Rusty Hooks Dockside Grill

The fisherman's catch sandwich (grouper) was excellent. Ordered it blackened. A lot of grouper on a nice roll. Good fries. Probably the best grouper sandwich I have ever had. Seriously good. Cold beers and good service a nice benefit. Did I mention the grouper.

Ate here twice while in town. Had the same server both times, believe her name was Chloe? She did a phenomenal job and the owners should be proud to have someone like her representing their brand. Food was absolutely amazing. I ordered the fresh catch both times and was not disappointed. My wife tried the crab cakes, and had shrimp the second time. The crab cakes and shrimp were both amazing. If you're not eating here while in town, you're missing out. We will definitely be back!

Positivity for the quality of service & our drinks. There was no hostess to greet/seat us so we sat ourselves at the bar. Brian was our bartender; he was personable & had a nice energy. The Bloody Mary was delicious.
However, the food quality was less than impressive. The shrimp tacos weren’t what I was expecting in that they didn’t have much flavor. They mostly tasted like cold shrimp & grass due to the slaw. I ate two bites out of the entire entree and I made the bartender aware of my disappointment. I should have explicitly asked to have my entree removed from the bill, but I assumed I didn’t have to blatantly ask (I was wrong.)
My husband also mentioned after his first taste test of his fish & chips that he could tell the fryers hadn’t been cleaned; he’s a chef so he empathizes with how dirty they get in a single shift so he didn’t say anything.
All in all, the seafood is extremely fresh but the overall experience was disappointing.

We love this place but there is one caveat. The good - crab cakes! We are from Maryland and are so glad the new owners got the recipe for the crab cakes. They're worth every penny. The kids burger was huge, as was the adult burger. The beers come out in frosty glasses - that makes every beer taste better.

The bad - the sauce for the mussels. The sauce had a lot of cream in it and did not taste like any mussels we had before. Too much cream! Not enough garlic.

Great views and super sweet Waitstaff!