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    Chips and dips appetizer with added pimento cheese
    Catherine C.

    If you are looking for a great meal with local food and great service, this is the place! The new location is lovely. Compared with the previous location in the historic area, the new dining room is more spacious with most tables having at least one side with banquet seats. Parking is so much easier, and I think the food quality is better and more consistent than it used to be. This was our second visit to the new location and each time the food and service have been amazing. As always it's a great place for vegetarians and vegans with most items on the menu having vegetarian or vegan options. There is no shortage of great seafood and meat options too. They have local meat and seafood on the menu. There are also lots of gluten free options. We were celebrating our anniversary and the manager and our server were so nice and accommodating. There is a lot of outdoor seating under old live oak trees which will be amazing in the fall and spring. In August at least at lunchtime it would be far too hot to sit outside. For guests visiting from out of town, this is a great lunch stop before or after visiting the Alligator Farm!

    The upstairs dining room. Yep also full bar.
    Rich G.

    Outstanding dinner tonight. Made reservations at 4:45 for the five of us. Seated right away. Plenty of parking. Our kids had drinks which they enjoyed. For starters their fried green tomatoes- outstanding taste perfectly cooked. I had shrimp and grits. Wife had pork chow chow. Others had fish tonight it was flounder. Everything was delicious. Trevor took excellent care of us. For dessert we shared a slice of key lime cheesecake really good. Love their new location here on the island.

    Fried Shrimp FANCY
    Leif B.

    Fantastic! We had our best dining experience of our entire Florida trip here, highly recommended. The space is great, the staff was excellent, and the food was far superior to everything else we had in the St. Augustine area! This is all made more impressive by the fact we went on Father's Day, without a reservation, and still had an overwhelmingly positive and above expected experience. Food really was excellent, not pictured is the fish of the day N' grits, and man can they do grits here! Recommend! It was all excellent, highly recommended!

    Dining room
    Ira B.

    I was hoping to love this place, and while I did love the food and the beautiful outdoor patio looks great, they have some work to do. We stopped by for dinner on a Friday night, reservations were hard to get at standard dinner time, so we made a 4:30 p.m. reservation. When we arrived, the restaurant was less crowded - when we did leave about an hour later, it was much busier. The setting itself is plain inside - with such a beautiful outdoor setting, the inside looks more like a hospital cafeteria, with very bad acoustics. I don't know who designed the inside, but it's a very un-Floridian setting. The parking lot will also be interesting over time...when we arrived at 4:30 p.m., the lot was close to full, infringing upon the business next door, and by the time we left people were searching for spaces. This is definitely a place to make a reservation and arrive early. Our check-in process was a bit confusing, there's a check-in stand outside where nobody was hosting, and we assumed that was for the patio. We went inside where there's another check-in stand where we were told to go back outside to wait for the hostess so that she could check us in and bring us back inside. If you have to read that a few times, it's as confusing a process as it sounds. We were then seated at a table where we sat for 15 minutes (I started a timer after about 5 minutes) with no server, no drinks, just the two of us wondering at what point one of the many employees was going to pay attention to our table. After 15 minutes, we were approached by Rebecca who brought us drinks, and took our order. By that time, I was just hoping to get a decent meal and get out, since I really didn't expect much. Once dinner did arrive, the food was wonderful! I ordered a creative meal they have which is pulled pork barbecue and waffles, a creative play on Chicken and waffles (which they also offer). I have to give the chef a lot of credit - the meal was tasty and flavorful. Based upon the food, this restaurant would be a five star experience - regrettably with the service snafu and a very sterile environment, it's a four-star overall. Perhaps we'll return when the weather cools down a bit and we can enjoy the patio, as I don't look forward to returning to the dining room anytime soon.

    Porkbelly and biscuits
    Kelly M.

    Love the new location. This beautifully decorated Old Florida vibe setting was perfect for a Sunday brunch. My daughter and I enjoyed the great service we got from our waitress. Our table ordered the Pork belly biscuits and the cheese board. They were both delicious. The cheeses were fresh and well paired with the slice peaches and pecans. The pork belly's secret ingredient was the fancy mustard. We're looking forward to visiting again.

    Steak frites! Delicious.
    Katie R.

    We had a fantastic dinner and experience when we were in town in July for the Dierks Bentley concert. The steak frites were absolutely memorable, and we LOVED the atmosphere! A huge thank you to Rebecca for the A+ service and great conversation. We'll definitely be back!

    Bar area near entrance
    Jan B.

