Loved this place! This was our first time there. The decor vibe was perfect. It was a place I…read morewould love to hang out. The food was delicious. We had a small group so we ordered a bunch of appetizers. The reason I took a star off the rating was for service. It was disappointing because every single employee we encountered was not overly friendly. This includes hostess, bartender and waitress. It was odd. Such a cute place but we felt like the staff was just blah. No personality, not helpful, nothing. Not interactive or engaging. Maybe it was an off night for everyone. I will give it another chance.

This place was AWESOME. If you're in town - you have to come here! We got a recommendation to come…read morehere from someone at Boat Drinks (another bar/restaurant in town) and I am so glad we did! Walking in, I loved the vibes! It gave modern tiki bar feeling, it was clean and felt very warm and inviting. We sat at the bar and was greeted by the bartender and a very extensive and beautiful leather bound menu! I loved that haha! They had everything from classic tiki drinks, to modern, to drinks by liquor type, etc. It had the food menu, some information about the bar and how it came about. We ordered a few drinks: Bushido Rhapsody (DELICIOUS), Stars & Sarsaparilla (husband liked it) and their currently rotating tiki drink - Escape from Black Mountain, which serves 2 and is served in a cool mug of the bust of Pedro Menendez. You can purchase it as well! It was so good and felt never ending between the 2 of us drinking it. For food we ordered a couple of apps - Cajun Chicken Eggrolls and the Montenegro Meatballs. Both were fantastic!! If we didn't already have dinner plans, we would have stayed here for dinner! Definitely will be coming back here next time we are in town and every time after that!

If you knew me, you would know how much I am EXTREMELY picky and a "Plain Jane" when it comes to…read morefood. Well... Asado Life in St Augustine blew me away. The ambience, service, view and food were a 10 plus!!! My top 2 in Florida since I've lived here for sure!! I went beyond my "safe" and "plain" and was so happy I did !! So so so good!!!

This was the absolute worst dining experience I have ever had in my life and I dine out at least…read more4-5 days per week in all the best spots. There were so many bad things and honestly nothing good except the rainbow we saw going in for dinner. Our friend who lives in St. Augustine wanted to go there for her birthday dinner, so three of us drove down from Jacksonville in two different cars. From the beginning it was a hassle. A hassle to get a table six day ahead of the requested date so we had to go with a 5:45 spot, I called to preorder a vegetable dish as I am a vegetarian and they said the reservation that was so hard to get would have to be cancelled and the entire table would need to do preordered entrees so I passed on that and then I called to ask about the corkage fee to bring my own wine and that was a no. Despite Florida allowing that, I do understand that is at the individual restaurants' discretion, but it is short sighted as that is pure profit for the restaurant. I dine at only high end restaurants locally and when traveling and they all allow byob wine with a corkage fee. We waited for the lady who drove us over to the restaurant to park and once inside (after checking in while she parked and they said we all had to be there), we stood around for another 10 minutes and then asked about our table and the two ladies at the hostess stand did not even seem to know who we were. I did speak to the manager in that time regarding the wine policy and she was not very friendly as neither were the other two people I spoke to on the days prior. When we were seated we were basically told they do things "their way" not that wording but interpretation. You must order everything at once- appetizers, sides, entrees, etc. The exact wording was "it is easier for the kitchen". I am sorry, but who is paying the check here? We did have several special requests regarding no onions for me and a few questions from those of us who had not been there. I knew from the minute we ordered which took us a little time to decide, that there was no way things were going to come out as requested and I was spot on though I did not realize how bad it could get/be. The charcuterie board was a joke. They did seperate the meat from the cheese as asked but it was pathetic and they had the nerve to serve stale Pepperidge Farm assorted crackers with that. A few pieces of other things but primarily PF crackers. Who does that? We ordered two salads to split between the four of us and asked that be the second course along with some bread. Some of the ladies ordered the beef tip appetizer as their entree to follow the charcuterie board and salads. I ordered the vegetable plate and the other lady ordered a filet special. Charcuterie came out and again pathetic, bread came out and beef tips. Not at all what was requested. We watched people get their meals that were seated after us and one and a half hours later we still had no salads. We finally asked another server to help us out and got our salads. Two hours later, we still did not have the vegetable plate or the filet. Needless to say, we were over it and found the manager to cash out and leave. They did comp the food we didn't receive and the apps but not the beef tips, bread, or drinks so we still spent $180 plus tip. In my opinion, they should have comped it all as it was such a terrible experience. We left to meet friends at Pesca Rooftop and they generously offered us some of the pizzas they had ordered as they heard about our horrible experience. We should have just gone there from the start. This was a one and done for those of us from Jacksonville. From service to management to food it was a huge disappointment. I sure hope they have a better team with better attitudes and such when they open in Jacksonville as we have lots of great restaurants here and that will not work here.

