Reviews for The Surf Restaurant & Bar in Fernandina Beach, FL

I've been going to this place since I was a kid. It's nothing fancy but perfect for when you in the mood for dinner seafood and... live music. The staff is completely friendly. The food was on point. The ocean breeze was so nice. 10/10 would recommend anyoneto go. Read more

The 5 stars is for a nice beach bar. Good atmosphere, good wait staff - shout out to Lindsey, thanks for taking good care of... us. Food was good, and plentiful. So much that neither of us could finish (Surf Burger and chicken nachos) The cold draughtswent down smoothly and no trouble finishing those. Will make this a regular haunt. Read more

Excellent service and delicious calamari. The chowder is amazing and must order. Great selection on the menu and location is... perfect. My wife loved her margarita. The outdoor seating is spacious and live music set us up for a very peaceful dinner.Thanks again for giving us an unforgettable experience. Read more

Not impressed. Waitress was very young, nice but had no clue what a double meant when I ordered a cocktail. Received the... liquor as a side and the mixer all in one glass?? The oyster Rockefeller had no flavor and bread crumbs were dry/no butter. Shrimp platter blackened was drowning in spice with no flavor and tater tots were cooked too long/hard. Its in a good locationwith a nice vibe but for the price, they need to hire kitchen and wait staff that are more experienced. Read more

Not sure I could recommend this place.. except for the outdoor seating. That's nice to have... but that's all they really... offer.. ashamed too. I have been eating there since I was 6 and loved it... but 41 years later I can't even recommend it tofriends and family coming in town.. but that's just one opinion of course Read more

2 stars cuz I don't want to be rude with 1 star. Service is atrocious and then you better just understand why you don't have... silverware for 10 minutes... on multiple occasions.. these servers here really feel like you owe them for being able to comethere.. and if the food was good it might be worth it. Nice setting. Horrendously operated. Read more

Ordered special fish and rock shrimp was told by the waiter. It was a paper thin piece of blacken fish that was bad and ordered... crab dip with no taste of seafood, ordered hummus no garlic flavor . Bland food. The veggie burger was as nasty as the rest ofthe food and the tuna burger was on a bun that was so dipped in avocado sauce and juice from cabbage.. onion rings were notcooked they were dough. The sweet potato fries were also under cooked. The southern sweet tea was instant tea. The draft beerwas not cold. So to recommend this restaurant I would not do it. It?s bad!!! Read more

Got the veggie burger which was house made. It was so moist it soaked into the bun and made the bread soggy. The artichokes are... picketed and completely over power the burger. Two of us got Onion rings and they were half over cooked half stilldoughy. Staff was great and super friendly and they had live music. Sure this is a great place to hang after the beach to havea drink but would suggest eating somewhere else. Read more