Sandor out at Vue on 30A - Santa Rosa Beach Club

[Abby Prentiss]

Well the word is that the club looks great but Sandor is already gone - anyone know the scoop? Apparently Jim Shephard is also out and manager Jim Sides will be cooking until a replacement is found.

 

[AM Mills]

Sandor voted out

Well the word is that the club looks great but Sandor is already gone - anyone know the scoop? Apparently Jim Shephard is also out and manager Jim Sides will be cooking until a replacement is found.

Heard from someone at the VUE on 30A restaurant that the club members voted down Sandor's menu for the new restaurant. Also heard that they hired back the previous chef and they are going with the old menu, to include grouper sandwiches, meatloaf and Caribbean jerk chicken. Too bad, since I believe there is now a huge disconnect between the ambiance and the menu. I had hoped that this diamond-in-the-rough would finally live up to its potential. Some dreams just never come true...

 

[Andy A]

Well the word is that the club looks great but Sandor is already gone - anyone know the scoop? Apparently Jim Shephard is also out and manager Jim Sides will be cooking until a replacement is found.

I am really sorry to hear this. I was looking forward to a change of attitude from the beach club to one of more respect for those who patronize it other than the members. Obviously, such is not the case and it would appear that the same old few who rule the Santa Rosa Beach Golf and Country Club still continue to do so much to the detriment of the general public they are trying to attract to financially support what they cannot.

 

[DuneAHH]

I am really sorry to hear this. I was looking forward to a change of attitude from the beach club to one of more respect for those who patronize it other than the members. Obviously, such is not the case and it would appear that the same old few who rule the Santa Rosa Beach Golf and Country Club still continue to do so much to the detriment of the general public they are trying to attract to financially support what they cannot.

It will be curious to hear if the membership/management ends up pleased with the ultimate results. I can't say I've actually ever seen a cosmetic face-lift that truly transformed the soul.

 

[Miss Kitty]

OMG...SWGB called this one! I owe you a drink. ;-)

 

[GoodWitch58]

SWGB has good instincts...and even better info.

 

[Andy A]

If this is true, I guess I'll have to live without association with the elites as will many others. I was really looking forward to the new menu and surroundings. All the other non-exclusive places in the area will just have to do, I guess.

 

[Iris]

I too was looking forward to a new menu.

However, I was not looking forward to Sandor. Not one of my favorite chefs. I can remember the night he told me he was better and smarter than Julia Child.... wish my fish that night would have been cooked versus raw. And yes, I did try and send it back to get it cooked a little more and he refused! Tried to like his food, just didn't.

I did like the food at SRB Club quite a few years (15 to 20) back.

Maybe the folks at SRB Club will listen and get it right, for the locals and the tourists.

 

[scooterbug44]

What a dumb decision - if the old menu/chef brought in business, why did they renovate and hire a new one?

Such a shame - it's one of the few places on 30-A where you can dine with a view of the gulf..................and they seem determined to not capitalize on it.

Can't comment on the particulars of either chef, but I know it wasn't high on my list of places for good food previously.

 

[Lake View Too]

In the battle of the V's, it seems the V takes the lead versus the Vue...stay tuned...