This place has a lot going on: a tiki bar onsite, an active brewery, and even a pool available to patrons. There's also an interesting story about the pool, so make sure you ask when you go. We went straight to the brewery area. I ordered a black cherry cider, and the boyfriend got a flight. The cider was amazing. We ordered BBQ too: a turkey sandwich on Texas toast and a pastrami sandwich. Both were fantastic. Our bartender, Amy, was incredible and engaging, and I'd highly recommend stopping here if you're in St. Augustine. read more

Loved this local place. Front part is just a small outdoor sitting bar we had a fee beers then headed to the brewery to have a few of the beers they brew here. The gentleman that helped us was amazinf and very knowledgeable. He helped us pick out our beer flights based on our likes. They also have a building that has pool tables and there is a pool in the middle. Definitely heck it out. read more

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Why does this place have 3 stars??? The food is great, great pool tables, what more could you want? Tried the fried fish sandwich with fries and it came out hot and fresh. Drinks decent price too. read more

Jacks BBQ - Fish sandwich with fries and coleslaw - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Augustine, Florida

We often go here when in town. It's open late, has outdoor seating, and serves Guinness. Can't go wrong there. Sits right along the road, so you can people watch. There are also games and billiards to play. read more

Jacks BBQ - Cheers! - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Augustine, Florida

Absolutely delicious! Was recommended to me by a friend. We will be back. Fresh tasting ingredients

The food and atmosphere are fantastic. Great owner that is very accommodating. The ribs and onion rings are the best! All the beers from the brewery were great. read more

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Our go to - solid service, food & drinks + the brewery is awesome. It's open late & has pool tables, darts & more. Love

We went there friday afternoon for lunch. The waitress/bartender was very friendly and did a great job taking care of us. We had the flounder sandwich which was very good, along with a couple of house made beer which went well with our sandwich. The location is awesome and relaxing, and theres a brewery on site along with a swimming pool. This is my 2nd time here, and definitely will be back for more of Bootleggers brewing! read more

It happens. Yelp sets very low expectations. The reviews for Jack's were a mixed bag. Word on the street was even worse. But you find a reason to go anyway. So when a friend who is involved in the new brewery opening today told me to stop by, I agreed to do it for her. Well guess what...those preconceptions are mostly shot. The BBQ pork sandwich was very tasty. It didn't need sauce but I put some on to add a little moisture. The fries were hot and crispy. The slaw was amazing. Service for the food part of the experience could be be summed up as gruff. The edge needs to be a bit honed on the gal who was at the bar. Then there was the Brewery. I'll make note here but will elaborate on my review for the business, Bootlegger Beach. I had the IPA and the Marzen. The former was a classic West Coast IPA with a balanced hoppiness. It's a strong beer. The latter is a very good version, slightly malty and a little sweet. I'll be back to see where this all goes. In the end, I say we should sometimes look beyond the reviews, take a chance, roll the dice...the popular consensus might not be exactly right. Life is an adventure, enjoy the journey, cuz the end is certain read more

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Absolutely outstanding spot. Confused by reviews. Few notes: 1.) All beers are strong, and all are outstanding. Belgians should be proud. 2.) Food is clearly on up and up. We had fried cheesecurds, and from a fella from Wisconsin, these were A-grade. Hot, fluffy, with good sauce. Wildly impressive. My kid is still talking about them. 3.) Overall ambiance is totally intriguing. Next time, I will have some Marzen and use the pool and then play some pool. 4.) The Hot Brown Honey survived a road trip north and a crowler of it was totally delicious 2 days later. Can't. Say. Enough. We are grateful for the experience. read more

Legendary place. Lotta juice here day and night. Come right off the beach and have a few greases. Then I end up just staying till close. Lotta talent here and local trailer folk. Right on the main road, solid people watching both outside and in. Staff is the best. Brewery is cool if you're into that. Will be back in a few months with the family. read more

Amazing bbq! Clean nice restaurant! Food was amazing! They don't use propane to cook there meat!

