Great food. Super slow is an under statement. When it takes 30+ minutes to get a bucket of Coronas that should have told me something. Took so long to get my dinner the ice in my bucket melted and the beers were warm. Not a good start to our vacation. read more

Quick trip to Florida, grabbed lunch at the Ocean 2000, fantasy Tuna Tacos tuna was scrumptious and plentiful, flavors were a great mix of slightly spicy yet not overwhelming. Had a margarita which was good, kids had the standard kids meal of Chicken nuggets and fries, not bad wife had the greens and grains salad fantastic , overall a great lunch and even more awesome views read more

OCEAN2000 - Tuna Tacos - New American Near Me - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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We've been coming to Pelican Grand Bay Resort since 2007. The food is spectacular and the serving is just the right portion. My wife and I enjoy sitting at the veranda for breakfast and dinner because we long for the sea breeze and salt air. If you are traveling to stay at this resort, do have breakfast. read more

My friend Arlyn, who resides in Washington DC, was attending her 40th high school reunion at the Pelican Grand Hotel, which is where Ocean2000 (its address on North Ocean Blvd in Fort Lauderdale), and she had only one opportunity to meet with us for dinner. She was exhausted from her long day of preparing for travel, and insisted we have dinner at the hotel, and not venture forth to any area restaurants. I was disappointed, but had no choice. I really wanted to spend the evening with her, as her birthday was later in the month, and this was my only option. I checked out all of the reviews, and when I did not see any from a Yelp Elite, I was concerned. After all, if other Yelp Elites had not been there, I wondered what was wrong. I reviewed the menu on-line, looked at the posted pictures of both the restaurant and its food, and figured, well, it's one dinner, and it can't be that bad, no one wrote a review stating that they got sick. AMBIENCE. While it is true that the hotel is literally on the sand, and has wonderful ocean view, unless you sit outside, and they do have seating on their terrace/porch for about 40 people, you don't get to see too much of the ocean, but you know it's right there. The restaurant looks a bit dated, although I did like the lighting, both the fixtures and the vibe they presented. There were many oversized booths on an upper level (could accommodate guests with huge stomachs and/or big rear ends), with tables closer to the windows looking out on the ocean. I recommend a refresh. SERVICE: Our server was Gissele, who was familiar with the menu, explained how the dishes were prepared, and was attentive to our needs. She never got overwhelmed, and made sure our glasses of bottled water were refilled as needed. They were not busy when we arrived at 7 PM on a weekday, but did get a few more tables by 9. FOOD: I must admit that I was surprised with the food. It was much better than I anticipated, based on the reviews, and the "three star hotel restaurant feel" to it all. Shrimp cocktails were priced at $4. each, and were a good size, and not chewy. Arlyn ordered tuna tartar and a pork belly appetizer, each proceed at $11 each, and she liked them, although did complain that the sauce on the pork belly was not to her liking - but the pork belly was. We had glazed salmon, and I asked for the glaze to be left off, and Dennis had his with the glaze. It was prepared as requested, cooked all the way through. Priced at $31., it was a good dish, served with some veggies, and I would re-order it. They do not serve bread, but you can order an Artisan board with various breads, and a special butter, priced at $7. The breads were delicious, as was the butter, and frankly, if you are charging $30-40 for an entree, why not include some bread? It seemed a bit tacky, but maybe they do this because its a restaurant in a hotel, with many tourists, some foreign, who are used to paying for bread, or would fill themselves up with a lot of free bread. I think bread should be included when you are at this price point. There were, of course, other options, including meat, chicken, and other fish dishes. We ordered Tito martinis, which were priced at $11, with an additional $3 charge cause they were martinis. I guess if you just ordered Titos on the rocks, it would have been $11. Grey goose was $12, with the same $3 martini upcharge. They were icy cold, strong, and served with slivers of ice, as we requested. Nice stuffed and unstuffed olives. They were quite good, and I'm pleased they had a good bartender that night. I'd skip desserts, nothing exciting, the sorbet at $8 for 2 scoops was not a flavor bursting in my mouth experience. WOULD I RETURN? I'd return if I found myself in the area and other options were not available, but I would not drive from Boca Raton to dine there, as there are many other restaurants in that area of Fort Lauderdale which I would go to, specifically for dinner. Hopefully my pictures give you a good idea of the food. The accept reservations on Open Table, and I suspect in season, are busy with hotel guests. PARKING: Valet is expensive. About 20 pay parking spots are available in front of hotel if you prefer and they are available. read more