    Plenty of Parking. Lovely outside patio seating, upscale open and airy dining room, and low key bar. Great combo to options. Good location to eat before AMP concert. Service was excellent. Our server took off the cava bottle we tried but didn't care for after 1st sip - brut that was usually sweet. She was aware of our concert time and managed our meals to get us out in plenty of time. The shrimp appetizer - good, but serving bowl didn't allow for easy access to delicious dipping sauce in bottom or condiments - cashews, pickled onions. I had the fresh catch - flounder- Veracruz. Sauce delicious- but again the flat bowl made access with a fork difficult. Also it only comes with grilled Johnny cakes which again can't really be dipped. I tried sauce with the corn bread and think that might be a better combo. Fish deliciously and properly cooked. My husbands Pop - Turkey meatloaf and mashed. Also yummy and not at all dry. We enjoyed the restaurant which opened last month and will be back.

    Shrimp and Grits and Pork Tenderloin
    Maryerie R.

    This place was nice. I heard a lot of good things. I was excited for the 'N GRITS with shrimp, but the temperature was off. The shrimp was overcooked and rubbery. The grits were room temperature, when I expected them to be hot. The pork tenderloin was our other dish. The mashed potatoes were amazing! I have never had crispy spinach, quite reminiscent of seaweed. I could eat a bowl of them. The AUTUMN PORK TENDERLOIN was cooked well and very tasty. The Coquito Daydreamin' cocktail was yummy. Our server was very nice and attentive.

    Kelly T.

    I had passed by this new location on the way to St. Augustine Beach recently and it looked nice so we decided to give it a try for dinner tonight. The check-in process and initial service was a little slow but once we got our server things started to get better. It was a hot day so we reserved a table indoors. The interior has high ceilings so it appears bigger, but the acoustics were not great and it can get pretty loud. I also wished they would have brought some of that beautiful bright orange color scheme into the indoors. The outdoor section looks great. The menu offers plenty of appetizers, salads and mains. I went with the steak frites. It was a sirloin steak with delicious chimmachurri sauce, seasoned fries and a spiced rum cream sauce. Both sauces were excellent. My husband had the pulled pork and waffles entree. He loved it. We were too full for dessert but maybe next time.

    Chips and dips appetizer
    Michelle S.

    We went for lunch on Friday of 4th of July weekend. Got seated immediately without reservations. The weather was beautiful so we sat outside. There are several fans so it kept us comfortable and the bugs away. Great food, great service. Parking is limited though.

    'Pop' Special
    Doug E.

    All around great experience. The drinks were great and the food was amazing. The 'Pop' Special was delicious and came with zucchini and squash as the vegetable. I will definitely order this again

    Shrimp burrito
    William P.

    The food, service, and ambiance were all top notch. The soup stole the show but the lunch main courses were no slouch either.

    The taco (I got hungry)

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    Great service, fancy shrimp starter was great. Cocktails and beer menu are superb. Went late night and had a nice vibe.

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    Recently ate dinner here. It was fabulous! I love the vibe, the service, the food, and cold beverage selection. I will definitely be back.

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    Food was great, we had a table upstairs that nice for our party of four celebrating a 50th birthday

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    Food is original and amazing!! Highly recommend. Had meatloaf and chicken sandwich really novel preparation.

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    Any vegan options available?

    Yes! My server told me many if not most of the items on the menu can be vegan. They have tempeh and tofu to sub in and some vegan sauces as well.

    Does this place have a new chef? It's sadly nothing like it used to be a few years ago. :(

    I don't know but when we went in June it was good.

    Is there a childrens menu?

    There is no children menu.

    Are you "still" requiring face masks?

    No face masks when we were there this week.

    What are the best parking options for this restaurant?

    At SE 2nd Court and SE 15th Avenue is a metered parking lots thats 1 block over from the Floridan.

    Is the meat loaf sandwich available as a dinner option?

    It was not when I went there. I think if you ask, they may make an exception!

    Do you know if they reserve outside seating?

    Yes we had a party of 8 reserved and seated outside!

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    Good atmosphere and the food coming out of the kitchen looked and tasted great -- no complaints…read morethere. The Bloody Mary is where it lost me. $15 is a serious price for a cocktail, and mine arrived as a tall glass of ice with what was left over poured around it. By the time I was a few sips in, it was mostly meltwater. For that money I'd expect the drink to outlast the ice. Suggestion for the house: given the name, lean into it. Send everyone home with a free bag of ice -- at least then I'd feel like I paid for something I got to keep. Would go back for the food. Would think twice before ordering another cocktail.

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