Hard to find a breakfast/lunch spot this good anymore. Brightly lit with ample seating. Great…read moreattentive service with a great selection on both the breakfast and lunch menu. I had the ham, eggs, home style potato with a fantastic buttermilk biscuit worth the trip all on its own. My wife had a tuna salad sandwich toasted with chips, excellent lunch item. Refills on the coffee were served with a smile. A definite do not miss if you're in St Augustine

Buyers beware!!! Extremely rude employee!!!! Food, mediocre. Bagels were great, but they are local…read moresourced, not from there. They use jimmy dean for sausages. View - only thing good about this place, but you can eat next door for the same view or just walk around. Barely any cheese on the breakfast sandwiches. Very basic! As for the staff......our waitress was good and helpful. Then, about 5 min before we were done, I received a phone call from my daughter and grandson because they got a new kitty. Not something you just talk over the phone about, needed FaceTime! The rudest person I believe I have ever met in 50 years of life, poked her head around the corner and very loudly stated she did NOT want to hear my conversation, and to turn my call down or get off. There was only 1 other customer there, on the other side of the room, we couldn't even see from our seats due to a wall. This was JUST an employee. This woman represented the owner, her sister! We immediately got up, without finishing, walked to the front where I said that was the rudest experience I had ever had. She continued with, "no what you are doing is rude!" I said answering a call from my daughter is NOT rude! Treating a customer this way is and I walked out. My husband went to pay, and asked her if she was the owner. She said no, my sister is. To which he replied, "then I don't want to hear another word out of your mouth! Your opinion does not matter! She didn't like that at all. We paid and tipped our waitress but will NEVER return! I hope that her sister takes this very seriously! It is not ok to be that rude to your customers! I would fire anyone who talked to my customers that way. There is a way to handle things you don't like. She had zero empathy and her approach was unacceptable. Her clout, lacking lol!

The view was amazing. The service was good, although we did have to hunt someone down to get…read moreseated. Once we were seated our waiter was very attentive. I got the fish sandwich. On the day I went the fish was red snapper. It was a very large piece of snapper, it just needed a little more seasoning. My husband got the Nashville hot chicken sandwich and he thought it was so good that he refused to share. I would definitely go back.

I am writing to formally express my deep dissatisfaction with the experience my family and I had at…read moreyour St. George Street location. What should have been a pleasant dining experience turned into an extremely stressful and disappointing situation due to the unprofessional conduct of the manager on duty, Ms. Kale. Upon arrival, my family and I were instructed to wait outside, which we did patiently for nearly an hour. Despite this long wait, we were then seated in an extremely crowded area with no regard for comfort, space, or safety. This lack of organization created significant stress for us, especially given my current recovery from a broken femur and hip. Additionally, my elderly mother, who flew from another country to visit us, and my four children -- including one with special needs -- were placed in an environment that was unnecessarily overwhelming and preventable with proper management. What made the situation far worse, however, was the behavior of Ms. Kale. When we voiced our concerns politely, she responded with unacceptable rudeness. Instead of offering a professional apology or attempting to correct the situation, she dismissed our concerns and even laughed in our faces. This reaction was not only unprofessional but deeply disrespectful. It reflected a complete lack of leadership, empathy, and customer-care standards. It is clear that this location is focused on bringing in as many guests as possible for profit, yet management is failing to properly coordinate seating, resulting in overcrowding and poor guest experiences. A manager's role is to ensure smooth operations and address issues respectfully -- something that was clearly lacking under Ms. Kale's supervision. I hope that this complaint is taken seriously, as no family should be treated in this manner. I request that appropriate action be taken to address the behavior of the manager and to improve the overall management practices at this location. Thank you for your attention. I look forward to you seeing seeing to help improvements implemented so that other guests do not experience what we did.