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I come for the view. Because I live down the street. I have attempted breakfast. Asked about the lobster Mediterranean, server said he worked there for over a year but never seen it. The item doesn't exist. Gave dinner a try. The chicken was so dry! Then they tried to cover it over with tooooo much sauce. I added a side of bone marrow. Two pieces of cold bone with no bread or any garnished then charged $30! Am not rushing back anytime soon! read more

OCEAN2000 - New American Near Me - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

We went for dinner, and dine outside, the atmosphere was nice, very romantic. It's expensive but it was a special occasion. We had the creamy burrata salad which was great. For main course we had the salmon and the fishy everything was delicious. The drinks too. After you can walk down the steps to the water or enjoy some chair with a little fire place. Overall a good experience read more

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Underwhelmed. We had reservations for 8. This evidently is a problem for them. After leaving part of our party waiting for 15 minutes on the patio we put our 2 tables together. The remainder of our party was held up at the desk and chastised because we put 2 tables that were next to each other together. Slow slow slow service. Wrong food. Salads brought with main course. Cold soup. Charged 45$ for parking due to our lengthy stay. We did not want to be there for 3 hrs, the service was slow. Than the valet told us to "squeeze" our car between the parked cars in front of the building. Save yourself a trip. read more

I was really looking forward to this place but ended up being disappointed. Service was really slow. The gratuity is already included so perhaps he was not motivate? He was pleasant but it was a struggle to get service. I asked for more water and never got it. The food was overall decent but not memorabl. The Florida fish and chips was to have a coconut batter. No taste of coconut. Sad tiny thing of slaw. For 380.00 for 4 people I expected more. I will never go back there. I actually resented the automatic gratuities. I have been in the food service business so I understand how hard it can be. It was not busy. Not once did he ask us about the food. Adding the gratuity's can be fine but if host and floor manager are not making sure the service is good and keeping the staff motivated then it is a drawback. I personally don't recommend going there for brunch. Go for drinks and the view but eat elsewhere. read more

The restaurant is dark and boring. The food was average at best. The eggs seemed like they were microwaved and the potatoes tasted very heavily of rosemary and bell pepper. We also had lunch, it was just ok. Service is slow but they are working hard, maybe hire more people. read more

AVOID AT ALL COSTS! The view is incredible, but, unfortunately, the food is overpriced (all you need to do is look at stock images online) and the service was horrendous. We originally sat down (the best part was the hostess, who was extremely pleasant and accommodating), it took 15 minutes to be acknowledged by the server who had an extremely difficult time communicating (in both English or Spanish). We ordered two Bloody Marys which arrived 20 minutes later, and when they did, the drinks were not mixed. When we commented on this, the server grabbed MY straw with his hand and started mixing it! It was disgusting to say the least so we got up and walked out. No amount of ambience can account for the deplorable service and basic cuisine. read more

The view was everything in this restaurant... the food was very good except , you have to pay for the bread $$ really?? The wine selection was limited due to winery's not having availability. Food quality was good/ average. Salad was delicious, steaks were good (average) and Dessert was average.. Average dinner for four with a bottle of wine $75 pp but did I tell you the view !!! read more

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Amazing view dinner was good but best part was the view and the service. Wowhat a view read more

OCEAN2000 - View from outside table - New American Near Me - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

My boyfriend and I were looking forward to coming here for an enjoyable dinner. I called the restaurant on our way there to make sure they weren't too busy to seat us and the hostess told us they were only taking guest from the hotel. I said that's fine and asked her a different question and mentioned we were local. She then said she'd make an exception for us (I'm guessing because we are local? Idk) and could seat us. We arrived and we're happy. Very beautiful, right on the beach and had a great live artist who played guitar and sang. Well here's the turn for the worst... Our waiter! TONY was not very friendly. We didn't feel welcomed at all. He was very cold. We ordered cocktails and my espresso martini came out wayyy too sweet so I asked him if that's how they just make it there and I got an annoyed response from him. He did switch it out but it still was just ok. Another waitress (Alex) came by to chat about my dog and she was great! Very sweet and I even jokingly (not really) asked if she could be our waitress.. She chuckled and said she couldn't.. I should've pressed it! To end, we ordered a salad and mussels and told our server it was too windy and that's all we were going to order. It took so long (at least 30 min) for our apps to come that my bf had to get up to talk to someone about it. TONY never checked on us and I believe it's because we told him we werent staying for entrees (which was because of him) and in all it was a disappointing evening! We won't be back due to TONY.. Sad, but when my bf makes up his mind that's that. He's right. Not worth our time nor money! I was really looking forward to trying that seafood risotto too.... read more

