First time visit, date night with wife. Let me get the one fault out of the way, since you can already see I gave it five stars. The cocktail list is in line with the coastal theme, which makes it a little kitschy for me. High sugar beachy feel. Now for the good parts. Great ambiance... it looks the part and transports you out of Dunwoody Village. Gets loud when full but not unbearable. Becomes quite the scene on weekends. Server had "owner mentality" like it was up to her to make us happy and save the entire business. That's what you want! Food... we split the crab cakes and the fried platter that has a bit of everything. All of it was delicious. Nothing skimped. Big shrimp, big cakes, big everything. Excellent fry batter. Would order same meal again before trying other options. One suggestion.... bring in some Crystal hot sauce as an alternative to Tobasco. I'm looking forward to this being around for a while. read more

Great new seafood spot in Dunwoody Village. Awesome dining room, good service, with a fun vibe. Everything is super fresh and the apps were all big hits with everyone at our table...we'll be back. read more

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On top of having a negative experience, the manager reached out through Yelp to offer us a gift certificate to one of their other restaurants. I accepted. And crickets. And I followed up twice. Nothing. Not good management. read more

Delicious food, especially the cioppino pasta. The service was terrific even on a Friday evening.

Wonderful food experience!!! Calamari had good flavor but a little too salty for my taste. However I would order again just to make sure. The pasta was amazing!!!!!!I would definitely order this again. The atmosphere was very pleasant. I came in at sat immediately at the bar. The service along with the conversation with Andrea was very pleasant. She gave wonderful recommendations. read more

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First timer, the food was very good. I had the calamari (didn't like), had the fisherman bounty and I must say enough food for two people and very good. read more

Great food, service was top notch with a focus on the customer. They got this place just right! The ambiance- nailed it for an upscale beach seafood restaurant along the gulf. Location is great and they built something special. read more

While there was nothing at all to complain about, there was also nothing to write home about. Awesome spot for the area but definitely not ranked in my top overall food experiences. Service 10/10 Ambience 7/10 Quality of food 10/10 Taste of the food 7/10 read more

Incredible local seafood place. Clean, upscale, yet casual. Wonderful food and drinks, great happy hour, and super pleasant staff. If you didn't look outside, you'd think this was on the boardwalk along the ocean, as the seafood is off the charts and very fresh. read more

Holy cow, that was sub-par food! If the message in the bottle was to eat somewhere else next time, message received! The teeny tiny oysters with gloppy cocktail sauce were $3.00 each. The blackened grouper was fine, if a bit overcooked, but it was served with a redundant spicy sauce full of vegetables I could not believe-- frozen peas and tiny carrot squares like elementary school! And it cost $38! The service was adequate, but there are so many great restaurants to eat at in this price range that I can't believe they get any second-time diners. Everyone in my group agreed we wouldn't come back. read more

Funwoody! Bar{n}, Morty's and everything else David Abes has done to revitalize the Dunwoody food scene is amazing. My favorite thus far is Message In A Bottle. The ambiance is an elevated beach bar vibe with a menu boasting fresh seafood to match. We sat at the bar, kid-free for a night, enjoying crafted drinks and ordering a la carte as needed. The ceviche to start was an instant diversion from the amazing charcuterie my wife always craves from Bar{n}. We also split a Po Boy and other bites. Finally, don't sleep on the Funwoody Water. Pineapple infused locally-distilled Old 4th Ward Vodka. read more

Stephanie was amazing,, personable and informative about guiding you through the menu. We made great choices. Yummy seafood and Fish You will want to try this place. Service is great A STAPEN read more

Nice hidden gem in Dunwoody....the atmosphere was very friendly and the food was good plentiful. The pina colada was blended well and the Fisherman's Bounty with the spinach vs the fries is my recommendation read more

My husband and I found this gem through Dunwoody Area Restaurant Reviews on Facebook. Their seafood is fresh and so delicious. We have been here a few times already. Our favorite is the Love Boat, which is a generous chilled seafood platter. If you love oysters, PEI is a must. Stephanie is amazing. She really cares about providing the best food and experience to her customers. I can't wait for our next visit. read more

Great food! The freshly caught fish was amazing. We got salmon Malibu and shrimp Ibiza, both were excellent, fresh and tasty. We also felt that everyone was very attentive (even to a fault- we had 5 separate people come up to us and ask how everything was tasting :) ). read more

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SUCH great food and Great service!! Triend was our waitress and she is great! Very attentive, friendly and efficient! Such a great experience! If you're at the bar, Brian and Tommy are the best! They will go out of their way to make you exactly what you want!! read more

This is a fantastic addition to Dunwoody and my new favorite of the DASH restaurants (and they are all really quite good). We had a reservation and checked in a little early. Table wasn't ready but the host was super nice and we went next door to Bar(n) (because we enjoy it over there) to grab a drink. He offered to text as soon as our table was ready and it was ready prior to our timed reservation. Rachel was our server and she was great. We ordered the hush puppies, shrimp cocktail and the lobster/crab bisque to start. The hush puppies were like soft fried pillows of goodness - not something that had sat in a basket and been scooped up (clearly made to order) and the sauce that came with them was a nice complement. I really enjoy seafood bisque and we tend to get it at Kaisers and other spots, but this was the best I'd had in a long time. The shrimp cocktail had a fun presentation and had 6 large shrimp for the price, whereas many restaurants with similar price points only do 4. Cocktail sauce was great. We ordered a nice bottle of cab and our server knew a ton about it and the winery, so they clearly trained the staff well on both food and wine. My husband got the lobster pot pie and I got the mussells because I already knew I wanted dessert. My guess is the cioppino would be fabulous as Rachel confirmed they were the same sauces (and if I had more room, I would have ordered it). The mussells were huge and filling and came with bread for the sauce which was so good. My husband's pot pie was really good - I'm not a huge pot pie fan but he loved it and it came with huge pieces of lobster in it. Finally, we had the bananas foster bread pudding which is the best dessert I've had in a long time. I do think that the only thing this restaurant has to "overcome" is that it's pricepoint is much higher than its sister restaurants next to it, and for us it felt weird to have a splurge date night in the same vicinity as the place where DASH and David Abes have provided us with a super fun spot to grab a cocktail and snack but also kid friendly. However, if you're reading this, hear me - the food is WORTH the price point if not more, and the atmosphere inside is more elevated than the other restaurants. We will be back! read more

