John P.
Yelp
I really want to give this restaurant 4 stars. The food was good, portions were generous, and the price was reasonable. We ordered a few tropical drinks and they were also good and our server (Cindy) was wonderful. Never mind that our table was sticky, the flavors, portions, and service were all 4 stars.
We all enjoyed the artichoke spinach dip and the fish tacos were a big hit. Both were appetizers, but the tacos were large enough for four people to split them. The grilled mahi sandwich was large and tasty and the spiced fries were good, as was the generous mixed vegetable side. The mahi wasn't the most tender, but it was still good. The jerk chicken was also tasty as was the pulled pork sandwich. Delicious and filling all around!
The restaurant is next to a pool with a bar at the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort. Unfortunately, the resort has seen better days. The pool needs a scrubbing and the grounds of the resort are in rough shape. As a point of comparison, neighboring Mim's restaurant, on the grounds of the Watergate Villas, is maintained much better. One thing Iggies had going for it was live entertainment. There was a singer with a keyboardist and they were very good!
When we made our reservation the gal on the phone repeatedly told my wife to make sure we arrived before our reservation time. Repeatedly, as in almost insisting. We thought maybe this is a very popular spot. Well we arrived at our reservation time, but the hostess was in no hurry to seat us. She had a stack of menus to wipe down, a reservation book to flip pages in, and only after half our party got tired of watching this performance and went into the gift shop did she decide to take our temperatures and seat us. I understand that with covid they didn't want a crowd standing at the hostess desk, but why screw around and make us wait after insisting we be punctual?
But that was only a minor inconvenience. As I said earlier, the food, drinks, and entertainment were all good, but unfortunately, they could not overcome the kids playing, shouting, and screaming in the pool. It was ok for a while, but then one of the kids started swearing, and apparently the corner of the pool that was four feet from our table was the farthest point from their parents, so the party shifted to our corner of the patio. I don't want to come across as the angry old man who didn't want the kids to have fun, it's just that it was difficult for our table to talk among ourselves with the kids shouting and screaming at our feet, and when we got splashed with water it was just too much. My wife and I have kids so we ignored it and enjoyed our dinner, but really, it was not what we wanted to be dealing with at dinner. We'd expect this kind of scene at lunch, but at 7:30 pm after the sun had set? I wish the parents had reeled the kids in or the restaurant/bar had some rules for dinner time pool usage. I recommend the restaurant management consider establishing some policies so that everyone can enjoy the pool area without infringing on other people's enjoyment.