Favorite restaurants

Where are the more atsy modern places to hang out in the evening say in Seaside or WaterColor. Places with some live jazz or acoustic or funky art with a young artsy crowd. Maybe soewhere with a latin beat or another cultural or time set. Anyone know of anything like that?? I haven't been down in a couple of years and know things have changed. I am looking for special spunky without being spooky places to chill out and rub elbows with people like me. Not moms and dads and kidddie-poos.

The Old Florida Fish House off of 30-A has a nice bar and live music. We liked it (the food) so much we went back twice. We did eat in the restaurant area with the kiddie-poos, but wish we were with out them so we could go and enjoy the younger crowd in the bar area. Great food. Fine service. Nice seafood bisque.

Borago is amazing. The drinks are top in the area. Unfortunately Jay, the best bartender and great conversationalist is no longer bartending there! I believe he started a family and decided to quit the bartending gig. He was the BEST though! Especially the Belinni Martinis.

Borago is amazing. The drinks are top in the area. Unfortunately Jay, the best bartender and great conversationalist is no longer bartending there! I believe he started a family and decided to quit the bartending gig. He was the BEST though! Especially the Belinni Martinis.

FYI- Jay can be found next door at Johnny Earle's "Criollas." He took a management job there and seems very happy with the change. Jay is an awesome guy.

Really??? I'll definitely have to swing in there and say hi! I thought he was just playing Mr. Mom! Good to know...thanks!

kim everyone knows that goatfeathers is the best!!!

Gross. Please, let's not go there.

don't ruin it for me i love it!!

Please. You worked there. You know the dirty little secrets! :shock:

Mrs. Svelte and I spent a hot, but fun, afternoon checking out the boat show at the Santa Rosa mall in Mary Esther. They had more and bigger (up to 32?) boats on display than at the show at the Superdome for which you fork out $10 per to have some shill try to sell you a bass boat. It was low key and pleasant except for the heat.

By the time we got home, neither of us wanted to cook. We thought about going to Vin?tij, but ended up bopping over to Bistro Bijoux, simply because it was closer. We started with steamed mussels in tomatoes, white wine & chorizo sausage with some fantastic bread for dipping up the leftover sauce ? excellent. We split a Caesar-like salad of romaine, roasted tomatoes, and peppers ? good, but Mrs. Svelte was not impressed with the creamy dressing. For entrees, I had a roasted grouper filet topped with a tomato & asparagus confit with portabello mushroom fritters. Splashed with garlic infused aioli. Wow! Mrs. Svelte opted for grilled garlic shrimp served atop grits topped by asparagus and a tarragon sauce. At this point we were both stuffed, but couldn?t pass up the key lime cheesecake with raspberry/mango sauce. It was all very, very good with an attentive and friendly server.

We give it 4 ? forks. :clap_1:

We ended up bopping over to Bistro Bijoux. We give it 4 ? forks. :clap_1:

Yum! Definitely trying that restaurant on Labor Day weekend. Thanks for the review.

Ate at Smiling Fish tonight... Awesome!!! It was "Locals Night" All I know is the salmon, shrimp and Creme Brule Cheese Cake were to die for . Service, as usual was impecable Kudos to Smiling Fish :!:

Smiling Fish is so good...just all around quality! I feel like it should get more credit. Way to go RO! :clap_1:

Smiling Fish is so good...just all around quality! I feel like it should get more credit. Way to go RO! :clap_1:

My ONLY disappointment was we didn't have that tall blond waitress that we usually have...
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Seagrove Wheel House??... Anybody.... Anybody... Passed it 100 times and never stopped. Is it any good?

Haven't you heard it caught on fire..........

Haven't you heard it caught on fire..........

Yes.

Yes.

Ditto.

We decided to drive down this weekend to pick up fish at Goatfeathers to take home. And we want to try Smiling Fish, thanks to all of the recommendations on this board. Do they take reservations?

BTW I'll update the list when we get back from the beach.

The Summer Kitchen/Blue by Night is by far my favorite I could eat there all of the time. Both menus are really awesome, and Blue by Night is a great place for a date night.

! nhuojn b

By far the best crab cakes, but the worst glob of potatoes and pile of field greens that are awful, cafe 335! Crab cakes are awsome, the potatoes and greens make me feel like "what the heck!" I PAID 20.00 FOR A CRAB CAKE THAT WAS DIVINE, THE SIDES SUCKED! :clap_1:The potatoes were yucky, the field greens tasted like grass. Not so good. Still like the place, they need to replace the side items. Potatoes yuck, field greens, yuck. need less starch, less grass

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By far the best crab cakes, but the worst glob of potatoes and pile of field greens that are awful, cafe 335! Crab cakes are awsome, the potatoes and greens make me feel like "what the heck!" I PAID 20.00 FOR A CRAB CAKE THAT WAS DIVINE, THE SIDES SUCKED! :clap_1:The potatoes were yucky, the field greens tasted like grass. Not so good. Still like the place, they need to replace the side items. Potatoes yuck, field greens, yuck. need less starch, less grass

You sound like my husband!!! I also adore those crab cakes at Red Bar and Cafe 331...use to love those potatoes combined with the paneed chicken or fish. Husband says to look for the cement mixer behind the restaurants...that's got to be how they make the quanities of spuds! My trick was to order the cracb cakes TO GO last October and take them home and swoon over them while watching Beach TV!

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By far the best crab cakes, but the worst glob of potatoes and pile of field greens that are awful, cafe 335! Crab cakes are awsome, the potatoes and greens make me feel like "what the heck!" I PAID 20.00 FOR A CRAB CAKE THAT WAS DIVINE, THE SIDES SUCKED! :clap_1:The potatoes were yucky, the field greens tasted like grass. Not so good. Still like the place, they need to replace the side items. Potatoes yuck, field greens, yuck. need less starch, less grass

Just a word from a local about Red Bar / 331: lots and lots of us adore the mounds of Red Bar potatoes (fresh mashed red potatoes), and spring lettuce salad with a sweet tomato vinegarette dressing - maybe its a southern thing. Yes, it is way too much food but I will eat all the potatoes and leave the main entree if necessary! Whenever my aunt visits she always asks the waiter to leave off the salad and bring her an extra serving of potatoes (one serving is as big as my head).

I'm getting very hungry....

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Just a word from a local about Red Bar / 331: lots and lots of us adore the mounds of Red Bar potatoes (fresh mashed red potatoes), and spring lettuce salad with a sweet tomato vinegarette dressing - maybe its a southern thing. Yes, it is way too much food but I will eat all the potatoes and leave the main entree if necessary! Whenever my aunt visits she always asks the waiter to leave off the salad and bring her an extra serving of potatoes (one serving is as big as my head).

I'm getting very hungry....

I wish Red Bar would share that salad dressing recipe- it always hits the spot!

Pandora's is now at the TOP of my list

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Just a word from a local about Red Bar / 331: lots and lots of us adore the mounds of Red Bar potatoes (fresh mashed red potatoes), and spring lettuce salad with a sweet tomato vinegarette dressing - maybe its a southern thing. Yes, it is way too much food but I will eat all the potatoes and leave the main entree if necessary! Whenever my aunt visits she always asks the waiter to leave off the salad and bring her an extra serving of potatoes (one serving is as big as my head).

I'm getting very hungry....

If we go to Red Bar or 331 and by some fluke of nature have any leftover 'taters, my husband always makes us "tater buggers" for breakfast the next day!
Yep! it's a "Southern thing" they're real good too! We all draw straws to see who has to leave some so we can have the buggers the next morning! UMMM,UMMM good!;-)