Came here for lunch on a weekday. Indoor and bar dining was closed due to covid. We were seated outdoors on the patio. Very nice view of the ocean. Service was quick- I ordered the steak frites and it was brought out within 10 minutes. The dish was a little disappointing; the steak was very chewy and already getting cold. The fries were decent; nice truffle aioli seasoning and sauce. Overall a good setting for an outdoor ocean view however will not be back for the food. read more

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I would give this 0 stars if I could. Waitress dissappear for an hour. Had to ask for cutlery 4 times and had to get it myself. Sliders were overcooked asked for medium, they were actually burnt. The ceviche was frozen shrimp. Tuna tacos were fishy, cappuccino was room temperature after being asked for extra hot. Terrible service and terrible food! read more

Oysters and seafood I great eating dinner and fishing with my best friend. Thanks you, Dr. Jacqueline Sacco MD PhD read more

We went to the restaurant at Ocean 2000 & sat outside beachfront for a sunset dinner. It was absolutely beautiful. Service was amazing. The FOOD was absolutely Delicious. I had the special (Steak with crab meat, potato, asparagus) it was perfect. The entire table enjoyed their meal FULLY ! the view was beautiful & the icing on the cake: it was my 30th birthday (12/13) & now the location of my engagement forever a place in my heart. Highly recommend read more

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I have to work on Thanksgiving so we decided to make a reservation here at Ocean 2000..(our first time eating here, so we aren't sure how calm it would be on Thanksgiving Day)Lol The food was Delicious, the atmosphere was Divine! & the customer service was Great!! (John was our server)!. Also the restaurant is actually located inside of The Pelican Grand Hotel with indoor or outdoor dining and is Valet or metered parking. read more

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Looking forward towards celebrating a friends birthday there this past Saturday night... Unfortunately the valet "was full". We were told to park on the street... There were no spaces available.... It's 7:30 p.m. No Valet Parking! We circled around and the Valet told us that We should park at Shooters and UBER to the restaurant!!! LOL IS HE FUCK%^€ KIDDING ME!!! I called the restaurant to cancel my reservation. they said they wee sorry but there's parking on the street. Which it wasn't available... I believe this restaurant was way over booked and not adhering to COVID standings. Probably better we didn't go! read more

We had breakfast here on the porch. Service was excellent and servings were good size. Mimosa was tasty. Didn't love the avocado toast (was actually guacamole) which is the only criticism, but everything else was excellent. read more

Good food and cocktails and attentive service. Great seating outside with ocean view.

As locals we can't get enough of this great place !! In the last two weeks we have been there three times each time bringing new friends with us to try this great experience. The food and atmosphere are perfect. We have had Joey and Colleen as our servers both of them are fantastic. Last night as we enjoyed our delicious seafood Tony the manager visited our table to introduce himself And to ask our feedback this something we do not see enough of In the food industry. My only negative thing about posting this review is I hope not too many people find out about this gem we want to keep it to ourselves LOL 100% recommend oceanic You'll be seeing a lot of us ! read more

We recently dined around Ocean2000 and had an amazing experience. We visited on Friday night and Jorge was our server. He was wonderful to us and made sure all of our food and cocktails were perfect. We had an old fashioned and the pelican breeze and they were both delicious. We ate the octopus, the beet salad, the cowboy with lobster butter and the pork chop. The food was excellent and perfectly cooked. The room was dimly lit and very romantic for our date night. The was a family in a more lit area a few tables away and we saw some patron eating outdoors near the sea. It was an amazing night. Thank you to Jorge!!!!! You are the best!!!! read more

