Sea Critters Cafe

Excellent service and food as usual. One of our most favorite places to patronize.

EDIT:

I am really reluctant to post this edit as I do not want the following comment to overshadow the bigger picture that Sea Critters is an excellent establishment with (save for the exception that I am about to mention) excellent service and a kitchen to match. But tonight we ran into a matter that we have encountered in the past about 8 or 10 times and we are tired of overlooking it. So here it is.

One of the hostesses at Sea Critters can best be described as the hospitality equivalent of a Nurse Ratched. We have been dining at Sea Critters over many occasions the past 4 years, and every time we have been there when this hostess was the main hostess she has made it clear how much of an annoyance we are to her. Now my degrees are in accounting and law, not psychology, so I have no idea why everything about us annoys her. While she appears as a tireless worker, she exudes an attitude that she would be okay if we took a long walk off a short pier.

This is unfortunate because everyone else that we have dealt with at Sea Critters have been delightful and a pleasure to be around. And it is still one of our favorite places to visit, and I am keeping the 5 star rating as I do not want the actions of one person to overshadow the bigger picture. But management needs to get on top of this situation sooner rather than later.

Absolutely wonderful food. Their sun dried tomato vinegarette and raspberry jelly are made in-house and are both delicious. My husband had the crab cakes and I had the Combo platter. Everything was cooked to perfection. Sitting outside is nice but usually has a wait. The servers are great too. We can't wait to come back!

Most of all, the dockside table was really nice and cozy to take a lunch break and relax with a drink. The food was pretty nice. Maybe I played a bit too safe by ordering a fried fish sandwich, nonetheless the sandwich was nice and plentiful. The staff were very friendly and courteous as well.

Sea Critter's has been a mainstay on Pass-a-grille beach since the 1980's. Today we went for a walk and decided to have lunch there. We sat outside---It was quiet, and the lunch hour was pretty much over by the time we got there. A nice young lady waited on us, taking our orders and checking in with us at intervals.

The food was okay. Their menu is large, with most entrees over $10. We had sandwiches, which were just about that amount. If you are looking for bargain eating while on vacation, this is not a good choice. As always, most places on the beach are more expensive.

My 4 stars reflects that I do wish they really widened the $10 menu---they'd see lunchtime improve!