We tried Indigo Shanty for the first time while visiting the SSI and the Brunswick area, and it…read moreexceeded our expectations. We shared the plantains to start, which were delicious. My husband ordered the Pac-Rim Noodle Bowl with jerk chicken, and I had the Blackened Point Loma Fish Sandwich with sweet potato fries. Both meals were fantastic. The noodle bowl was full of bold, fresh flavors, and the fish sandwich was perfectly blackened and cooked just right. The sweet potato fries were a great addition. It's refreshing to find a restaurant that's a little different from the usual fare and executes everything so well. Great food, a welcoming atmosphere, and an experience that has us looking forward to our next visit. We'll definitely be back the next time we're in Brunswick.

Monday afternoon lunch, party of 3. Here is what we liked: *…read moreCool vibe just feels and looks fun. * Sat on the patio, took maybe 3 minutes to be seated. It is a small place. We were greeted immediately upon entering. Everyone was nice. *Patio is cool with the large tree growing in the middle of it. * All 3 of us got a variation of the jerked chicken. * Jerked chicken tostadas were just flavorful and delicious. *Calypso nachos with the jerked chicken, the pineapple paired well and just good nachos. *Pac-rim salad with jerked chicken, big serving and a nice crunch with the cabbage Cole slaw paired with a peanut vinaigrette and the jerked chicken. Delicious. * Our serve was attentive but not over burdening. Checked in, was super pleasant, just darn right nice. *Chocolate bread pudding was recommend and it was moist and warm with a good scoop of vanilla ice cream. The caramel drizzle was the highlight for me. What could of been better: *A me thing for nachos, when piled high the bottom gets soggy before you can enjoy them. Great visit, want to come back and try some other items.

We've eaten here a few times in the past month on the patio, which is covered and pleasant even in…read morethe summer heat. Service is friendly. Menu is small with unique and fresh items. The lobster mac & cheese has a really generous amount of lobster.

This was my second visit and the food was again excellent - I really enjoyed the perfectly prepared…read moreduck. Unfortunately the back patio is a mosquito feeding frenzy and the fans don't quite get the job done. We were all bitten badly before asking to be moved indoors. Luckily they were able to accommodate us. Service needs some polishing. Two of our chairs were defective and had to be swapped out. Only 3 of our 4 menus were cleared after orders were taken and despite staff returning to the table multiple times nobody would take the last menu and I finally had to place it on the empty table behind me. Server was not able to explain what "meunière" is, beyond saying " it is a sauce." Wine and beer only.

First time trying Ember and stopped in on a Saturday around 5 PM. Remarkably they had happy hour…read morespecials going. $3.50 well drinks and $4 house wines and a number of items on the happy hour menu to eat and drink. The restaurant is large enough with good bar space and two dining sections. Overall it gives a nice quaint ambience with a big wood fired oven in view from the bar. I ordered an Old Forester well bourbon on the rocks and my wife ordered a glass of red wine. We followed up later with the second round. We enjoyed our drinks and chose to try a handful of items off the happy hour menu. We started with the brie, the chef's choice tacos, the oven roasted olives, and the Caesar salad. Everything had a wood fired flare. The oven roasted olives were a nice order meaty and oven hot. The Brie was wood fired melted with a side of house jam and what I would call a ciabatta roll. It was my favorite. Again very good. The chef choice tacos were beef and came as an order of 2 small but tasty tacos. We shared the Caesar salad which had a nice smoky flavor with a tasty dressing and overall good. Everything was fine and definitely above average and would probably order those again. There's a pretzel and chicharrones also on the HH menu We ordered a Meatzilla Fire bread off the main menu which was tasty thin pizza. A little thin crust for me but everything was fresh and good quality. $1 charge for parmasian cheese. I would likely come back again to try some of the mainstay entrées, like scallops, bone-in pork chop and ribeye steak which looked a little pricey but again sometimes you get what you pay for. Looking forward to our next trip. I would definitely stop by and try the happy hour for excellent drinks and some tasty shareables and remarkably inexpensive drinks. We generally don't order dessert but tried the Eula May which was a sour dough pound cake. It was excellent. I would rate this restaurant at a 4.5, however, it is much better than many of the places I've tried in Brunswick or Saint Simons Island. I'd make a final rating once I try again and taste the entrees. The Yelp average of 4.2 is way too low for this place. I chose to give it a 5.0 rather than a 4.0. Definitely worth trying.

Embers is very inviting when you enter as there is the greeting station , bar & large pizza oven…read morenamed Beatrice! The hostess who sat us and our server Alex were very nice. This is our first time at Embers and my wife & I decided to do more an appetizer style type dinner. We had the wings which are duck drumettes, hogs in quilts (sausage dish in a pastry) then a pizza. We had the Gyro style pizza which was a specialty type pizza that evening. All the food was very good! We will be back again soon & try some entrees during our next visit. If visiting or live on SSI this is a very nice spot!

