We sat on the back patio and enjoyed great service and food! The server steered me to what I actually wanted: a blackened mahi sandwich. It was excellent!! This is a great place for couples or families. read more

Marshside Grill - The low country view! - Seafood Near Me - Brunswick, Georgia

Went for lunch during the week and the place was packed. Previous reviewers have mentioned that this place is loud and they are not wrong. There was a wait but since I only had 2 in the party we were able to get seated at a high top with no issues. The menu had a nice variety of seafood and actually said what company they source their seafood from so that was a nice bonus. I ordered the fried seafood combo with shrimp and scallops. The food came promptly and was really good. Nothing super remarkable but it was a good baseline. There could have been more seasoning to the items but that is a personal preference. The view here is excellent with overlook of the marsh and a shrimp boat docked out back from the tour company next door. The waitress took our cards and forgot to bring them back for about 10 minutes till we asked so that was not a highlight but it does sometimes happen. Overall good food, good view but loud and a bit hectic. read more

I got lost coming south using country roads and came across this restaurant. We decided to stop for early dinner. When you walk in the view through to the water very nice. The place looked clean and the staff very pleasant. We ordered Grouper, Scallops and steak. The food was just eatable. And yes I read the reviews posted and those folks need to visit an eye ear throat specialist. The 30 dollar rib eye could not of weighed 6 ozs the scollops had wide taste. As you can imagine not a good place to stop. The waitress nice but every question about menus she left to go ask someone the return same thing over and over. I would say need a coke place to stop. Avoid food at all cost read more

This is five stars for the type of restaurant that this is, essentially a nice, clean seafood shack. It can't compete with Alinea (Chicago) or Per Se (NYC), but then it doesn't try to. We were a family group of five adults and two kids. Started with the fried mushrooms. I'm not sure why other people are talking about small orders because every single item we ordered off the menu was so big we had trouble finishing them. The mushrooms were the same: all five adults ate some and there were enough for all. And they were delicious. Deep-fried mushrooms are all the same inside, of course, but the breading on these (Panko, maybe) was amazing, light but crisp. I had the Fried Seafood Platter with deep-fried shrimp, grilled scallops and "spuds", their fried potatoes, as well as coleslaw and one hush puppy. None of us got a pasta platter, so I can't address the size of that, but I couldn't eat everything on my plate, and I weigh 280 lbs. The shrimp used a different batter than the mushrooms, and it was one of the best I've had anywhere. I think there were about eight jumbo shrimp plus maybe ten perfectly-grilled medium-size sea scallops. (My wife-ish has always disliked scallops, but now she wants to go out specifically for them.) The spuds were thick-cut (about 1/4") and covered with a crisp batter, more of them than I could eat. My son got the same scallops and the grilled shrimp Combo Platter. Excellent. He had sweet potato fries, which looked home-cut. Daughter-in-law ordered snow crab legs, a bit high-priced (I think $35.95, by far the most expensive dish we had), but there were three large clusters, plus the sides, once again too much to finish without help. Wife-ish had the seafood salad with shrimp (two large scoops of mayonnaise-based shrimp salad on top of some greens. Very good, according to her. Son's father-in-law got the fried chicken strips, which he enjoyed. (I didn't get to try them.) Kids menu for the two children. They ate about as much as always. The six-year-old ate his whole plate of fried shrimp, but wouldn't touch his French fries. The three-year-old would't even take a bite of her grilled cheese (I did. It was good.), but she ate all her French fries. Anyway, I guess you can tell we loved the place. So much so, in fact, that my wife-ish and I are talking about driving back up there to eat at this place again. And we live in Jacksonville, about an hour-plus south of there. (We were up there to visit my kids who were vacationing on nearby Jeckyll Island.) Service was excellent, and believe me, my family is not the easiest group to deal with. Highly recommended if you're anywhere nearby. read more

Great food, small portion sizes for pasta. Totally NOT worth $18. Also, they dropped our food and we waited for it to be remade. No discount or apology was provided. read more

Drove 3/4 hour to town to enjoy a night out. Showed up at 9pm, as expected there are a few, like 8 people, waiting for tables. We were told that they were no longer seating... called the restaurant when I got back to my car and asked if they were open, and was told yes. I told them my situation and they just said sorry?!? read more

Server was friendly. Restaurant was recommended by another restaurant on the island for their grouper. My cousins and I were craving a good, succulent, blackened grouper sandwich. This is not the place for that. We were so disappointed first when the sandwich arrived with cheese melted over it! I don't recall seeing that on the menu. Secondly, the fish tasted old, musty and dry. Maybe that's why it was covered with cheese! The spuds were ok, but I don't think we'll be back for grouper anytime soon. Still craving in Cali... read more

