We love this restaurant and have been a few times before. It is a bit upscale, wonderful view of the ocean. Great wine list and we love the pizzas. Our bartender (sat at the bar) Nicole was friendly and attentive. read more

Enjoyed a wonderful Breakfast!! My Omelette was delicious , but my husband did not recommend the Breakfast Buffet . Service was friendly and good! Most beautiful dining atmosphere with amazing view! read more

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Great view, beautiful atmosphere, friendly staff and delicious food. One of my faves! read more

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Delish. They pretty much do everything right. We go at least once a week and are never disappointed. Only complaint is five dollar parking plus a tip. read more

This place was expensive, but I can confidently say you'll get your money's worth with a beautiful view and fine dining - ish ambiance. I started with the bruschetta, and it was pretty good. Would've liked more cheese but the balsamic on it made up for it. I ordered the NY Strip and the flavors were out of this world, it was savory and paired well with the roasted potatoes (a little dry). The spinach along with it wasn't initially bad but soggy spinach gets old quick. Our server was great and practically an encyclopedia for everything on the menu. Our refills took long and were missed once but that wasn't her fault. Overall really good service. The reason I went 4 was because my partner's meal, I believe the chicken penne pasta, tasted like it was from a college dining hall. I don't know why that one meal in particular was so lack luster when every other meal in my group was spectacular. The sauce was watered down and the chicken was boiled and unsavory cuts were used. The noodles were overcooked and in total it lacked flavor. Overall this place was great and nearly perfect but the drastic difference in quality between the dishes such as the penne and my steak makes me reluctant for a 5 read more

Drift Kitchen & Bar - Hutchinson Shores Resort - Bruschetta - Seafood Near Me - Jensen Beach, Florida

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The restaurant is well decorated and location is nice overlooking the beach, but the hotel pool is right in between so you the view is interrupted by people in bathing suits and floaties constantly walking by. The staff is great and professional but the food was not good at all. The short ribs were dry and tough and the risotto of another dish we had was cold. For the price I'd recommend going somewhere else if you want a nice, oceanfront dinner with food deserving of its price.. This fell short. read more

Food ( short ribs especially ) outstanding! Services were OK as it did take some "extra" time before our food arrived. Very clean and attractive atmosphere. Will definitely return! read more

Update: like I mentioned in my original review from a year ago, I came back. I actually stayed at the Hutchinson Shores Resort where Drift is located and went several times during our stay. I totally had to update my review to 5 stars. Food and service are great. There's a big selection on the menu. My favorite for dinner is the wedge salad that comes with a creamy sauce and crispy bacon bites. Qué rico! They gave great pizzas, too. If you're into dessert, try the vanilla brûlée- soo good! They also have an extensive mixology drink menu. My husband is a big fan of the breakfast panini because it comes on sweet bread. Make reservations- they do get booked! Original review Beautiful ocean front location in the modern Hutchinson Shores Resort. Service was very friendly and the food was good. I did however return my short rib papardelle because they didn't come out that great. But I would totally come back because everything else was read more

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Excellent dining experience. This was our celebration of birthdays and our anniversary. I had scallops over corn and shrimp risotto. Delicious and I am very picky about my scallops. They are the 2nd best I have had. My favorite is in Tampa. The risotto was outstanding. Even my hubby had some and loved it... and he doesn't like risotto at all. Old world Pappardelle with braised beef short ribs. He really enjoyed it. read more

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We sat on the outside patio for lunch. The view was very nice. The staff was attentive. It was recommended that we split the short rib, grilled cheese and the portions were more than enough for two people. The bread was amazing and the short ribs were perfect read more

Food, service, and ambiance are winners at Drift! The variety is surprising, with every course well prepared! There is something for everyone. read more

Our bar server Nicole was fantastic! The ambiance in Drift is simply beautiful! What a surprise when we went there for the first time. We had drinks at the bar at happy hour and were having such a great time that we cancelled our dinner reservation in the dining room and stayed at the bar. We started with a delicious pepperoni pizza and then ordered 2 pasta entrees that were so delicious but we were so full we took them home. I would love to go back there when I visit Hutchinson Island again. read more

Great experience and good food. Getting so close to the Atlantic Ocean and sitting in a beautifully designed dining room is the best.

Love the food and the atmosphere! They have a great happy hour! Sitting outside with the view is great.