Normally I don't go to restaurants that don't have at least 4 stars. This last Saturday I was driving past with some friends and they wanted to stop in as they hadn't been there for years. Well the place has a brewery now so that sold it for me. This place is really cool, as we had already eaten I can't comment on the food but the Irish stout and IPA were really good. To top it of we could sit drinking with our legs in the pool. This place has had something for everyone, beach dive bar, pool room and a cool new small batch brewey all connected together. Enjoyed talking to Brud about the beers he is brewing. read more

Jacks BBQ - Brew pub pool - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Augustine, Florida

We brought our service dog for dinner and after ordering, the bartender states this is a "no dogs allowed" establishment. We corrected her saying our dog is a trained service dog, and rather than correct the situation she made the assumption that our service dog was an emotional support animal. And said regardless she isn't allowed because they can't afford the insurance. Again, we have a trained service dog. However they allow wild cats so that's great. It's Florida BBQ so have reasonable expectations read more

I really liked the down to Earth place here. I looked it up online last night, because I was scouting out places to dine and hang out for the weekend. The only reason for minus one star is the service was real laid back(a little slow). The place has three different sections where you can hang out with your friends to have a drink and or a meal. I felt very comfortable here. read more

Jacks BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Augustine, Florida

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It's been awhile, but the food was awful. Wife got sick from her food. Service was not very good.

Sat outside on one of the stools in the outside bar area. Nice hang out beach bar, great people watching and easy parking. Had a BBQ sandwich that was good. Service was good with the attentive and friendly barmaid. This is the kind of place where " everyone knows your name ( like Cheers on the beach)" and is definitely a locals hangout. As a bonus they have an onsite brewery and turnout some good local brews! Overall a fun place to hangout. read more

The service was great from beginning to the end... My wife order a cheese burger it was cooked well done not medium but we felt for $12 there should have been some flavor it was very bland. I ordered Wings, they were large in size for the most part the sauce I had was a garlic parmesan with some type of Hot sauce.. I did not like it other people may. All in all In I will go back I will change my wing sauce and probably not get the burger. But I glad we tried it. read more

Jacks BBQ - Outside bar - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Augustine, Florida

This place was recommended by the hotel bartender. This is a hole in the wall bar with great bbq. Not a bad spot at all, our bartender Gerri and the locals who sat outside were very friendly read more

Jacks BBQ - Ribs! - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Augustine, Florida

Stopped on our way from ormond to St Augustine's. Not worth the stop, pulled pork sandwich was small for what you paid for , roll was soggy, Cole slaw had a funky taste, read more

Does not allow service animals in their facility. As soon as I walked into the patio area, I was met by a bartender who bent over and touched my animal without asking. He proceeded to tell me that I could not have him there, I explained to him that I had papers on my dog with TSA and medical documentation that I would happily show him. He proceeded to ask what the dog does to service me and told me because my dog allowed him to pet him that he was not a service animal. He also stated he didn't care what my documents said . My service animal is not an ESA and is trained for medical alert. read more

Awesome spot by the beach to have a few beers . Outside seating, pool tables and an actual pool you can use just for just being a customer. Friendly staff and everyone seems to know everyone so it makes it very relaxing. The ocean breeze and awesome burgers complete this little hole in the wall bar/restaurant, notice how I emphasize Bar. read more

Jacks BBQ - Outside bar area - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Augustine, Florida

Very casual, but a great stop after a day at the St Augustine Beach. We just wanted a hot dog, fries, and cole slaw. Sat at the outside bar, and enjoyed talking to the locals. The waitress was very personable. Jack's will be next to the St Augustine Brewery, which will open soon. read more

Every beach should have a little open-air dive bar and this one is it! I remember coming here about 34 years ago and thought it was cool that it still exists. It has grown from the tiny shack to a whole corner lot full of buildings now - one with pool tables, a tiki bar and even a swimming pool. Yep, a bar with a pool! I can only image what their liability insurance is like lol. The friendly bartender said the owner will be adding a hotel to the property soon. We had wings and beers. Wings were good, not very big wings. The beers were cold and it was a nice nostalgic visit. read more

Very disappointed... We ran into here, 10 of us, today - rainy Saturday. Only a few people there. Sat outside under the covered outside seating. Ordered a bunch of drinks - we were celebrating a 50th bday so we were planning on dropping a ton of cash just drinking and hanging. However - we were immediately made to feel very unwelcome. Guy wearing a trump/Pence shirt was talking about his guns, waitress told us we couldn't play music on our phone - said they were playing music, but they werent.....we turned our music off - mind you, 80's music, nothing bad, but they wouldn't turn theirs up. Scowling and staring at us from the bar...very, very bad vibe....we left after 1 drink...why hang out where u don't feel welcome.... read more