Two of us ate here 5/9/14, and it was flatly disappointing. I was expecting an environment similar to the Spanky's it replaces, so the noise level was no surprise. What did set me back was the food, which was really pretty sad. I ordered blackened grouper, a coastal favorite, but got an over-cooked piece of roasted fish slicked with some kind of mild spice blend, sans any hint of pepper. My dining partner ordered the steak and scallops plate. He asked for grilled, got sautéed, and they were desparately overcooked. My baked potato was ok, but wet from sitting hot in its foil. The coleslaw was grocery store blah, the bread was mushy and brushed with butter-flavored oil. No sign of the accompanying hush puppies promised in the menu description. Over- cooked seafood from a table overlooking a docked fishing boat -- the height of irony. And there was nothing about the price ($20+ for each entrée) that led me to expect low quality ingredients or poor execution. This is a fantastic watering hole with, I'm sure, great bar food. Skip the items that require any amount of cooking skill, as it's clear the kitchen is not up to the challenge. read more

Great place to stop for lunch! They only have a dinner menu on the weekends, so portions were bigger than we needed, but the food was so good! Hand battered chicken tenders and fries, and amazing hush puppies! My husband had the mahi-mahi sandwich and he was pleasantly surprised. I would say this is a very family friendly place. It will be a repeat next time we are here. Only downside (and it cost them a star in my review) was the hostess - we asked for a table for 4, 3 adults and a baby. She sat us at a table for 4 adults (menus and cutlery set for 4) and when we asked for a high chair, just walked away! Our pregnant waitress had to track one down and had carried it across the restaurant herself before I could help her. read more

We were visiting from South Carolina meeting family. The staff was very accommodating and welcoming. Great atmosphere with a beautiful view of the water. Food was delicious and considering the fact we paid for 4 people ( including mixed drinks) the price was very reasonable. Will definitely return when I'm in the area again! read more

Excruciatingly slow... were here almost an hour before the food arrived... small plates but the food was decent.

This spot has a nice charm to is being on the waterfront, but that's all that really stands out. The food isn't bad but also not great. Fried platter had great grouper and scallops, but old oysters and soggy shrimp. Steak sandwich was supposed to be medium rare yet came out as a charred 1/4 inch of meat covered in greasy cheese and old bay seasoning. read more

Do not eat here... this is the first review I have ever wrote in a restaurant. if you want captain Ds for the price of a steak house, then you are in luck. Terrible and nasty! I had blackened fish and regretted it. Paid full price plus added gratuity for awful food. read more

I did a quick search for the best Brunswick stew in Brunswick, and these are the guys that came up. It did not disappoint in the least!, Got myself some scallops with hush puppies to go with. And had what I think were the coldest Miller lights I've ever had, awesome refreshment in this time of global pandemic. Great spot, will be back again whenever I'm in town. read more

We are driving from Florida to Virginia and wanted to have some good seafood. We happened onto this really cool restaurant and chose to eat outside in their balcony. Michelle was our server and was super attentive and nice. Very willing to please us and super friendly. The food was awesome and my family if 6 were very well pleased. Please tell Michelle she did an excellent job!!! Thank you for a good dining experience:) read more

The shrimp was over cooked chewy and hard, the batter on it had no flavor. Oysters were horrible. Also, I'm not sure who taught them how to make cheese grits. The only thing good about my meal was the buffalo appetizer. For how high their prices are, I expected better. Service was average. read more

I'm giving these guys 3 stars because the previous visits were on point and I try not to judge off of a single visit alone. Our service tonight was subpar. We had just sat down and she was asking if we were ready. We said we need a few minutes. No exaggeration, ONE minute goes by and she asks again...then ONE minute later again. She was kind of pushy. It took forever to get my second drink. And even longer for my check. Had I known Crown on the rocks was $9.00 ($8.50 for the crown and .50 for the ICE!) I would not have got it. After I got the check it took a while for her to come get my card. Wasn't happy this time around. read more

If you order from here and you don't like it, they make you pay for your meal in full. I ordered buffalo shrimp. 10 came in one order and I only ate one, I had to pay for It all. To top it all off it was not a good dish at all and the shrimp was soggy. Would not recommend this restaurant to my worst enemy. read more