Lovely atmosphere, great people, service, food. The best happy hour too. beautiful outdoor patio bar direct oceanfront or inside great decor too. read more

Thi was a great night to celebrate my wife's birthday. Definitely recommend! Beautiful scenery with a great staff ! Pricing was consistent with portions.... Great meal! read more

Drift Kitchen & Bar - Hutchinson Shores Resort - Our meals! - Seafood Near Me - Jensen Beach, Florida

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Stayed at the resort and enjoyed the restaurant several times. Always excellent food and better service. Will return.

The food was good but not great. The ambiance beautiful. The hostess was kind and accommodating when I asked for another's table. The waitress was unfriendly after she discovered we weren't drinkers. She tossed/threw our check on the table & wasn't interested in our playful banter, Maybe she having a bad day. I'd like to return & give it another try. It came highly recommended by a local. read more

Short Rib Stroganoff was BLAND! In addition, someone forgot to add the mushrooms to my meal. Service was ok. Nice ambiance.

I have to say that the atmosphere and vibe are better than the food. That is not to say that the food isn't good, but rather the atmosphere and vibe here is that good. The seafood here is the star when it comes to food and it is good, but not remarkable. But again, the view makes up for it. All in all, I woukd definitely recommend here and I will give it four stars. read more

Food is outstanding, a little expensive, but worth it. Service is excellent. Great location on the beach

We have been here multiple times, the food and ambience are great , but the service is sub par, this time they lost my reservation, and even after I showed it to the hostess she could have cared less, she was not accommodating at all and last time I left a less than ideal review I was never even notified or called to apologize, I think this restaurant is finally off our list completely, definitely second guess if you're going read more

Tonight dinner time I want to go inside to eat , but I have to go outside excelente decision with the sound of the wave and wind refreshing our table with have an incredible dinner, the food was amazing and delicious. We have to wait a lot but the quality of the food is the best tuna poke my favorite this night . read more

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I wanted this to be better. However, our initial interaction with one of the hostesses, Kaiya, was most unpleasant. Because we came in for drinks and apps, we got some eye rolling from her and she suggested we sit at the bar. When we asked if we could sit at a table if we ordered appetizers, She said, "technically, we you can do that here"(eye rolling). This is an unacceptable response from somebody greeting your customers. The ambiance and drinks were above average. It's a beautiful space. Our server, Lee Lee was lovely. We spoke to a manager, Krystal, who was apologetic, but very underwhelming in her reaction. Very minimal reply. We hope that there will be an improvement in how they treat future customers read more

Very good. Ate here twice while at the resort. I would definitely go again. I did the room service. It was very quick.

The food is good but not remarkable. I loved the cheese bread though. The scallops with risotto was very nice. The salmon was huge. read more

Drift Kitchen & Bar - Hutchinson Shores Resort - Scallops dinner - Seafood Near Me - Jensen Beach, Florida

Everything was great but it is noisy when they're busy. It is annoying to have to type more than I want to in order to make a comment

Great bartenders and the location on the beach is top notch! Something for everyone here. If you want a touch of class you've found it! Mike and Will gave us great bartender service. Thanks!! read more

I had so many problems with this place! First of all the happy hour only takes place at the bar which is fine but the bar was full and I mean very very full. I was lucky to get a drink in time for happy hour but as I stood there The singular bartender told me he had to take care of other people before he could take care of me and therefore I lost the happy hour special. The food that I wanted was on happy hour and not available after happy hour. Because there was only one bartender available to order food from I was unable to get what I wanted. I even offered to pay a higher price but was told that this food was not available after 6 PM. So I figured I just go back to my room since it had just as good of a view as the pool did. I arrived back to my room just after 6 PM and decided to order the steak burger. It is one of the cheapest things on the menu. I wanted a sandwich and it was pretty much the only one left after 6 PM. Also I was here for work and the Per diem that I get is quite low. I called room service to order the steak burger just after 6 PM and was told I could save a couple bucks by coming back downstairs to the restaurant to pick it up. No problem. However 645 rolled around and I still didn't get a call to come down and pick up my burger. I called back to check on the status and turns out they had forgot to put it in. So they said they'd put it in and put it on the fly. I received a call about 20 minutes later that my food was ready. I received no apology or discount for this significant delay. I went down to pick it up and made a cursory glance at what was in the bag and it looked OK. However upon arriving at my room I noticed that they did not put the pickle that was promised with the burger, but also forgot the extra pickles that I requested. Additionally the menu that the QR code in the room link to said that the burger cost $15 but the receipt said that the burger cost $17 plus tax. In the end the burger tasted OK but it did not have the toppings that I requested. The fries were lackluster and I could make better ones at home. Additionally it took over an hour to get a burger with really blah fries. All of this could've been prevented had they let me order off the happy hour menu that I was in line to order off of before happy hour was over but they were so short staffed that I wasn't able to do so. If I return to this resort for future conferences(likely) I'll be heading elsewhere to eat. read more

