici does but as far as the good I would suggest going next door. read more

Within walking distance to The Inn at Sea Island where we were staying. We had the pan seared fish of the day which was a pan seared halibut over a bed of risotto. Very good. We also had 2 apps, calamari and tuna poke. The tuna poke was amazing with a soy sauce flavor.l which surprised me for some reason. The calamari had breaded, fried calamata olives which Hubble didn't like, but I did. The pieces of calamari were a little on the small side so that there seemed like too much breading to me, but flavor was great and marinara type Sauce which it was covered in was also good. Creme Brulee for dessert wasn't the best I've had, but it was good. We didn't have a reservation but waited about 10 min for a spot at the bar. Spent around $175 for all the above plus a few beers, bottle of pelegríno and one cocktail and tip. I would go again. read more

I had a great experience here. The food was amazing! But the best part was the staff. The waiters were the best I've had in awhile and everyone was super friendly! read more

We were so excited to to eat at Halyards after reading all the wonderful reviews. This restaurant did not disappoint. It was wonderful!! They fit us right in at 5 o'clock with no reservation. The scallop appetizer was wonderful, and our filet, and shrimp and grits were AMAZING!! Our server Dalton should get five stars as well! He was super knowledgeable and very kind. We will definitely come again on our next visit to the island. read more

Our server was very attentive and knew all the nuances of both the chef and the menu. My husband had the chopped salad and the flat iron steak - loved it. I had the Caesar salad and the stir fry (spicy just like our server said it would be). All in all a great dining experience at a very reasonable price. read more

There is some crazy bad mojo going on in this place. We sat at the bar and ordered drinks for brunch but I guess there are still blue laws in so. Georgia so had to wait about 15, no problem. So, then we order and we ask for double Tito's bloody, he pours maybe a minimal single, so wife tells the male bartender that we ordered doubles and he instructs us that all of their drinks are doubles. Okay so had to change to mimosa since the bloody's suck. We place orders with the very nice and attentive female bartender. Then a couple walks in and wants to sit at the bar but the obnoxious male bartender tells them if they are not eating they cannot sit at the bar, WTF. He then proceeds to walk their asses out into the parking lot to wait. When they get their table they are pissed and stare daggers at the male bartender on their way to the table. We get our food and it is fine nothing special then he tries to warm us up, I'm sure he is aware we are witnessing a shit show. Oh I forgot he barks at the manager to get the online menu corrected because it had a drink he didn't want to make on it. Gotto say won't be back. read more

They ran out of oysters at 6:30. 15 minutes before we arrived. I ordered tile fish. Very good. Maybe three bites! very very small portion. Not even 4 ounces. The fish looked like it was the tail end of the fish. $33 for entree with small amount of vegetables and the largest portion of purple mashed potatoes! The potatoes took up half the plate. Drinks were very good. We tried to engage our waiter, but he was a bit snooty. This was a highly recommended restaurant. A bit disappointed read more

Wow - my wife and I went back here last night and it has been a couple of years since our last visit. Very disappointed in this place. The last time we were here we had such a fabulous meal/experience. This time was the polar opposite. The food we had was mediocre at best. The shrimp tacos, which were so good previously, were very disappointing - the only flavor we got was from the extreme amounts Thai chili sauce heaped in them. We also had a wedge salad that was pedestrian at best. The bacon seemed to be pre-prepared bacon pieces that were purchased from a food distributor and the salad was drab and flavorless as a whole. I even sent back two different mixed drinks because they were just bad. One of the drinks was from the restaurant's featured list and the other was an old fashioned so the bartender should be very familiar with both. After the 2nd send back I just got a straight bourbon and the check. We will give this place another try but with so many tasty options on SSI, they need to step up their game, especially for these prices. Overall I'd say this experience was similar to an Applebee's.... read more

Lovely restaurant with a very nice selection of wines and spirits. They have a menu is rotating so it is hard to recommend any specific items. For my visit, I had a group event so we got to try several items The shrimp tacos were excellent with large shrimp in chili sauce The tuna tartare was excellent with great seasoning The escargot was very rich and buttery, but is mushroom heavy Fried calamari is excellent, definitely recommend. For the entree, I personally got the hanger steak and it was amazing. Excellent seasoning, perfectly cooked. Cannot recommend it enough! read more

We sat outside as the restaurant did a fantastic job of spacing tables and customers. Hands down the best service a restaurant has to offer. Jamie, our waitress, recommended we speak to the sommelier regarding our wine preferences which was a great call. Thomas is not only the sommelier but also the GM. He spent 15 minutes explaining the nuances and subtlety's of the wines we chose, red and white. He was personable, knowledgeable and courteous. After we tasted our wines Jamie ensured we were comfortable by checking on us appropriately. We both ordered the pecan crusted flounder which had fried oysters included with the fish. It was amazing. We then decided to be gluttonous and ordered a blackberry cobbler which was a great size (not to big) with a great crust and of course one can't go wrong with a la mode. We were full but not stuffed! I can't say enough good things about this restaurant. The staff are wonderful and the food is beyond delish! read more

