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    The Blue Door

    3.8 (77 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Tables -- all outside under cover
    Julie F.

    This word gets overused and underappreciated, but in one word this restaurant was amazing! We had made reservations (highly recommended) and came to dinner over the weekend with another couple. In all the years of dining out together, I've never known him to say that this was one of the best dining experiences that he'd had in a very long time. Especially since he is very picky and opinionated, but we love him dearly all the same. And all of us agreed that it was wonderful. The restaurant is located on the east side of Dixie Highway. Once you are seated in the open-air covered venue, you seem quite removed from the hustle of the street. There are ceiling fans throughout for cooling, but there was also a slight breeze. Even though we normally crave air conditioning, the inside area which is quite small is very unappealing. We didn't have that much of the menu, but what we did have we really liked. We were given rustic sour dough bread slices along with a black olive tapenade. The bread was addictive. And we took our leftovers home (they made great french toast for breakfast, btw). We enjoyed conversation and adult beverages while waiting for the rest of our food. We wound up sharing an heirloom tomato salad. We weren't planning on sharing, but it was a larger portion than expected and we all wanted to try it. The various tomatoes -- yellow, red, small red cherry -- along with some greens, a few black kalamata olives, a few pieces of hearts of palm, and a wedge of avocado were all bathed in a light vinaigrette. This was a very refreshing start to our meal. After the salad and bread, I had their wild prawns for my main dish. Four huge crustaceans with their shells and heads on. I used the grilled lemon half to douse the greens and prawns, then easily, but slowly, ate two of them with my sharp knife and fork. I took the other two home, as I wanted to save room for some dessert. Both the gentlemen had the mussels appetizer as their main. Each was a nice sized portion and came with a slice of that same sourdough bread. The guys thoroughly enjoyed not only the mussels, but the seasoned broth that had saffron, fennel and tomatoes in it. His wife had their burger. She'd requested it well done -- which she said it actually came cooked that way. Two thinner patties that were perfect along with a plethora of thin, crispy french fries. For dessert, we shared a warm chocolate souffle. We'd been advised by our waiter that it took about 15 minutes to prepare, so we'd ordered one mid-entree. It came out nicely puffed. Another server sprinkled the top with powdered sugar and proceeded to gently break the top crust. She poured some of the creme anglaise from a tiny pitcher over the top. If you like chocolate, this is the dessert for you. Even though they were quite busy, we were able to have a leisurely dinner and never felt rushed. We had excellent service from Adrian who handled all our questions and special requests with grace and patience. The complimentary valet parking was quite convenient. And yes, I want to go back here very soon. Put on your nicest sun dress or fancy Hawaiian shirt and enjoy rubbing shoulders with the "in crowd". You'll have a great meal and thank me later.

    Crab Cakes
    Mary M.

    I thoroughly enjoyed the blue door! The bright natural light all throughout sets the tone for what's to come- freshness throughout the dining experience! Starting with the heirloom tomato salad, and into the scallops & crab cakes, each dish was so fresh and flavor packed. The cocktails were also refreshing! I enjoyed a Florida Squeeze and my mom had the sparkling rose- both delicious. I'm interested in coming back and sitting at the bar , it looked so cute! But very glad I made a reservation for a table because this place filled up QUICK!

    Alex G.

    The blue Door was a quaint little place tucked away and layered in style and comfort. The food and drinks were excellent we ordered the Steak Tartare,Octopus, and crab cakes along with the spaghetti and clams and everything was delicious.

    Hallumi
    Shannon W.

    Awesome new spot in WPB on Dixie Ave. The place was jamming when we arrived on Friday evening in January. It looks a bit like a pop up as it's basically outdoors on a parking lot, but hey, I am all in! We started off with a few cocktails at the bar while we waited for our 8pm reservation. Everyone was dressed to the 9s and it was busier than August in Montauk (think same crowd too). For food, we went with the caviar dish (very good), the grilled halloumi (a favorite), the heirloom tomato salad (very light and healthy), the main lobster spaghetti (good, mine came out a little warm, not hot. Lobster itself was okay), lamb chops (crowd pleaser), and chocolate ganache dessert for a friend's birthday (delicious). It was a chilly night, so they had a bunch of heat lamps on, which was a nice touch. It does look like it was built on an empty parking lot, which was different, but hey, it's working! Our poor waiter looked like he had quite the night! He was running all over the place!

