BEWARE!!! Save your copy of your receipt! Attempted theft!! It took 30 minutes to get water, 45 minutes for drinks, and 1 hour for food. The waiter messed up 1 of our orders and offered to fix it, but never brought out the food. It took another 30 minutes to get our bill, which was wrong. I got an email two days later from my credit card company. The waiter changed my tip from an 18% tip to a 40% tip and doubled what I put! I went that day to address the issue. It took 5 days until I heard back from the food and beverage manager who told me they would refund the attempted tip theft and simply said "Sorry about that". TERRIBLE! read more

This place is a local gem! Husband and I have been going sporadically for a few years, because there is literally no better view from a patio bar & grill in Indialantic/Melbourne Beach area. But the last year in particular we've started coming more and more frequently. The service and training has improved immensely. All the staff are smiling and there are two people assigned to each table (so you're never waiting to order another bucket of beers or one of their amazing giant bowl margaritas!!). The food has gotten better and better, and they have amazing food specials. (They had beautiful and delicious fried whole snapper the other day!!!!) We also got a VIP card on one of our last visits that gives us a great discount on top of the specials. I think it's specifically for locals (so ask about it if you're in the area!). They do great music, btw! We love going on Reggae Sundays around 3 when the bands start playing, but I know they do music other nights. If I had one issue it's that I wish I could find out the schedule of the music and the food and drink specials without having to use social media to find it or specifically ask the servers. I'd probably come a lot more of there were table tents showing me the schedule and specials so I could stay in the loop. This place has just seriously grown on me. Never did I think I would make a hotel bar my regular haunt, but I think management has worked to make this place worthy of weekly visits or more. read more

With both indoor and out door seating it can be quite confusing as to who your waiter is. Our room came with complimentary breakfast each morning so when we came down, we'd get a view of the beach and enjoy the buffet. Since one morning was before Thanks giving and the following morning was after, the buffet varried slightly. The food was alright and the service was ok. read more

Longboards Oceanfront Grille - Indoor & outdoor seating - Wine Bars Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

Enjoyed the food and the atmosphere can't be beat! Open air, covered with ample seating. We went back the next night and had the seafood chowder again it was so delicious and featured big pieces of seafood. Enjoyed the mussels and coconut shrimp. Drinks are decently priced. Parking is tricky it is across the street and you have to take the pedestrian bridge. Not a big deal but google takes you to the hotel entrance. Service was personable and the food came fairly quick. read more

Beach bar food and drinks. Tiki style decor and outside setting. No face mask required read more

Longboards Oceanfront Grille - Wine Bars Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

Absolutely love this place. We had a bad experience after they changed their parking but the manager communicated with us and helped resolve our concerns. We visited last Sunday. Great music, service and management. We were impressed with our brand new server. Entire staff smiles and seemed to enjoy working there. We met Ryan and Amy the managers and could easily see why this place is getting great reviews. TIP...get the VIP card. It's free and provides great discounts even on specials. We hope to visit as many Sundays as we can!! read more

Nice service and friendly staff! We liked how it was right at our hotel. Easy to get to and right on the beach was very convenient.

Great location with beautiful views. Service? Not so good. We and there recently and waited for someone to come to our table. There was a band playing and the waitresses were busy watching the band and ignoring the customers. We left after 10 minutes of being ignored. read more

'Perfect' Margarita was very sweet tasted like a pre made mixer and seafood pasta would be fine if it was 11.99. Bad tasting watery sauce and seafood tasted freezer burned and over cooked read more

Longboards Oceanfront Grille - Seafood pasta.... - Wine Bars Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

The food tastes great! The prices are not so great. And the service is kinda strange. I went in for breakfast around 10 where I saw a line of coffee carafes out. The sat me outside, waited for my water and after that waitress said I can get coffee inside. When I go inside, the line of coffee is GONE! I'm literally wandering around for 3 minutes before they ask me what I need. I NEED COFFEE. It took them almost 5-8 minutes to bring me some coffee that wasn't hot and did not taste good. Then the waitress tells me that they have fresh coffee inside if I want it... why didn't you just serve the fresh coffee? I didn't get the fresh coffee because I was over the whole thing and just wanted to eat. BESIDES that, the food was delicious! So so yummy, which redeems the coffee thing. Another morning, husband + I go in really early for breakfast and we're seated at a table. We were told that the coffee was already in the carafe sitting at our table so we sat around wondering where the coffee was. Then we decided to get the continental breakfast (fruit, yogurt, pastries, oatmeal) and it seemed that almost $10 for it was kind of steep. Still delicious, just maybe less? Like $7? read more