All 3 of Dave's restaurants are amazing! We have never had a bad meal or service at any of them. DAVE stands behind his word to offer every customer the best dining experience! As a local, it's our favorite go to place!! Tell them Christy sent you! read more

Over the top! Hands down my favorite place on the island. Carol, our waitress was 2 steps ahead of anything we needed or could want. She even went next door to another restaurant to get another sauce. The food was spectacular and fresh! Nice atmosphere! We had the beet salad which they got some of the ingredients from a farm on the island. The scallops were cooked perfect. The filet was great with the brussel sprouts. So yummy! I look forward to coming back! read more

We went to Halyard on the recommendation of a resident of St Simons Island. She said it was one of the very best on the island and we were not disappointed. We came in early on a Friday night and both the bar and the room were packed. We sat down and quickly ordered the grilled Georgia peach salad which was delicious. The favors were great, but there was something about the texture of the ingredients where each one held up distinctly on its own and didn't get mushy like some salads do. Next we had the fried chicken off the 'small plates' menu and the hanger steak. I put small plates in quotes because it was only a small plate if you're the size of Hulk Hogan or The Rock. It wast two large pieces of perfectly seasoned fried chicken on a mound of grits and came with a side bowl (yep, a whole bowl) of field peas. Everything was delicious, but the fried chicken was exceptionally well done. The best way to describe it is by what it wasn't--it wasn't either the dry-but-greasy mess you get when the chef hasn't created a coating that seals in the juices of the chicken and it wasn't the heavy, over-breaded junk that tastes more like a chicken sandwich than good fried chicken. It was beautifully balanced, juicy, and crispy. The hangar steak was also really terrific, and hangar steak isn't that easy to do well. It's definitely the most flavorful steak to me, but it's not very well marbled so it's often tough. To make it great, you have to cook it right (medium rare with a good sear) and slice it on a bias to the grain. Halyard totally nailed it. The sear was crispy-perfect and the meat was juicy and tender. It normally comes on a bed of pimento cheese mashed potatoes but I asked for (and got) pimento cheese creamed spinach. Finally, I would be remiss if I didn't blab on at least a little about the key lime pie. I'm not talking about regular Key lime pie--this is the kind of thing all the little key lime pies want to grow up to be,and according to the waitress, it's house made so you can't get it at the local bakery. At Halyard, their KLP came as a creamy, edge-less (no crust on the sides) disc with a graham cracker crust. On the bottom, a small dollop of nearly unsweetened cream on the top, and a fresh blueberry reduction around the plate (but not on the pie itself.) The filling was amazing. It was the perfect combination of extra tart, not-to-sweet creaminess and had none of the typical failings in other KLP. This filling is superlative--balanced in sweetness and tarness, creamy, and with a long finish in the flavor. The crust was definitely a minor player, but it contributed to the texture of the dessert and was also very well balanced Halyards got many thumbs up from us. Why not 5 stars then? I took off one star for two things. First, the room; it looks inviting, but a little tired and disorganized. Maybe they'd removed some tables and were preparing for some polishing or something...I can't say. A 5-star restaurant has to nail everything. The second thing was the wine list on the iPad. Kudos for putting it on the iPad--boos for the implementation. It looks like it's a design that was thrown together in an afternoon, and it's just about as useful. How do people choose wines? The old school way is red vs. white. Newer is by varietal (e.g., Pinot noir or Chardonnay) or region (Spanish or Italian or whatever) dry vs. sweet, and so forth. Things that directly impact the flavor characteristics of the wine so you can pair it appropriately with your food. Guess how you pick wine on this app? (Yep, red or white, followed by a long list of varietals.) so choosing was a long and drawn out process of scrolling back and forth! Bring back the printed list or get a different app. read more

My husband and I celebrated our Valentine's Day dinner here today. I really loved the food. Everything we had from beginning to end was so delicious. Our waiter was super friendly and so knowledgeable of the menu and even suggested things we should try. I also love the decor of the restaurant and the seating. We were lucky enough to sit next to a older couple whom shared with us so great stories and say would soon be celebrating 50yrs of marriage. Definitely will coming back to this place with my husband for some date nights in the future. read more

This was extremely good seafood and the service was awesome . It's worth the extra money you might spend.