This is a story about hotel staffer, Saxi and the Weekend Front Desk Staff at Savannah's Country…read moreIn & Suites Gateway hotel. For many years, I wanted to see the NPR radio show, "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!" Peter and the Crew came to Savannah Civic Center on Thursday, 3.26.26. I booked this hotel through Priceline. After my travel companion cancelled, I changed my mind about driving over alone and staying alone for 2 days. The cancellation was executed in order with a cancellation number + stamp. Many conversations with Priceline were of no avail until today. Priceline was trying to hold onto my money (until the last minute), $244.96, stating that I had not made the cancellation during the 'correct window' of time. For 2 weeks in a row, the Front Desk staff was courteous and helpful to assist me to resolve the issue. After calling the hotel to speak with the Front Desk, Priceline relented and issued my refund. Thank you, Ladies at Gateway. You ROCK! Judith

This was the dirtiest hotel I have ever stayed in. The tub…read morewas filthy. Looked like a teen's uncleaned shower after a month. Dirt and grime everywhere. I called and asked them to come and clean it. I heard the lady squirt something twice. 30 seconds later. She came out and asked me to check it. Obviously it was still filthy! She didn't even run the water! I ended up using a washcloth to clean the tub as best I could and it was still filthy. The bed was on a metal stand. That's unusual. It was weird. The bed itself wasn't uncomfortable, but the metal stand was weird and unappealing. There was a gap in the flooring. The building was shifted a little. How do I know? Because I tried to roll up to the desk and kept rolling back each and every time. The pool and hot tub looked sketchy. My husband wanted to go in and I told him no way! It looked dirty even when it was empty in the morning. Then it was filled with kids later. Hope they didn't catch anything! One day there was a leak in there too. Water straight streaming from the ceiling like a faucet. Maintenance workers were trying to hold a trash can up to catch the water. The walls are very thin. Our room was over the lobby and we could hear people talking. There were a couple of pros. The breakfast was better than expected. Well, the waffles were! Eggs were obviously powder. Sausage was ok. The front desk staff were all very friendly, helpful, and wonderful! They get 5 stars! But the hotel as a whole gets 1 star.

Rudest front desk person…read more... We reserved months ago. We had pre approval for 12 check in. Tried to check in 11:25, which I understand is early but the women at front desk would not budge. She wouldn't even look in computer. At first she said rooms being cleaned and I'm like no one is here. Then she said she can't get in computer yet. She kept mumbling under her breath. I canceled. I do not need attitude especially when I'm away on vaca. We went across street to spark Hilton they took us in right away and gave us a beautiful room. update --- I have heard from other sources, just people we shared this story with that the woman's name is Ms. Betty. She has the reputation of being nasty. It may be a good idea to have her doing something else besides work with customers.

Room was more like a HOMELESS SHELTER than a hotel! Do not stay here! No extra towels, dirty pool,…read morefront desk does not answer the phone. Just horrible.

Good, but not perfect. Heating/Cooling worked fine. Bed was fine. Room clean with no bad smells…read more Large updated bathroom. I could not give it 5*s because of 3 things. The bathroom fan was loud and needed replacement. The toilet paper dispenser was too difficult to reach. The breakfast sausages were like dried out hockey pucks. None of these flaws will keep me from staying here again in the future.

Amazing AC! This place is clean & well kept. Air conditioner works great in room & lobby area…read more Nice safe hotel. Staff was friendly. Nice pool & hot tub. Coffee cookies & water offered at night!

On-line menu prices need to be updated as the shrimp basket is now $19.75 and not $12.99…read more Do yourself a favor and pass on the fried zucchini.

The food has always been excellent. The service is awesome too. Can't go wrong with this place…read more Quiet little place it's worth the money.

Exterior This grocery store has had several iterations since…read moreI was a little girl. Piggly, Bi-Lo and a host of others that I can't remember. Same big, spacious parking lot. Interior The most recent owner has done some stuff to make it look more upscale, like faux interior wood flooring. Price / Value / Food I found some very good deals in the meat department. Unlike any of it's predecessors, they have Boar's Head deli meats. They have a hot bar with stuff like fried chicken, fried pork chops, mac & cheese. Apparently the offerings change daily but there's a schedule (ie fried fish on Fridays). Customer Service As usual, the customer service was top notch. The deli attendant made a mistake and sliced nearly 2.5 lbs of turkey instead of a quarter pound (0.25) and one night when I ventured in, someone from the deli had dished up portions of food and priced them without labeling the contents so the staff had no way of knowing if the containers contained sweet potato casserole, mac n cheese or what - but we all gotta give people grace in this day of struggle staffing. Overall I hope these guys stick around. They also own The Market (restaurant and seafood market).

Much needed in the Darien area. Has not only what you want but what you need…read more The staff are wonderful and so many there to help. Some of the prices are a bit high compared to competitors but shop local!!! The prices are fine when you factor in the convenience of location. The parking lot was completely done along with the interior. It's clean, modern and well organized. When it was BiLo it felt horribly crowded. Welcome to Darien because this store makes our tiny town look good!

What a nice place to go to see real buffalo. This ranch has tours, field trips, group tours etc for…read morepeople wanting a different experience. Troy the owner couldn't be friendlier. They do raise the buffalo for meat and are trying to make a living doing it. The animals are healthy and well tended. The tours are in huge open air buggies (above the buffalo heads...they are wild animals) where you can hand feed them pellets UP in the buggy! You can buy meat too if you bring a cooler. We went to local restaurant for buffalo burger!

Saw a billboard on I95 for this gem. Small herd of buffalo plus a very friendly donkey and an even…read morefriendlier cat. Just 3 of us, so not enough to take a motorized tour, but Sherri, one of the owners, walked back to the pasture with us, answered our many questions and let us take pictures. Small shop with buffalo meat and buffalo-related gifts, such as tees and cards. Our 11 year old granddaughter was impressed. The ranch can also host birthday parties and group tours, such as school classes.