Baxter's

Great service and pricing. Restaurant is very casual for a nice steakhouse. Lot of food. Don't think I would go back though.

They open at 5 and apparently all the locals with a drinking issue know and show up for the "good drinks" ! There was a line of AARP folks needing some liquid courage. Me, I came for food. The burger was delicious and cooked perfectly The fries were also hot and tastyThis place has been around for a bazillion years so go read up.If you stay north of the dinner menu, you can have a nice evening out without breaking the budget, go south and it's pricey! But drink some of those famous drinks and you won't care about the prices. The restaurant has a dated feel and could definitely use a facelift, but if your all dranked up, it don't matter!

I thought Baxter's would have some great crab cakes. Unfortunately they did not catch my wife's eye. I was thinking about the grouper, but decided on the ribeye. This was a great steak on the shore. The fish sandwich was too greasy. We looked at desserts, and decided to go elsewhere. The service was ok. I found that this was one of the closest restaurants to where we are staying. Great for a rainy day.

Meh . . It's just average. Not Great, Not terrible. I was a little surprised when I was able to get a 7:00 reservation during the insanity that IS the Amelia Island Concourse recently. Most of the great, good and even the just ok restaurants are packed due to the enormous influx of people this weekend. The building looks pretty decent from the outside and displays a sign saying the Best steaks in the area. Once you get inside it starts to drop off. It's a bit run down looking and the bar looks like something from a 1970's sitcom. It's casual to the point of being rough. Regarding the food, Fresh bread - really goodOnion soup - ok but somewhat blandCaesar salad - pretty good Baked potato - dried out Green beans - overcooked Steak - decent They do have a full bar but the craft beer options are quite limited and a brief look at the wine list was underwhelming. Normally I would go into more detail regarding the food but my brief description tells you all you need to know. I was confused by the wide variance in reviews but I find that in the end, the 3 star rating is pretty much right where it should be.

My wife and I visited Baxters for the 1st time this evening. While it is not uncommon for most steakhouses to claim they are the "Best in Town", we wanted to see if this was the case at Baxter's. My wife ordered the chicken franchise(?) and I ordered the Ribeye steak. Now, I have a self-proclaimed steak connoisseur and have eaten several steaks in the Yulee and Fernandina Beach. I asked for my steak as rare. So, the verdict? UNBELIEVABLE! Hands down the BEST ribeye I've had in the area! The steak was cooked to perfection, was seasoned perfectly and was extremely tender! The naked potato and mixed vegetables were very good also. My wife was also extremely impressed with her dish too! My wife tried a bite of my steak and even she couldn't believe how fantastic it was! Following the main course we ordered the key lime pie. It was also fantastic! Lastly, and a very important point to mention, our waitress (Caitlin) was beyond AWESOME and a ROCKSTAR! She never tried to rush us or make us feel like we were just some random couple she was serving. Actually, Caitlin spent a good bit of time taking the time to talk with us about all kinds of things and was an absolute JOY to meet! My wife actually said to me at one point when she walked away "She is so cute and reminds me of myself at that age" and said she is really sweet! Listen folks, if you want a great meal and specifically an awesome ribeye, GO TO BAXTER'S! Just make sure you ask for Caitlin to be your server.....you will not regret it! Well done Baxter's and Caitlin....keep up the super job!! We'll definitely be back!!!

The whole experience was pretty weird. We had reservations and were seated immediately. This is pretty uncommon on Amelia Island but since this was a bit of an upscale place we figured they just do a better job of planning.After about 10 minutes our server came to the table, dropped off water and took our drink orders. My wife ordered a margarita and the server looked shocked saying" I am not sure we have a blender". My wife told her it could be on the rocks and the server was really puzzled, she did get a frozen margarita.When she returned with our drinks she told us the specials, which come with specific sides, like all the meals there. Vegetable medley was the side for the night. My wife asked what was in it and when she was told there were bell peppers my wife explained she has a severe allergy and were there any other options. The servers response was " well we cant take them out, we can give you something else for an upcharge". The upcharge did not bother me, the attitude did. She proceeded to walk away and I had to stop her to order an appetizer. We were also ready to order but she didn't ask.The calamari was excellent so things were looking up. Probably the only reason for the 2 star rating was the calamari. With no marinara or other sauce added it was very good, seasoned better than most, the marinara was just a compliment.Our steaks arrived. I had a Blue cheese NY strip ordered medium rare with vegetable medley and baked potato. My steak was a strange color, darker than normal, I thought maybe it was just over cooked. It was in fact medium rare, just a funny color. There was no seasoning on the steak at all besides the blue cheese. The potato was undercooked and everything on my plate was just luke warm. My wife ordered a ribeye and got the same experience including an unseasoned steak.The serer never came back to check on us until we had finished eating. No how is your food? Can I refill your drinks? Nothing. They call themselves the best steak in town. It was terrible in my opinion and the service was even worse. We spent over $100 on this meal and really hoped for a nice experience. We will not be back.

The food was absolutely horrible. I ordered grilled shrimp and fish that were so bland and barely room temperature. Also seemed like frozen seafood, not fresh. The side items were equally terrible. I'm surprised this place stays in business. The bar was busy, that must be how. We will never visit again.

Ordered medium well burgers to go several times. Each time they were raw. Just spoke to manager who said, "you should have checked them before you left." Yup, cut the burgers in half before leaving with your order. Priceless customer service.

Well, I hate to speak poorly of a local favorite, but I couldn't be more disappointed. We dressed up for the "best steaks on Amelia Island". The family history had our attention too, especially the part about starting their business on grandma's soup.So we dove into the onion soup. Awful!!! Truly the worst I have ever had. Next the bread. It was average, but the butter was warm, so high points for that. Then we had their version of a garlic butter sizzling NY Strip. It was ordinary, not marinated or aged, but straight from the butcher to the table, or so it seems. It wasn't the worst that I have had, but more inline with TGI Fridays or Chili's. Not steakhouse quality at all. Lastly was the baked potato ordered loaded. It was small, but well cooked. However, loaded apparently means something different here. It was sprinkled with butter, bacon bits and chives. Sprinkled might be an overstatement. Lastly was the Guinness on tap - my favorite beer. It was days away from skunked. I drank it, but considered sending it back. My wife's house red was a bargain at $7. The biggest plus is the staff. They are authentically nice and helpful. I would hire the ones I met, but I didn't meet the chef nor would I hire him/her. Bummer. I really wanted to love this place and become a regular.

The food was mediocre at best. Home fries with a filet is not my idea of a potato for a steak. The peppercorn sauce was gravy with pepper in it. Our waitress didn't know the menu or the specials and my old fashion literally made me sick at my stomach.