Pensacola Restaurant: Reviews of Restaurants in Pensacola, Florida: Recent Comments

Comment on Red Barn BBQ

Private Number Plate — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:31:15 GMT

I have to try this barbeque joint!

Comment on Bonefish Grill

Private Number Plate — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:28:49 GMT

I'm a fan of Bonefish grill!

Comment on Siam Thai

Sandy — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:20:21 GMT

I have to disagree. On a whim we stopped in at Siam Thai a couple of weekends back and found the entire buffet experience very disappointing. Yes, they changed out the food to keep it fresh, but there was nothing amazing about it to begin with. Nothing stood out or made any of us want to return. It was not the best meal experience, I'm sad to say.

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Comment on Zea Rotisserie and Grill

Toes — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:41:48 GMT

Gee Don, I hope I pass the teacher's English test.....I'll go ahead and comment on ZEA anyway. :)

I went to Zea last night with friend's for dinner. We were very lucky to get there before the dinner rush that was expected due to the Sheryl Crow concert in town. I found the hostess to be very gracious and we were seated immediately. Our server, as well, was very friendly and well versed on the menu and attended to our needs perfectly throughout our meal. that being said.....now on to the food.

I could not disagree more on the food quality.

Apps:
Roasted garlic hummus with pita triangles. Hummus bland and runny, little "roasted garlic flavor". Pita was yummy!
Thai Ribs (I believe that's what they were called) Very tender but bland, little seasoning.

Entrees:
Prime Rib was not cooked to order, too well done, chewy.

Rotisserie Lemon-Herb Chicken (I believe it was named), another ho-hum choice. "Boring" seems to be the word of of the evening.

Both of my friend's subbed dinner salads for the "2-sides" offered. Nothing requiring rocket science there, nothing too interesting about the salads, and the house dressing, they said, was uninteresting.

My choice was the 'Seared Tuna". To say I was disappointed is an understatement.
Tough and chewy, "seared"? No. Cooked to order, yes, very rare, but the outside looked microwaved, no color or any hint of a tasty marinade. For the location, I would think they would acquire fresh tuna, rather than a frozen product exported from "somewhere" to the masses. I couldn't eat but 2 bites. My sides were mashed sweet potatoes, ok, but nothing amazing and my snap peas were good.

ALL of our entrees were delivered not hot, not warm, but at room temp. Strange, as they were not yet that busy, the restaurant was only beginning to fill up as our entrees arrived. The butter-sauce on the tuna sitting atop was COLD. Since the tuna was borderline room temp/cool, the butter just sat there. IF the tuna IS purchased locally and cut to order (unlikely), "Chef" needs to learn how to cut and trim tuna steaks. I have never had to try this hard to cut a piece of tuna. And chew, and chew....and chew.

The server was great, our back-waiter friendly and efficient, but we will never return. The 2 reasonably priced Bottles of Red Zin helped ease our pain, and we really didn't want to return EVERYTHING and wait for a 2nd complete re-order.

Unique concept with their menu. A bit heavy on trout selections. What's up with all of the trout? :) Menu descriptions well-written and mouth watering, yet they don't deliver what's promised.

Too bad, the atmosphere was very nice and cozy and the service fantastic. Maybe they focused on the server training since last fall so the kitchen suffered. Time for an employee meeting and some "Chef" training. I would assume there is no real CHEF on staff.

Sorry ZEA, I gave it a shot. But after dropping almost $200, a waste of time and money.

Comment on H2O

tami — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:41:05 GMT

H2O is overpriced for such a small amount of food. They have only a few meal selections to choose from. Would never go back.

Comment on Zea Rotisserie and Grill

Don — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:04:55 GMT

Thanks for the information about this restaurant. You should check your spelling and use of verbage.

Comment on Bonefish Grill

Bill — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:57:56 GMT

The food was delicious, but the service was horrible. I was with a party of 5 and they brought our drinks out 1 or 2 at a time and we had 3 different servers. The food was good enough though that I would be willing to give it another try.

Comment on The Melting Pot

Bitzi — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:58:16 GMT

The Melting Pot is the BEST restaurant ever!The atmosphere is pretty,but relaxed.The cheese fondue,filet mignon and chocolate fondue are wonderful;but,the stuffed mushrooms are even more incredibly delicious!