    Spaghetti with Clams

    Just not understanding the popularity of this restaurant, not at all. Before stating the negatives, there are several good factors of The Blue Door and they include: Easy valet parking, fantastic service from all staff and a nice laid back vibe but I went for the food and it was not very good. We had a few appetizers and while the Mediterranean Dip was plated nicely it was average and not much more and even the Pita Bread wasn't very good. The real disappointment was with the main courses and with such a small menu I was surprised that both of the entree's we ordered were lackluster. Spaghetti with Clams had a stingy amount of pasta with a forgettable sauce and even with the small portion size I didn't bother eating much. The really bad dish of the night was the Flat Iron Half Chicken and it might sound a little dull but it tasted worse and it's like the cooks forgot to include flavor and it was also tough. The best item I tried was a poorly presented chocolate with ice cream dessert and plating aside it was excellent. This is a nice restaurant for a drink and dessert and not much more.

    Hen of the Woods mushroom appetizer at The Blue Door. Perfectly prepared with grilled lemon.
    Kitty D.

    Grabbed a 6 p.m. reservation at this south Dixie gem on a perfect night with a super moon! Service was impeccable, menu creative, food exquisite. We enjoyed the special golden beet salad with whipped feta, shared the Maine lobster spaghetti. The highlight was Hen of the Woods mushrooms! Open air (small indoor dining space) lovely evening to dine al fresco ---do open The Blue Door!

    Tuna carpaccio
    Jasmine D.

    A beautiful and unpretentious restaurant hides behind this blue door, aptly named. You can't go to a Mediterranean restaurant and not order seafood , so seafood it was from start to finish. We tried the tuna carpaccio, shrimp escabeche, grilled octopus, mussels and branzino. My favorites were the octopus , mussels and branzino. The mussels portion was generous, enough to share between 2, when usually I am used to ordering this same dish and getting a handful of mussels with bread. I must do a better job of noting what wines I order with my meal to better serve fellow yelpers, but I can say we had an excellent white wine to pair with our meal. Service was good, but not especially noteworthy. Prices are $$$. But when you're valet parking your car next to Porsches and Maseratis, you know it's probably not going to be a hole in the wall kinda place. Loved the vibe here, and can see this being a great dinner choice in the cooler weather months.

    Gnocchi - sooooo good. Super light
    Fernanda D.

    Super nice little hidden gem. We sat outside. It was really nice. Service is amazing, cocktails were perfect! The food was really good except the lobster pasta and mussels. Both meats tasted mushy. That mushroom dish was amazing and the gnocchi probably the best I ever had. Def will return.

    Hummus platter and halloumi
    Audrey F.

    Loved this place! Everything we had was great and the cocktails were good as well. Definitely try a few things

    Passion fruit spicy tequila drink.
    Julie h.

    Came in with my girlfriends for a night out. I do love the blue door concept and the beauty of the restaurant when you walk through. It's an open area with a lot of light tones which gives it a sleek look. We sat on the patio area in the back which gave us some sense of privacy. The server was very sweet and accommodating. He seemed to have helping hands throughout the night, from dropping food to clearing the table. However my rating is based mostly on the food which we felt showed well but tasted mediocre. We got the hen of the woods, snapper crudo, heirloom tomato salad, smoked potatoes, Brussels, half chicken, lamb chops and the bronzino. The crudo paired well with the grapefruit but think it would have been better in smaller slices of fish instead of rolled up chunks. Hen of the woods is basically a fried type of mushroom which was unique but nothing to rave over. The half chicken was literally half a chicken pounded out which was tasteful in flavor and had a nice char but probably best dish to split with others cause you just get sick of the chicken a few bites in. I had the lamb chops which everyone at the table thought was the best choice but they were just plain in flavor compared to other restaurants I've dined at so I didn't think much of them. A round of our spicy tequila drinks came out without the peppers having no spice so we had to send them back to get fixed. The bartender or the server should have noticed this before dropping the round. Chicken dishes got dropped without the fries which took a while of us seeing the server to even mention that they didn't get dropped for him to correct the issue. The food runners should have dropped the fries with the dish or shortly after. We ordered desserts one of which being the pear crumble after hearing about it being warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. However the dessert came without the ice cream then after waiting for it the server came back and said they were out of vanilla but we could get another flavor. Told him to bring whatever flavor. After waiting for what seemed to be a long time the manager then came by to tell us their freezer was out and there was no ice cream for the night. At this point she comped the pear crumble but we wish we knew before we ordered it. We would have opted for another choice. Place is nice, service was good but I feel like with so many hands on deck they need to work out some kinks. I felt like all dishes are $5 higher than what they should be for quality of food. We all decided that the blue door was a closed door for us.

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    Good ambiance and food. I just wish there were more spots for parking. You have to valet.

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    10/10 resturant! From the door staff to the servers to the food, everything was fantastic! Lovely spot!

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    You can dress casual. I did not notice a dress code

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