My husband, who needs to gain weight and usually does not eat much, almost licked his plateful of shrimp and grits clean last evening. I had the fresh catch of the day, red snapper, which was perfectly cooked and came with a variety of sautéed/steamed vegetables. The wine list, service and atmosphere are very good. We will return. read more

We had a big party with lots of special requests. They were spot on with good food and even better service. Fairly priced, conveniently located, and extremely accommodating. If you're in Sea Island go here read more

They committed to catering our wedding in January. And never responded to repeated inquiries for follow up. Then finally said "yes" you are on the schedule in April. Then in May "oh sorry we are not available" unprofessional!! read more

Best restaurant on St. Simon's. Best restaurant in Glynn County. Hands down. Innovative, ever changing menu. Laid back, personable atmosphere and staff. Fresh local ingredients. Great! read more

Halyards is a perfectly acceptable, if relatively, in the big picture, mediocre restaurant. If this restaurant was in Charleston, SC it would barely get attention. Here in SE GA, where good restaurants are few & far between, the accolades seem far beyond what seriously discerning diners would say. We had fresh fish, which it seems is prepared in the same way all season long. All the fish specials were offered in very similar options, showing a serious lack of originality to boot. The wine list is the typical resort priced 200 to 250 percent mark-up prices, short on anything seriously well thought out. It's not a poor wine list, just nothing special. This is the kind of restaurant that pretty much rests on its laurels. It's not a bad place, but it could be substantially better. Unfortunately, it likely hears far too often how great it is, and it simply isn't. It's just that it's one of the only games in town. Saint Simon's is the lesser for that salient fact. read more

My wife loved the food here. I didn't! She had the Sauteed Snapper over aged gouda risotto, grilled asparagus and sweet pea butter laced with an orange reduction and basil. Described it as heavenly. I chose the Short Rib special. The incredibly small short rib was swimming in gravy along with grits and some strange kind of vegetable. Absurdly overpriced and couldn't eat much but the grits. This restaurant has lots of atmosphere but you really pay for it in the price of the food. Being my wife and I disagree on how to rate this restaurant we discussed it and decided on 3 stars. I think that is generous. read more

We flew into St. Simon's from ATL and had an amazing meal here last week. The items on the menu made it very difficult to choose what to order becauce they all looked so good. The wine list was quite good and we ended up ordering a couple bottles of Van Duzer Oregon Pinot Noir. I was impressed to see they also carried David Bruce, too. I ordered the center-cut pork chop that was topped with a cranberry chutney. It was probably one of the most delicious pork chops I've ever been served. Let's just say that it is pretty difficult to make pork chops taste this incredible...and Halyard's definitely knows what it is doing. Everything I had was fantastic, from the tomato bisque, the bread and salads to the desserts. read more

The server asked if we would like an appetizer. We ordered escargot, which was fabulous. In fact, all the food was delicious, but we left fuming mad once we received the bill. After each of us ordered our entree, the server asked, "soup or salad?" in a tone that would lead the guest to assume it came with it. We all ordered soup and were charged $8 extra each. He absolutely knew what he was doing. We had already ordered an appetizer! Not only that, he brought sherry for our soup, which everyone knows is an essential ingredient in good crab soup, and charged each of us another $3 for that. We visited Halyards two weeks before and our waitress for that visit never tried to trick us into ordering something we didn't want. No one likes to feel like they've been had or manipulated resulting in a padded bill, no matter how much money they have in their bank account. It was insulting. I feel for tourists who are being taken advantage of. The guy was the snootiest server i've ever encountered and I've eaten at some of the nicest establishments across South Carolina and Georgia. We don't plan on returning. Sea Grill and Delaney's for us from here on out!! read more

AMD is right......this is hands down the best food on the island. Not to start off in the negative on the wannabe's, but first go to Halyards before you dine anywhere else on St. Simons. Then go to Halyards on your second, third, fourth.....you get my drift. The tasting menu is par excellence for Georgia. And this is the first place to stop when shopping the Halyards menu. After you've had Chef Dave Snyder's tasting menu, THEN return and sample anything else on the menu. Nuff said. HIghly recommended. Go and then go again and again! read more

A nice step away from beach food on St. Simons when you want something other than bar or beach food. I was at Halyards for a business dinner and even though there were over 12 of us at the table the food was very good, but the service was slower than expected, even with a large group. At one point, everyone was served except for two people and their meals - which were probably some of the simpler ones to prepare came a good 15 minutes after everyone else's with no explanation nor apology. On the plus side, the food is good. The wine list, while not extensive, had a nice range of options. I settled on a Pinot Noir. We had a lot of appetizers being shared around the table, but the one that stood out was the homemade bacon. It was thick cut and delicious. I followed that with the sea scallops that were huge, but not tough and nicely prepared. If you are on St. Simons and are looking for something nicer, Halyards is a great place to go. read more