Interesting ambience w restaurant being in a former pool but not noisy at all…read more Food was delicious w ample portions ( my mother & I each ordered a 1/2 soup, 1/2 sandwich meal. Hostess super helpful to help to get my mother in thru the exit door & waitress attentive without being overly in our face.

Amazing service. Our sever was so kind and sweet! The food was good. The location is amazing. You…read moreare inside the former largtest pool in the US, maybe the world surrounded by fine art!

Disappointed in the food. it was basic bar food in my mind. The jerk chicken wasn't anything close…read moreto real jerk. The queso seemed like they just poured it from an old El Paso jar. The Cuban was okay.

We stumbled across Back 40 A1A while we were down in St. Augustine Beach, and I'm so glad we…read moredecided to stop. It's tucked away in a strip mall, so it definitely wasn't what we expected, but don't let the location fool you, this place is a hidden gem. The inside has a fun, laid-back beach vibe, and the staff made us feel welcome from the moment we walked in. Our server was super friendly, attentive, and took great care of us. We ordered the redfish special, which was blackened Redfish, topped with crawfish étouffée, served over a grit cake. Everything on the plate worked together perfectly, and the fish was cooked just right. We also had the homemade chips with salsa and beer queso. The queso isn't your typical Mexican-style queso, so don't go in expecting that. It's a rich, flavorful beer queso, and I actually really enjoyed the different twist. It paired perfectly with the fresh, crispy chips. They also have a cute little bar that looked like a great place to grab a drink. We'll definitely be back to work our way through more of the menu. If you're in the St. Augustine Beach area, this spot is absolutely worth checking out!

Tucked away inside the Guy Harvey Oceanfront Resort is this outstanding gem! Greeted with a smile…read moreon a holiday Sunday afternoon before the kitchen closes to transition from Lunch to Dinner. Server, Ray was friendly & welcoming - she was busy too with tables inside and out. Based on a previous review, we decided to share a Watermelon Salad and also share a Gyro with fries. Not disappointed with these choices - outstanding meal and full of flavor. Would highly recommend.

This Kitchen & Craft Bar seamlessly blends unique and eclectic flavors, with innovative dishes that…read morehighlights the best of coastal cuisine using fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Located just steps from the sandy shores of St. Augustine Beach, and my hotel room, this light-filled eatery invites guests to indulge in their creative comfort fare & seasonal specials that captures the essence of Florida's culinary landscape. The inviting breezy atmosphere is enhanced by the warm and friendly staff, like Barb & Josephine, providing attentive service that complements the delicious food offerings...which, brekkie was my favorite. The restaurant features both indoor & outdoor seating and a bar serving fresh-pressed juices, local spirits and craft beers...making it an ideal spot to unwind after a day of exploring the picturesque coast. Let's get crafty?

Quick stop for couple of beers. It's more an extended hotel lobby than restaurant/bar. Ambiance,…read morelet say is more boring than anything else. Service was nice and professional. Decent beer selection. We loved our choices "Kona Big Wave" and "St Augustine Orange"

It isn't a pleasant surprise to book a room at an upscale hotel supposed to have a quality…read morerestaurant and only find out that is is closed after you've arrived and are hungry. This restaurant is NOT open. And based on the looks of it, won't be good if they ever do reopen. It is essentially the breakfast area of the hotel right behind the bar. Hotel is ok - I've stayed at better Doubletrees, and there are plenty of places to eat nearby. Just don't come here expecting a good restaurant on-site.