CJ T.
Yelp
The restaurant is right on the beach - call for reservations if you want to guarantee a seat inside. If no reservations, the back patio offers open seating. The patio is right against the back of the restaurant and definitely worth the effort to try and get a table.
** Note: even though it's a beachfront place, make sure to review the wine prices before ordering- it's not the sun in your eyes making you think you see $400 - $500 bottles of wine.
We had a reservation for two, and had a nice corner spot on the porch. Great views, my date could look south, while I looked east.
For appetizers my date had the beef tartare. They said it was "outstanding". My choice was the Florida lobster, braised in a truffle butter with spinach & prosciutto.
The lobster was cooked to perfection. Fresh airy delicious bread was provided so one could dip in the buttery creamy sauce - and they do mean buttery. There was not much spinach to see, and indeed there were bits of prosciutto and lots of cream.
For our main course, my date had the Grilled filet of beef, with horseradish crust, with twice baked potato. They said "the filet was also outstanding - cooked to a medium temperature with perfection- very tender. The sauce married all the ingredients together. The twice baked potato was cooked evenly and buttery tasty."
I had the shrimp & grits, which was rich and very buttery. There were nine nice shrimps, with a few mushrooms, all floating within the grits.
I would have enjoyed eating all the grits because they were smooth like farina, but due to the amount of butter, seriously think Paula Deen, I couldn't finish them. I didn't take anything off in this rating for the amount of butter, bc it was delicious. Around the plate were also a few bright green beans - I could have eaten a whole bowl of just those!
For me, my choice of a creamy buttery appetizer and a buttery main dish, equaled a LOT of butter - so much so the richness stomped any appetite for dessert. However, my date suggested we try the key-lime pie. I am not a key-lime pie person, but when in Key West one should try the key-lime pie. I am glad I tried it, but would try one of the other desserts next time.
The key-lime plate was decorated beautifully. The pie had a graham-cracker crust, no meringue, but instead some whipped cream on the side, with some fresh berries.
A full moon rising ended the evening.