Blue Gill Quality Foods

Tried the Spanish Braised Potatoes and the Fish Sandwich. The potatoes were served hot, with a delicious garlic aioli that added a nice touch. They had a flavor reminiscent of fancy tomato soup, but the chorizo was underwhelming--just two slices and barely noticeable.The Fish Sandwich featured good-quality fish and leaned on the bland side. The standout of the dish was the chips--perfectly seasoned and absolutely delicious. Nice crisp too.Service was nice but it took a while for them to check up on our table.Overall, a good experience with room for improvement.

So Blue Gill has reopened in an amazing spot in the Butler Town Center near the Cheesecake Factory. My mom made reservations as this was my pre-birthday dinner on Thursday night. We arrived at 6:45pm and it was pretty lively inside. The interior is very nautical with color schemes of blues and very clean and pretty light fixtures. It was a bit loud so keep that in mind if sitting inside. Once we were at our booth, the server was very attentive and nice. I ordered a spicy passionfruit marg as I saw it on their Instagram page earlier that day. It was definitely packing a punch with fresh jalapenos and was balanced with the tartness of the passionfruit. I enjoyed my drink especially since it was not sweet. Because my mom brought a menu home - we were very prepared for our dinners. Let's just say our eyes were larger than our stomach. We started with conch fritters, fried oysters, buffalo cauliflower, crispy calamari, and fried green tomatoes. When everything came out - it was all very hot and fresh. Everything was delicious - but the standouts were the fried green tomatoes with the deviled egg mousse that was creamy and complimentary to the briny tomato. Also, the buffalo cauliflower had a kick! I was shocked because most buffalo sauces are on the saltier side but this one was good. We did ask our server to box our appetizers as we didn't even finish 25% of the food before our entrees were out. For our entrees, my dad ordered the shrimp and grits, my mom ordered the catch of the day which was Pompano, and I ordered the swordfish. My entree was amazing. The swordfish was buttery and cooked to perfection. It was with Spanish potatoes in a rich tomato based sauce and was topped with an aioli sauce. Everything on the plate was seasoned very well. I did end up taking my food home for leftovers. My dad was not a huge fan of the tomato based sauce with the shrimp and grits but loved the veggies. My mom loved her dish as well with the green beans and potatoes. Overall, I'm so excited that I finally got to try this place out and looking forward to enjoying lunch here soon!

I went because I saw these cute drinks on Instagram and I was suckered in! The pink is a spicy drink - not a fan and the yellow pufferfish was a strong rum drink. Too strong for me. They were also more expensive than other drinks so I wouldn't get these again. I'd like to come back to try some of their veggie appetizers and sides though. Really nice location and nice outdoor patio and friendly service.

My family and I share our daughter birthday here. All the food was delicious the service and everything we will be going back my wife and I for a date night. I have pictures to show you all the different things that we ordered there and all it was delicious.

I have visited this restaurant twice. The service was great and both times the manager stopped by our table to make sure all was well. Both times were pleased with our food of which we ended up bringing home leftovers.

I will recommend but wish I loved my meal more. I was so disappointed in the fried oysters. So tiny, soggy and 2 don't taste right. The rest of the meal was fine but the fried oysters kind of ruined it for me

We came to enjoy seafood My daughter ordered the lobster roll What came out was a few morsels of lobster with no mayonnaise or anything else on a cold white hot dog bun pathetic. And we paid 28 dollars for this

I recently stayed at Hotel Eleo in Gainesville and Blue Gill is located on the main street in front of the hotel. I decided to go there since it was a 5 minute walk but I really regretted my decision. When I first arrived there was a sign at the front that said "wait to be seated" I waited about 10 minutes and watched 5 ladies, including the bartender look at me and walk by without a greeting. I eventually walked to the bar and asked if I could order from there, the bartender reluctantly said ok, to go (even though there were patrons sitting and eating at the bar). The bar was dirty and was not wiped down so I said that was fine. I asked for the fried shrimp meal with collard greens and cornbread. The food came out hot and quick and the shrimp looked good. When I got back to my room I opened my platter and started to eat. The shrimp were fried nice, that's the reason they received the one star. The cornbread was dry, hard, and not seasoned. The collards greens were very tart and tasted awful. I would never ever recommend anyone to this restaurant.

Solid food, even better dessert. Have been here a few times for private events in the side room to the right of the main restaurant, and have always been treated very well. The cocktails are great, the chicken and pasta dishes have been tasty, but the highlight has always been the chocolate cake dessert for me. Will definitely be back, if just for the cake.

Expected a wonderful food experience but was surprised by the quality of the food. I ordered sweet ice tea and after three attempts I settled for unsweetened tea. I ordered the fried chicken and it came and was terrible. It was overcooked and reminded me of the turkey in the movie Christmas Vacation. It was so dry I could only attempt to eat one of two breasts. My greyhounds loved them. It also was noisy since there were hard surfaces everywhere. The quality was no way near old location. I was embarrassed that I had asked a couple to come with us. The prices were in the Embers range and customers need to realize that a 12% service charge is added to all bills so be careful adding your tips at end of meal.