Jacks has found a way to my heart, yea it's kind of a dump and you could run into some real characters but that's part of the draw. The people that frequent Jacks are all works of life, it can be a little intimidating but if you give it a go you might find yourself having a good time and it could be one of the places you look forward to going. Drinks are cheap, they have pool tables, live music on the weekends and a pool (but I've never seen anyone in it) and they have some interesting specials, on Wednesday night they had filp it, where you call it and if you get it right your drinks free. I have yet to try the bbq. So you'll need to try that for yourself and I'm sure it is as interesting as the people that hang till 2am most nights. Don't be a fuddy duddy and give jacks a try. read more

Jacks BBQ - Jacks ? Bbq - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Augustine, Florida

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If you want bugs in your food, this is the spot. Staff was extremely rude and tried to make us look like we were full of it when we brought the issue to there attention. Our group experienced a horrific time here. Hope it's better for someone else. And the bloody marry it's terrible, id rather drink dog food. read more

Jacks BBQ - Negative - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Augustine, Florida

We were looking for a quick bite after a day at the beach and Jack's did not disappoint. We had the daily specials (potstickers and Buffalo cauliflower bites) and our bartender, Max, was attentive and made sure our drinks were full! Would definitely come back! read more

not much to it, but it had the cutest lil bartender. i wanted to take him home. rub his belly. tell him he's a good boi. yup. the cute bartender was a cat. i think his name may be jack. if you go make sure to say hi to him read more

Jacks BBQ - the cute bartender - Barbeque Near Me - Saint Augustine, Florida

Brewery is really difficult to find and literally one person was in the bar area. No parking. It has outside seating but they do not allow dogs (no signs about this and employee was rude when advising about the no dog policy) so that is a big turn off. Won't be returning even without dogs. read more

Never eaten here. This poor rating is a result of the management. Parking is scarce in the area and this place has plenty. We parked to eat and as we did we watched a single mother pull in to change her child's diaper. Since she wasn't planning on eating they parked a backhoe behind her vehicle so she couldn't leave until the police arrived to issue a ticket. We decided their poor moral values did not deserve our dollars. read more

Just delicious food! It's a total hole in the wall...literally. But the bartenders are exceptionally friendly, the surroundings are extra casual and the food is some of the best on the beach. From burgers to BBQ to salad to wings: You can't go wrong here! read more

A little rough around the edges, or really each edge. Food was okay, average at best. We really wanted to pound ribs, but could not. Peel and eat shrimp salvaged the meal. read more

Dive beach bar. Local bar. Visitors not welcome. "Bouncer" Not qualified. Rift raft welcome. Do they even serve food? Pool players beware. Swinging pool sticks on your opponent is tolerated. Positive is only venue open late to serve adult beverages. read more

The bartenders are great. The owner is a jerk he got mad at me for having my headlights on when I pulled into the parking lot. He then refused to serve me and told me to leave the premise I would never drink or eat here again. read more

Coldest Bud Light on tap on St. Augustine! The bartender Lou is one of the funniest and most attentive bartenders that I have met at Jacks! He is definitely a keeper!!! read more

1/17/21 1.30pm street side Just had the rib platter $15 that comes with either fries or tots and either baked beans or coleslaw. The half rack of ribs were pretty good ... about 6 bones? ... they had just a slight resistance coming off the bone. Both homemade bbq sauces (one mustard based) are tasty. French fries were nice and hot. I wasn't impressed with the beans so will try the coleslaw next time. It's unique as in it would remind most of a roadside farmers stand except this is a bar that serves good food. Ive had the wings a couple weeks ago and they were great. Jack's is a great low key local place that gets speckled with tourists right in the center of the strip at A Street. It's my local go-to :) read more

Merry Xmas, one of the greatest locations ever. Bartenders just angry, don't know why, been coming for years, we are locals, and they are just "mean." As is... literally bothered by the fact that they hVe to serve you, if they are busy, or have to go 1 step away from the bar. Brud is the exception, he welcomes everyone with a smile. Everyone should share that culture. (But they don't). PS - still coming back! -Andrew read more

Ribs are so good and the Carolina sauce should be sold in bulk. Amazing! Their craft beers are great too

After seeing Jacks several times during our visits, my husband had to try. He is a lover of all dive bars and a bbq fan! This is a great place to sit and have a cold beer and visit with locals. The bartender was friendly and full of good stories. However the food was not good at all. Our son had the brisket and rated it a 2 and my husband had the ribs and rated them a 3. The meat just did not taste good and the bbq was sauce was watery and tasted like black pepper and nothing else. The Carolina sauce was very good though. The onion rings and poppers seemed like they were off a frozen food truck. Stop in for a cold beer and some fun conversation while sitting in a bar stool outside but don't eat read more

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