When here for lunch with a few friends. We all ordered different meals food was very good waitresses were very attentive to our needs recommend this place read more

The location is absolutely beautiful but the operations in the front and back of the house are a complete mess. Took over an hour to get sandwiches, the table was dirty, gave us two different menus to which the server remarked that she wasn't sure how the old menu got mixed in, and overall the whole experience was just really disappointing. This place could set the bar if they focused on the service they provided. I feel instead they bank on the amazing view and location to help you see past all of the shortcomings. Please fix the issues you have going on and we will be frequent customers. read more

Good food, great atmosphere but below average service from our server who seemed to forget us and our order as we waited way too long while every other table not only got their food but finished it as well. She seemed far too nonchalant for someone who works at a nice place like this. It kind of soured our mood and we actually felt embarrassed we were sitting g so long waiting for our food. read more

waited thirty minutes after seating, got only water , the table next to us was waiting on drinks, decided to leave,

So...I was very excited to come here. FYI, this is a restaurant in a resort. We were greeted by a friendly hostess. We were early for the reservation, and wanted to take advantage of their great happy hour. The hostess said, you can go to the inside bar area or the pool/beach area for happy hour. We went to the beach. In all fairness the beach bar was pack and there was only 1 bartender, Lisa. She was pleasant. Finally we were going to be able to order and a bourgie asshat jumped in to order a drink for his wife since she spilled hers. I made a quip that we too have been waiting 20 min. To order. Lisa took our order 5 cocktails (all simple) and eventually we got them. We also order 2 conch fritters. 40 minutes we got them. They were excellent and very hot. At least we had that going for us. We then placed our main entree order. Based upon how long it took for everything, we skipped soup and salad and went for the main event. We then waited 30 min and our waitress, Rae, said our entrees would be out shortly and did we want anything from the bar. I order wine. 10 min. later it arrived. She came back 15 min later and said the kitchen was backed up and would we like bread. We said yes and another 5 minutes 1/2 of the bread arrived. It took another 10 minutes to get the rest. We are now 1-1/2 hours into our meal and still "your entree is almost ready!" Well, it was 4 minutes later and it smells awesome, except for my wife's order. 5 minutes later it arrived. Here is the scoop on the food from the eater's perspective. I had Grouper with a Blue crab crust. What I got was basically a crab cake mashed to a hint of grouper the was as dry as the beach here. So disappointing. My Son-in- law had an average piece of snapper. Very meh according to him. Both daughters had Linguine with Clams, Gluten-free. They absolutely loved it and I had some and it was outstanding. My wife had rock shrimp pasta. According to her, it was good, but nothing to write home about. So, going on all of this, I am giving it 3 stars. Service was incredibly average from Rae and there was zero attempt to engage us. Service from Lisa was excellent. Food was a solid 3. Presentation was good. Length of time for a meal was a 1. I don't like giving a review like this for somewhere that has a lot of 5 star reviews, but this is my honest opinion. Everything is fixable. I will try again some day. read more

GORGEOUS place with outstanding food and service. In my opinion the breakfast is the best on the island.

Beautiful bar and dining area inside the Hutchinson Inn. Very good kitchen, super beachfront environment. Bartenders are top notch. We dine there regularly even though we do not stay there. read more

Haven't been back since thanksgiving 2002 . Because it was terrible. It was inedible . Service went down Ambiance . Just ok

We came here twice while staying at the Hutchinson Shores Resort. The first time was for happy hour which had great specials on food and drinks. However, the drinks tasted watered down. The food was good. We sat outside facing the beach which was really pretty. The second time was for dinner and ate indoors. The staff provided excellent service and our waiter was very nice. My husband ordered the steak and I had the chicken pasta. The steak was OK but the quality of the meat could have been better. The chicken pasta was very creamy and missing some of the ingredients it listed. Also, the chicken was full of tendons or skin, not quite sure as the texture was weird so I ended up plucking it out of the pasta. read more

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After standing in line for 25 minutes, we were finally seated at 3:55 for a 3:30 reservation. The starter salad which was supposed to have crumbled goat cheese, candied pistachios, arugula and spinach salad did not have the cheese nor the pistachio nuts. The waiter was attentive, accommodating and pleasant. The crispy skin salmon tasted fabulous although the skin was not crispy but soggy. Although this is an upscale atmosphere restaurant it is definitely not a fine dining establishment. read more

This restaurant offers a great Oceanside location, Excellent ambiance, service and menu. Highly recommended.