O C White's Seafood Spirits

Upon arriving at the restaurant, we informed the hostess that we had limited time due to our Opera tickets. The waiter promptly seated us and took our drink order right away. We were impressed that we didn't need to remind him of our time constraint, as he efficiently served our meals. The service was exceptional as we enjoyed our meal with a stunning balcony view and live music. Thanks to the quick service, we made it to the Opera with plenty of time to spare.

This was my first time here and it really lived up to my expectations. Inside the building constructed in 1790 you’ll get the ambiance of a bygone era with exposed wooden beams and walls of coquina.The staff was attentive and polite. We ordered a special of the day: swordfish wraps with fries. The wrap was delicious. For appetizers we had a house salad and crab spinach dip—which was the star of the show. Ask for a couple extra pieces of bread though because the dip is plentiful. The restaurant was very clean, which is something I always look for (even before the pandemic).Menu prices are not bad, expect a party of two with appetizers and no alcohol to run you about $25 per person.

This was our first time eating at this establishment. The menu was not overwhelming with different options. Which I loved. Our server was friendly he gave us suggestions for the specials of the day. We decided on one of the specials and it was delicious. Swordfish wrap. My crab dip was also delicious. We will return for dinner another day.

We recently stopped by for drinks as we heard guitar music playing. We were greeted by Mikey at the host stand who couldn't have been nicer. Since dinner was still being served, we didn't want to take up a table so he found us chairs that allowed us to listen and still access the bar. Due to his service, we made sure to return for dinner the following night and were not disappointed. Good food and service again. Get a table under the jasmine vines !

We picked this restaurant for dinner over others in the area because we were traveling with St Augustine first timers and we KNEW we would have a great experience, because we had just visited this restaurant in late January and had a fantastic meal. What a difference a few months made. First the good- Location is great, we came from the marina and it was a quick walk, the scenery out the windows is great. The decor is beautiful and it is clean. We were also seated with almost no wait for a table inside (that might not have been a great sign on a Saturday night, but we were happy at the time Also the martinis were still good. And our server was fine. (Although they brought all food out at once, which was slightly annoying. I didn’t think you needed to specify you wanted soup and salads to come out first) Sadly, the bad. . .all of the food (with the exception of the clam chowder which was great, and the plate of fried seafood, which was fine two of us ordered shrimp and grits based on a passing waitress STOPPING what she was doing to tell us the shrimp and grits were the best thing to get. They weren’t aggressively bad, but they weren’t very good either, the shrimp were over cooked, the grits were very meh and watery and were not “cheese grits” as described in the menu, but merely grits with some shredded cheese sprinkled on top. The aggressively bad dishes at our table were the steak (tough and over cooked and sooooo dry!! So dry and the market price Swordfish. I don’t know what “market” it came from, but they should stop shopping there. It was thin, cut in 2 pieces and criminally overcooked (although given how THIN the piece of fish was, it wouldn’t have taken much to overcook it) The waiter didn’t even ask if everything was okay. It was an appallingly bad meal that was also pretty expensive. We just paid the check and got out of there as quickly as possible. It’s so sad because this restaurant was the highlight of our trip in January, and we left apologizing to the new people we brought