Nice view, quick to be seated. Drinks prompt, waitress was nice. My daughter ordered a turkey club with pub chips. Came out as a HUGE offering on her plate, more than anyone could possibly eat. Chips were overly cooked and no seasoning. I ordered the sirloin, medium rare. It was served as well done of a steak as it could have been cooked, just short of shoe leather. Grilled veggies as sides were thinly sliced, limp and mushy. I don't send food back to the kitchen under any circumstance and I don't complain to the staff. You do this shit every day and have one shot to make an impression. Needless to say I was not impressed and will not return. read more

So the atmosphere is great, outdoor beachside venue, the food really good but... the service these days here is a joke. Very young but terribly inexperienced to the point that the details of said service, or lack there of, is pointless. At some point your patience just runs thin and the whole dining/ entertainment (live band was awesome) experience fades and you have to just cut your loses. read more

The servers are really trying hard to do their job. They also will be the first to tell you something is amiss in the kitchen. At first glance, you think trendy, beachfront dining. Look a little deeper and you will see a poorly run, poorly managed, no oversight, hotel restaurant that should just concede and lay down and die. Prices are extremely high for a low quality of food. We had a steak, the 3 bites we could cut off the grisly, piece of meat were seasoned well, the rest was inedible fat. We had to convince the manager our entree came with vegies. She finally got the menu to confirm we were right. Because everything was terrible, the manager gave us a piece of key lime pie on the house. It was very good. I'm sure it comes frozen and then thawed and put on a plate. It saved the night though. If you want a good dinner on the beach, go anywhere else. read more

Longboards Oceanfront Grille - Marisol and Surfside lounge at the Crown Plaza - Wine Bars Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

Slow service. Bad food. Restaurants.com certificate didn't help much on high prices. Wouldn't go back. Ingredients were cheap. Tuna tartare was gross and the tuna was just layered on flavorless diced tomatoes. Nice view on the water. Only good part about it and why they get two stars instead of one. read more

Longboards Oceanfront Grille - View from our seats... - Wine Bars Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

Marisol At Crown Plaza- Beachside Melbourne 3-Stars. Going to restaurants inside of hotels you are not staying makes me feel like a stalking horse. This particular trip was no different. What adds to the heightened intensity is these restaurants are geared to provide a breakfast buffet to guests. I waltz into the hub and ask for a menu, which sends the service staff into a state of disorientation. Here at Marisol the problem was handled professionally. While the music was blaring, and the dishes had to be replaced do to a lack of cleanliness, the view was amazing and the server on point. Now on to the food. I ordered steak and eggs. The eggs were cooked properly, the hash browns were crisped in butter and a side of asparagus was served with a creamy hollandaise sauce slathered on top. The breakfast steak which was a commercial grade cut sirloin so nothing special. However, this steak will play a large part in an upcoming review where a restauranteur tried selling me this exact same steak but tried to pass it off as a filet. Anyway, back to the story. The steak actually had been seasoned in the kitchen so no steak sauce was needed. If you are sick of the regular places and you want to try a hotel breakfast then Marisol is an average offering. Big Boy says you can try it but there are better offerings elsewhere. read more

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The food wasn't bad but the service wasn't so great. The bartenders were not very friendly or knowledgeable of their craft. The atmosphere was nice with great views of the ocean. There was a "live band" that was more like a group of guys attempting to freestyle and screaming into the microphones not making much sense or even audible. read more

This would best be described as snack food to enjoy while listening to the live music or sound of the ocean. Menu is very underwhelming if you 'd like to have a nice dinner. Better options for fine dining are within a short walk across the street. As others have expressed -you will wait a bit to be greeted or have refills, napkins, etc. The staff appears well seasoned. We were surprised how slow they were on a weekend but had a better understanding of why once we started our dining experience. read more

I haven't been to Happy Hour at the Crowne in a long time but I had heard that they raised the prices, service declined and most people had stopped going there as a result. Recently my favorite local band, Hot Pink, was playing there so I decided to go with friends. My visit confirmed that the drinks were overpriced - $6 for a well Vodka with club soda - and although the band is extremely popular the place was far from crowded. I ordered some Jalapeno Poppers and they were just OK, probably frozen, not much of an appetizer for $6 and in no way comparable to the pizzas they used to serve during Happy Hour. Service was slow as they didn't have enough servers. I didn't stick around to see what the drink prices go to after 6:00 PM. It is sad to see a place that was once vibrant and exciting reduced to a slow, boring venue. Management needs to review the changes they've made and bring the crowds back with better pricing, service and menu options. read more