First, I just want to say this isn't bad food. It's perfectly edible. Given the price point however, it's very underwhelming. I ordered the Lobster Pot Pie. It tasted like the essence of pot pie. Similar to how you have those water bottles with the aroma packets on top that make you feel like you're drinking a flavored drink but you're really just smelling fruit while drinking water. It's a very similar feel here. It was packed full of lobster though. Wife had the Red Snapper. Again it felt like "Essence of Red Snapper dish." Tried the gumbo, same thing. Even my daughter was complaining about the buttered noodles being bland. Saltines were stale, rice was undercooked and crunchy.... I told the manager and chef. I tried to help the best I could but I don't know what was missing. It wasn't salt because I could taste salt and we don't like overly salty food, and I could smell herb aromas but everything was just bland.... We all felt like we were ready to go get dinner after we finished though. They brought out 2 huge desserts as an apology which made us excited until we tasted it. Essence of cake. It wasn't overly sweet which was good. The ice cream and sauce on top was great. 3 stars because.... bless their heart, they tried their best. Will not rule out a return visit because of how much they showed they care and how great their service was, but was not worth the price paid. If this were a $20 meal, I'd have no complaints honestly. At $42 for my dish alone, the scrutiny goes up significantly. That all being said, everyone here was drinking; not so much eating, so maybe that's a sign. read more

We just dying at messaging a bottle for the first time. The restaurant is very well run and has the atmosphere of a Florida golf seafood restaurant. The special fish dishes were excellent especially the sablefish which is very hard to find on the East Coast Rachel. Our server was excellent. We definitely will be back for another great experience read more

Dined here on a Thursday evening with family visiting here. The menu was explained to us by the server and after some deliberation, each of us ordered something different (salmon, halibut, and another dish). Everything was cooked as ordered and everyone enjoyed their respective meals. Highly recommend based on our dining experience. read more

We had dinner here tonight for a birthday. The birthday girl was stuck in traffic and late and the host as well as the server could not have been kinder. We ordered drinks and apps, both of which were delicious. The food came out so quickly, the amount of service, water refills, cleared away plates, everyone in the place was so kind, efficient, attentive we had an amazing experience. What could have been a really stressful evening was made so much better by their kindness and service. read more

Food was good and the restaurant setting is great. Glad to have them in Dunwoody. Poorboy and gumbo were good , wife's fish dish I thought was ok. Enjoyed grouper cerviche also. read more

Had Valentines dinner here, the food was amazing and service was great will definitely be back!!

My friends and I visited this place last week and it was phenomenal. I met two wonderful bartenders Bryan and Tommy they were super knowledgeable of the menu. My French 75 was amazing. The pineapple vodka water omg try it! The crab claws was so juicy and seasoned. I order the crab cakes and they were delicious. Fresh crab meat pan seared perfectly. The mashed potatoes are made fresh! We will be back !! read more

Decided to check this place out. Have been hearing great things from friends and neighbors. Turns out they were spot on. What a wonderful restaurant for our area. Unbelievable food, and impeccable service! Some of the best gumbo and calamari I've ever had. Blackened Sea Bass off the charts. Will definitely be back soon! read more

Great place. The salmon w lemon herb and saffron rice was delicious! Our server was funny and cheerful. Chill spot on Sundays and happening on the weekends. read more

Had the best night celebrating my anniversary here. Paige and Stephanie made it truly a night to remember! Thank you again!

I had dinner there recently. The wait staff was very attentive and helpful. My meal was tasty... fresh Redfish. My dining partner had the lobster bisque which I tasted and recommend. She had a seafood entree which she also enjoyed. I would definitely eat there again! We ate in the patio which was slightly quieter than inside. read more

Amazing service from our waitress Triend! First time there ambiance was really nice like a classy beach vibe. Definitely would recommend lobster bisque, crab cakes, and creamed spinach Rockefeller. read more

I went to message in a bottle with my family. Food was amazing and efficient. Our service assistant Maya was amazing and came to check on us multiple times. read more

Great oysters, wine, fish dip. Friendly staff and lots of options for good. Will be back.

Drinks were good....food not so much. The menu looks great....I had the ciopino which was passable. Lots of smoke here with little fire. I went on a busy night and the place was very noisy. Hard to have a conversation. The dinner was fine but not worth the price. Go if your options are few. read more

Restaurant was very noisy. We had to wait even thought we had a reservation. Food was a bit pricy. I booked for a special occasion which the wait staff did not acknowledge. read more

horrible food! started with Oysters Rockefeller which were served to us not even warm..gross! sent back. next Cesar salad, not good as it was swimming in dressing and the croutons were spiced with old bay. worst Cesar salad I've had in a very long time! last was the fried fisherman's basket .. its pretty hard to mess up fried food but they did! it was just horrible!!! wicked salty, massive amount of old bay seasoning on everything... couldn't eat the french fries so much old bay ... salt was enough to gag a maggot!! Will not go back. read more