My wife and I came here for our Anniversary! We had a blast the food was just amazing! The service, the atmosphere was just perfect for our night, definitely a place you need to try... read more

The Tuna Tacos are the star of the show! Crab cake was worthy but not same level. Enjoy! read more

OCEAN2000 - Spicy Tuna Ahi Tacos Crab & Lobster Cakes - New American Near Me - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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This would be a flying 5 if there was another option for just the lounge. The Good - Bar staff is hella friendly - Good, well mixed drinks - All restaurant food can be ordered at the lounge - That Lobster Mac! The Bad - The actual restaurant staff was kind of weird/off - The seafood risotto isn't worth the money - The breakfast was just okay -- Had a runny/wet omelette The Ugly - Aside from the above, nothing else Enjoyed our time in the lounge and watching football. If I'm ever back in town, I'll spend my time lounge side. read more

Absolutely fantastic upscale dining at Ocean 2000. From the time we arrived until we left, the service was completely over the top. Highly recommend this special place if your are celebrating a special moment. Additionally , the Ocean Tavern offers a wonderful Happy Hour during the week as well to enjoy and partake before your dinner. read more

OCEAN2000 - Views from Ocean 2000 Dining Room - New American Near Me - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Food is excellent! Highly recommend the seafood risotto. The view and ambiance is an added bonus!

We made a reservation for my daughter's birthday. When we arrived at the restaurant, the waitress said, "the a/c does not work, we will be seating you outside where there will be no shade". No Thank You Ms. Waitress. We do not want to sit outside in the sun. They did not give us a courtesy call to advise us before we drove 45 minutes to hear the a/c does not work. We chose to celebrate my daughter's birthday at another restaurant. read more

Had the best meal and the ambience was pretty amazing with our table facing the ocean! Everything came out perfectly timed. Kudos to hostess Stephanie for our amazing table and view. Our server Matt was amazing and made our meal so enjoyable. Everything was cooked to perfection. Will definitely be back. read more

first off I want to say we love the grand pelican resort. this is our 4th trip in 6 years. the hotel itself is lovely but in my opinion a good portion of the staff is disconnected. the rooms and views, the pool, the beach, all amazing. bar tenders are good, cocktails pricy but tasty. this review is for the new 22% service fee added to everything you touch. especially Ocean 2000. this is our second time eating there and the over all impression is still way below good. food is flavor less and the service is just ok. what's making me really disappointed is they are now also adding the 22% service fee! I spent years in the restaurant business and I'm now in the wine industry. I have always been a good to great tipper when the food and service are worth it. But a mandatory 22% is just wrong. It's rude and insulting. dinner for 3 last night was flavor less. the service just ok. my wife and daughter and myself. wait for it.... $385.00!!! the added 22% portion was $65.00!!! rude so disappointing. stay at the Grand Pelican if you can afford it. don't waste your money at Ocean 2000. read more

This was so bad. Just ordered dessert to go. This seemed to completely befuddle and annoy the two young women at the restaurant's front desk. I waited 30 minutes after ordering. Bill was wrong so I had them correct it. They insisted on charging a 20% gratuity (after I waited for 30 minutes) although I was only getting food to go and the young man said he didn't know to take the gratuity out of the system. There was a second additional wrong charge which he agreed to remove. Once bill was corrected, the guy shortchanged me on the change by 50 cents and I had to wait another five minutes out front. I finally told the women at the front entrance desk I couldn't wait anymore since it had been almost 40 minutes at this point. Such, such bad service and total lack of management of staff who needed to be trained. read more

We celebrated my father-in-law's 90th birthday at Ocean2000's Sunday brunch. I almost had a heart attack when I found out my reservation was missing. However, Casey, the food and beverage manager, saved the day for us. He could hear how stressed I was when he got on the phone with me. We was able to quickly calm me down and assure me he would find us a nice table, even though I was told by the hostess they were sold out for the brunch. He was there to greet us when we arrived and made sure we loved the table he seated us at. It's rare to get such great customer service these days! I was really grateful. The brunch menu was excellent, lots of fresh seafood, specialty items, as well as many brunch favorites. The made to order crape station was my favorite, don't see that often. The setting is also just beautiful. If you can get a table outside or by a window, it'll make the experience even better. We'll definitely be coming back and I've already recommended this place to several friends! read more