We were seated outdoors; and, learned that both the bar and restaurant share the deck space. This is a little confusing, since one is to the left and the other to the right; but everything worked out okay. We did have a terrific ocean view of the beach and ocean. And, with two weddings going on, the place was busy. The music was playing, people were all dressed up; and, walking about. Moreover, the servers were very busy. We decided to "graze' selecting some of small plates, which turned out to be much larger than we had expected. Unfortunately, the food did not live up to expectations. Everything was good; but no standouts. I had the mussels in a sweet, oniony, creamy sauce; but many of the shells were unopened. We shared the bruschetta four ways; and, while unique, the flavor was not as good as the presentation. My wife had the tuna tower, which looked phenomenal; but was overloaded with extras that overwhelmed the delicate fish. Our server was very accommodating; and, while we had fun, we weren't very impressed. read more

Hotel was okay and recently renovated. Service at the bar and restaurant was pretty bad. Wasn't too busy and the two servers were too bothered to come give menus or ask us if we wanted anything to drink. Overheard them complaining about having to serve another table so we did them both a favor and walked out. Sorry to be a bother. read more

Slow service, the waiters never checked in. It's not like the restaurant was packed either. Maybe 40 people in a place that could hold over a hundred. My food didn't taste good either. I gave this place a good review however because I don't want to bomb this place. I hope more business will give this place the funds to improve. read more

My girlfriend and I ate here twice during a stay at Crowne Plaza. The staff was always very polite and the food was out quickly. Our food totalled around 30$ (not including drinks) and was cooked perfectly. We had a burger and a margarita flatbread for dinner, and eggs benedict with a ham, egg, and cheese croissant for breakfast, all of which were very tasty. I would absolutely recommend you give it a shot, and sit on the patio for a beautiful oceanfront meal. P.S. definitely try the Voodoo Juice! read more

If I could give a 0 I would, wait staff and manager have no idea how to make a guest feel welcome. My wife was breastfeeding and we got kicked out of the bar because they "have a liquor license" and we couldn't finish our beers before we ordered over $100 worth of their crap food. Oh so they have a vegan burger advertised on the menu and then when I asked if the bun was vegan they said no sorry , but we can still sell the $12 burger to u with no fixings or bun. The worse service and understanding of what a vegan diet is on the planet. It was a joke, these people and especially the manager at this sh*thole should go back to training. Get it right because idiots! Do some f*cking research before you put the word vegan on your sh*t ass menu. read more

Are you kidding me. I have never been in an empty restaurant at prime time until now. Food is over priced for what it is. The view is the highlight. You can't screw up the ocean can you. There are two restaurants together separated by a center path. Our waiter was nice. I feel for him honestly. It was so odd,the phone rang over 30 times and I'm not exaggerating. Who would stay on the phone that long trying to make a reservation I guess .We were in the nicer side but our drinks came in cheap plastic cups and a bucket. A 26 dollar 10 oz blackened rib eye and you give me a drink in a pail. What is it time to make a sand castle out of mashed potatoes? A patron of the other restaurant asked if we made our meals ourselves? Why ? Because he was waiting over five minutes for someone to ask for a drink. Couldn't believe we actually got food and someone to make it. I could go on but would probably get a cramp in my hand typing the comedy of errors. Why three stars . It's a hotel restaurant on the water in Florida. That has to count for something. read more

Expensive but bland food. Steak is over cooked. Rice does not have any favor. The view is amazing.

Great outdoor seating by the beach. The tuna tartare is generous and fresh. The salads are also very good. read more

Longboards Oceanfront Grille - Tuna tartare - Wine Bars Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

Try the ahi tuna and the conch fritter appetizers, both great. Restaurant also serves the bar and deck area behind the crown plaza hotel. Good spot to eat overlooking the ocean and they have live music often. Dinners are expensive but the sandwiches, wraps, and appetizers are decently priced. Parking around the hotel/Marisol can be a problem with music and events read more

Some of the staff have personalities, even if they're not wholly competent. The food was okay, just overpriced for having to eat it in a frigid icebox. read more

Aug 27th 2005 We dined after 5 pm Thursday ! They had a great band on the ocean deck (Umbrella thieves) Fantastic band!, Our Server Tailwn was excellent!! We had a fine meal, Seafood bisque, Goat cheese salad with all the best extras, mussels were in an excellent liquor, crabcake was great, stuffed shrimp with crab on top was outstanding too!! We had no room for desert!!! Thanks Chef and crew for a great dining experience!! Harvey+Donna K Melbourne Fl. read more

Food was decent. Staff was very attentive and hospitable. I enjoyed the experience.