Normally one of my favorite local places to eat. Their "marsh hen fingers" (chicken tenders) are a local favorite along with the potato spuds. Great atmosphere, great view right on a tidal creek and marsh and live music on the deck on weekends. I will say I was a little underwhelmed with dinner tonight. I know it was a busy Saturday night, but the normally excellent wait staff really was not as attentive as usual. It took quite a while for our server to check back on us after we got our food. And the tea refill came after I was already finished eating. Hopefully this is not a trend. The food tonight was also a bit underwhelming. I ordered steak and shrimp with side salad and baked potato. The salad was ok as usual, but they forgot to put any cucumber on which they always do. My wife got the normal large slice of cucumber. The food was served correct temperature and steak had a good sear on the outside and medium rare inside. The problem was seasoning, as everything tasted bland. The shrimp tasted as if they had no seasoning and the steak was barely seasoned. I would have liked more butter for my potato but our server was nowhere to be found until I had eaten half of it. I will just say this isn't the norm, but I hope it's not a trend. read more

Our last visit was the last for a while, sadly because we love the food. We went in during a quiet lunch, with only two other tables used. We were seated and waited... and waited... and waited. Ten minutes later, we had not even been revisited for a drink order. Waitresses were rolling napkins near by, but our table might have been the ghost table. We have it five more minutes and left. read more

I never write reviews but last night was beyond terrible. Living in a resort town myself I understand how busy it can be. We were told it was a fourth five to an hour wait time. After waiting an hour and forty minutes we finally asked the hostess is we were ever going to be sat. They offered us a table outside that had been open pretty much the whole time. To be fair the weather seemed a little dicey but the could've asked way earlier. Then we were sat. We promptly ordered dinner. It took another hour to an hour and half to get our food. I understand when people are busy, but I watched another table come in after us, be seated, eat and leave before we got our food. Then the food arrive. One person got the steak and shrimp. The steak was supposed to be medium rare. It more so resembled a hockey puck. Our kids got the ribeye also supposed to be medium rare. The kids wouldn't eat it because they thought it was still alive. I got crab legs that tasted like they had been frozen, thawed, freezer burned, thawed, refrozen and then cooked. The waitress was apologetic but I've never been to a restaurant that took three and a half to four hours for a dining experience. We will never back. Frankly they should be embarrassed. The waitress knew we were unsatisfied and made no effort to offer anything to try to redeem the situation. read more

Many menu choices. Well priced. Original recipes. Great wait staff. Lovely marsh view. Children's menu is pricey. Everything on the menu is fantastic. I haven't had anything I didn't like. read more

We eat here at least once a month. I'm a sucker for the crab legs! Good food, good service!

You can't really say you've visited the Georgia coast if you don't have seafood at least once. We stopped at Marshside after passing by enroute south on US-17. Food came fairly quick, and looked freshly prepared as you would expect. Overall, it was an okay dining experience on the coast. Liked the breading spices, scallops were to die for but could have done with being allowed to substitute oyster portion with more shrimp. Inside was rather loud and weather was good enough to sit outside on the patio. It was still enclosed in a large wind breaker tent but it was virtually waterside and offered a view but you could not really see a good view of the new Sidney Lanier Bridge to the south. read more

Nice location, if you can put up with the birds outside seating. The crab wrap was a large portion. the lobster bisque was good to average but not great. Worth a try. read more

Loved it! It has an excellent location - view - and food! Our family of 6 dined for less than $60 which doesn't happen often! We loved the food - no one had anything left on their plates. Great meal and nice staff! read more

We stopped here after a dentist appointment, as my boyfriend loved Spanky's. We sat down and ordered our drinks. Two minutes later, while still obviously trying to decide what to eat, the waitress came up asking if we were ready. This is probably my biggest restaurant pet peeve. When I'm ready to order, I look up or place my menu to the side. We both ordered the Full Moon Platter off the lunch menu. He got his fried with spuds and I got mine blackened with a baked potato. I requested the potato be mashed a bit so I wouldn't have to burn my hands on the hot foil when it came. My boyfriend's food looked food, but mine was less than appetizing. The seafood was hardly blacked, but was drenched in oil with the coated spices. No crisp at all. We both received 2 shrimp, 2 scallops, and 3 oysters. The shrimp were tiny, and the portion size as a whole was insulting. 11 dollars for this? I even had to pay an extra $1.50 for my plain baked potato, yet there was more potato spuds on my boyfriend's plate which came with the meal. The shrimp was entirely overcooked and almost hard. My fish, even with the abundance of spices, tasted disgustingly fishy. The only thing I enjoyed was my baked potato after smothering it in butter and sour cream. The waitress only checked on us once after bringing our food, and my boyfriend's water was practically empty his entire meal. She never came back to refill it, only to bring the check. The booths are uncomfortable, and the music went out completely during the meal. The prices may be ok, but the amount of food is laughable. Not worth the 30 dollars we spent. read more

