Reviews for Joe's 2nd Street Bistro in Fernandina Beach, FL
Oh my goodness? I almost never write reviews, but this experience just had us floored. We have been to Joe?s 2nd street many... times as we are locals. Tonight we arrived 15 minutes early for our 6:30 reservation and apologized for arriving early, butthen it started off crazy. There were only 4 or 5 tables with customers, but the hostess said she would have to confer with thewait staff to see if they could accommodate us 15 minutes early? What??? She left for at least 5 or 6 minutes and came backtelling us they could, but she put us at what we came to realize was the worse table in the room? It was grand central station?very tight in front of the kitchen and the main walkway to the rest of the restaurant. There were other tables in ¾ of thedining room available? I guess we would have had one of them if we hadn?t arrived early?? Then, we watched as other customerscame in, were waited on and received their meals while we still just sat there. Our waiter did come and we ordered drinks,etc., but it was over an hour before we got any food? it was insane as we watched others coming in after us eating. When we didfinally get our meals, my husband?s was good, but mine, the ?catch? special was good fish over really bad gloppy grits withsquash mixed in? not good at all. This was the worse dining experience I have had in Amelia during the 9 years we have livedhere. We will never come again. Read more
Very Mediocre overall. Made a reservation online. Arrived and a very young woman was confused about both the reservation and the... seating. The menu advertised Macadamia Orange Spinach salad. A salad was served and no nuts. The waitress was informed andanother person came to the table and said, "We ran out of Macadamia we can throw some pecans on. The salad was returned and aCaesar replacement was served also of poor quality. The supposed gumbo was composed of a twin to canned brown gravy. The maincourses had been exposed to the food preservation technique before refrigeration, SALT. This place needs a new chef whosupervises everything that goes out. Read more
Great experience for birthday dinner. A busy Saturday night and glad we had reservations. My first experience here. The dining... room is very small with maybe 8 tables, nicely set with white tablecloths. Servers were very attentive and food was excellent.We ordered crab cakes, wedge salad, boubon glazed salmon, and seafood Mac and cheese. All were excellent. Read more
Wonderful start to finish. Excellent flavors. We tried: chicken and andouille sausage wonton, crab stuffed shrimp, pork chop,... linguini, and their three desserts. The cinnamon roll bread pudding was the absolute best of the three desserts. Read more
Amazing restaurant in downtown Fernandina Beach. The menu and food were very creative. The mixture of ingredients to create the... flavor profiles was well thought out. The staff was friendly and attentive. Read more
We had the rib eye and shrimp and grits. The rib eye was one of the best I've ever had. The shrimp and grits were very good. ... One meal was ordered off of the menu that included an appetizer, entre, dessert, and coffee. I had a salad for theappetizer. It was good, but only about 1/2 the size of the salads on the regular menu. The water does not taste like regularFlorida water, it was very drinkable. Read more
We really enjoyed dinner at Joe?s 2nd Street Bistro tonight. The service was excellent and all of the food was fresh and well... prepared. We had the crab stuffed shrimp as a starter. It was delicious even though I wish the portion was just a littlelarger. For dinner, my husband had the grilled ribeye with three sauces and I had one of the specials, which was a coffeerubbed New York strip steak with jalapeño cheddar grits. We will definitely come back to Joe?s again when we make our nextvisit to Fernandina Beach. Read more
We truly enjoyed dining @ Joe's! Our server, Brian, was a joy. Even though they were slammed that night, he provided us with... excellent service. Our dinner was great. This was our first visit but we'll definitely be back. One of The Best in Fernandinafor sure! Read more