OCEAN2000 - View from the porch - New American Near Me - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

This restaurant was once a 4 star and now I'd give it a 2. The service is terrible, wait time for food too long, food not that impressive. The view is nice but that's about it. Very disappointed in how this place seems to be going down hill. read more

I stay at The Pelican often, which is off the beaten path and if you don't have a car and don't feel like ubering somewhere ... There aren't many options. First of all, the food alone would be 2 stars. It sucks. The recipies are not great (the Cuban sandwich has 3 types of deli meat including salami), the preparation is inconsistent (I had the same salad twice in two days and it tasted completely different each time) and the prices are astounding for what you get (a cheeseburger was $16 and literally tasted no different than a Checkers drive through). The rest of the stars come for the views alone from the outside deck. Probably the best in all of Fort Lauderdale. They have a veranda that sits up off the beach and overlooks the beach and surf. Palm trees sway in the wind. At night, it feels like a desert island with warm ocean breezes and moonlight dancing across the waves. During the day the ocean is green and the sand is white. Just as a Florida landscape should be. The waitstaff here is very capable. The kitchen is very slow. Don't be surprised a meal of a sandwich and a drink to take an hour. However given the views on a nice, sunny, warm day that's not a problem. They have tables under the roof to shield you from the sun or tables directly on the sand dune if you enjoy the sun's warm rays while you dine. I don't know why anyone would ever eat inside. The prices are shocking for both food and drinks. Soup is $10 per bowl. Salads $20 and sandwiches/burgers $16. The drinks are weak. If the food was great, I wouldn't complain. The bacon cheeseburger at The Ritz Carlton in Fort Lauderdale is $22 but worth every single penny. But the views at The Pelican are better. Know going in that if you are an atmosphere eater, you will love it. If you are a foodie who wants to try great food and look down at your cell phone ... You'll hate it. If staying at The Pelican, there aren't many other options and you'll have to pay to park or Uber off premisis making the high costs comparable. I still eat here each time I'm in the area because it just feels like Florida. read more

We waited until our last night of our stay at the Pelican to try Ocean 2000 and it completely exceeded our expectations. The food was outstanding - I got the seared tuna and my wife got the chopped salad with mahi. Service was also exceptional, Khushboo was attentive, kind, and helped make our experience enjoyable overall! We would definitely recommend to anyone looking for great dining with an oceanfront ambience! read more

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Horrible experience! Our breakfat arrived exactly in one hour. Coffee served was cold. Other tables arrived after us got their food first. I think they give priority to hotel guests over other people. I would never go again or recommend to anyone! Stay Away! read more

Stunning restaurant - inside was absolutely beautiful but empty which was shocking especially in high season. First come first for the outside deck - we were lucky enough to get a seat on the outer deck overlooking the beach for my husband's birthday. Our server was fantastic and quite attentive. Appetizers were good although the grilled octopus was an embarrassment - 4 tiny pieces. They should fix that. Steaks for dinner were cooked perfectly and unbelievably delicious. Bit pricey but well worth it for a delicious romantic dinner. read more

OCEAN2000 - New American Near Me - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

We had breakfast here Christmas Day. The location is amazing! You are literally right on the beach. I live in Charleston, SC and am used to the beach, but we have very little beachfront restaurants. We were greeted promptly and sat outside. The weather was a bit iffy, but not terrible. We ordered drinks. It took a few minutes to get our cocktails and they came out kinda one by one. You could tell they were busy, but not crazy busy. The staff seemed overwhelmed though. I get it's Christmas and no one wants to work Christmas, so I try to give them slack. We then ordered our food. I had the crab cakes benedict. The food came out promptly. I wasn't overwhelmed with the portion size. It was filling, but I guess for the price I would have wanted just a bit more. The food tasted fine. Not best I ever had, but edible and delicious. What really irked me was that other servers were interrupting our server numerous times. To me that's the rudest of the rude. Oh well, my in-laws love eating there for holidays so I'm sure we will be back. I think the cheap valet is what keeps them coming back. read more

Breakfast- crab cake Benedict was delicious, view from our table was amazing and peaceful , and our server was excellent this am. Crab Eggs Benedict. My husband had a Bloody Mary and loved it. read more