Marshside Grill - My greasy "blackened" platter. - Seafood Near Me - Brunswick, Georgia

Started with marsh fire shrimp followed by blackened scallops and topped off with cheesecake. All superb

My in-laws met me in Brunswick for Sunday dinner. We waited quite a while (45+ minutes). When we got seated, we discovered the wait wasn't due to unavailable tables but understaffing. The waitress we had was good but definitely overworked and busy with other customers as well. She greeted us and got us our drinks right away but took a long time afterwards to come back and take our order. The bar was hopping. That, along with the 70s soft rock playing was so loud we couldn't hear each other talking from across the table very well. The food was pretty good but overpriced. $100 for three of us (including only one beer and tip). It got dark early and was too chilly to sit on the deck. I may go back to give it another try during the day. read more

The service was rude, the food was over cooked, I asked for my shrimp on the side but they didn't listen, they didn't give my friend her dressing at all, the tomatoes were not good like AT ALL. I would be fine with the food and not doing all that but the service was super rude and it could have been better. Mainly the hostesses. The blackened shrimp I had on my Georgia Shrimp Salad was good, however. read more

Well food was mediocre. Ordered the fried shrimp platter and my mom order pasta with chicken. It not that it was bad but nothing great. Also drink refills weren't free so it was confusing. I am not the only one who drinks more than drink. Over priced and just not worth it. read more

Great food. Go see Blake, Marc, and Moon. Best view in Glynn county. Fresh seafood from City Market.

Today was the best lunch I have had in a very long time. The special was a Blackened Mahi Sandwich and it was spectacular. Love it.

This place is all you can expect of a roadside grill overlooking the marsh. It is casual comfort with southern kindness. Good food (typical bar/grill food choices mixed with southern comfort food. Chicken fried steak, meat loaf, gumbo, pot roast, dirty rice, greens, and black eyed peas. Just what mama would make. The place is average, but the view, staff, and food are top notch. read more

Went for dinner with some colleges. I was Impressed with the price, large parking lot and good size portions. Service was prompt, attentive and friendly. The crab legs were plump and I was not disappointed!!! I will recommend to my friends when they are in the area! read more

This used to be a great local restaurant. It touts fresh local seafood. I recently had lunch here and found that the lunch specials are now focused on home cooking type meals. I wanted fresh fried Georgia shrimp. I got tough chewy old tasting fried shrimp with bad French fries. Beware, the fried shrimp "platter" is about 7 shrimp and comes with only one side. I have no idea why they call it a platter. My last trip. read more

Outstanding food!!!! Best seafood meal in the area. I tried the blackened seafood dish and it was delicious. One of my favorite spots to go when I'm in the area. read more

We were heading to Jekyll Island and we decided to stop to get some food. We noticed Marshside Grill and that the parking lot was full. We took a chance and went in. Big mistake, I should have checked Yelp first. The waitress was very nice and got our drinks and took our order pretty quickly. It was around 3:00 PM when we order. At 3:30, I asked if it was going to be much longer and the waitress said it should be out soon. The food got to our table after 4:00. Of course parts of it were cold. To make matters worse, the$ food was not good. It was bland and needed some seasoning. By the way, if you still feel you need to go there, do not drink the water, it taste like it was taken directly out of the Marsh. read more

We were there on a Friday evening and it was packed with a lot of locals (judging from the license plates and the fact that the staff knew.several people by name), which told us it must be good. I had the grilled fish tacos with sweet potato fries, and my husband had the crab legs with fried okra and baked potato. It was FABULOUS!! Highly recommend this place!! They do not accept reservations, but it was so worth the wait! We sat at the bar because we didn't want to wait, and even there it was hard to find 2 seats! Bartenders were very attentive and friendly, even though they were EXTREMELY busy, and once we placed our order, the food was delivered very quickly. Best fish tacos I have ever had (they have a wasabi slaw - just enough wasabi flavoring, not overpowering - and their special sauce on them). The crab legs were seasoned with what tasted like Bay seasoning, so even without if you didn't want to dip them in butter they were delicious. We will be back here in a week, and I cannot WAIT to go there again! Oh, and the prices were reasonable, too, especially considering the quality. read more

Nice restaurant on the marshes. You can choose to sit outside or in. There wasn't a wait for a table or our food. A little pricey but overall it was a good place to eat. Good family place to go. Wasn't loud or rambunctious. Would recommend and will return. read more