The Ice Plant

This will be our fourth time there over the past ten years and we're never dissapointed. One of the most memorable things about the Ice Plant is the creativity behind the scenes to concoct some amazing dishes. From our first experience I'll never forget their Watermelon and Jalapeno salad. Who would think to combine these two main ingredients? Awesome.This visit we had the opportunity to enjoy a Shrimp & Carolina Gold Middlins dish which was buttery heaven. Smooth and silky grits, basically, but melt in your mouth perfect. Our second dish was the Duroc Pork Chop which was equally as great. The chop itself was moist and tender, accompanied by brussel sprouts drizzled by a black garlic balsami, next to some pickled fennel and roasted acorn squash. While waiting for our table we had the chance to watch two square blocks of ice get melted down to crystal clear orbs that cooled our bourbon. Delightful, I have to admit!!If you've never been there, treat yourself. You will not be dissapointed!

This place doesn't need my review. It is a unique setting, and excellent restaurant and a fabulous bar with true mixologists. It is a pricey restaurant. The service is excellent, the food is tasty and the setting is unique, although the menu is pretty limited and not a particular value. The setting is inside an actual Ice Plant that operated since 1927 producing ice for the populace, businesses and shrimp boats. One side of the building is the Ice Plant Bar and Restaurant and the other is the St. Augustine Distillery. You feel like you're walking into an old factory building, greeted promptly and taken upstairs for seating. Pretty cool environment well worth checking. The bar is amazing. This is a fine place to come for drinks, special occasions, or to just hang out. Unique drinks, three different kinds of ice and house syrups and mixes are delicious, interesting and just plain fun.The food is good. Pricey . . . but good. I felt the choices were limited, but what was there was delicious. Servings are reasonable but not huge. I particularly like the smoked fish dip ($18) and loved the Blue Crab Beignets ($24). I could eat these two dishes all darn day, but I'm not sure my cardiologist would approve. The pappardelle and braised beef cheek sugo was delicious (although I thought a little small for $24), the arugula salad was fresh and tasty although for $18 I thought a little small as well. We tried several other menu items and everything was fresh, flavorful and brought to the table timely. Service was excellent, informative without being intrusive.We'd go back for a unique or special occasion or to hang at the bar. Overall, a fun experience.

The Ice Plant was recommended to us as a popular spot for locals in St. Augustine. It was really cool to learn about the building's history, and I highly recommend going on the free self-guided distillery tour adjacent to the restaurant. I think it's so cool that it's a from scratch kitchen, including their ice! Our server was really kind and offered some great recs.We started off with the blue crab beignets which I thought were absolutely delicious! Packed with crab and they go really well with a squeeze of lemon. The datil remoulade was great (basically a tartar sauce). They are very rich, so we each only ate one. We also got the fried chicken with hoecakes and collard greens. I loved the collard greens which were flavored with a smokey bacon. The fried chicken was a bit dry and some parts of the breading tasted burnt. The hoecakes were also surprisingly dry though they had good flavor. The apricot butter was delicious, and I also enjoyed the gravy. Overall, I just wasn't blown away by the fried chicken dish which I thought would be a hit. I would have given this place a 4 easily, if not for that dish.

We ordered the pimento cheese which was fantastic and set the bar high to start. Home made bread was great. My wife had the Dutch oven pbj pancake. She liked it but I was not a huge fan. It was more like a cake and very thick. I thought it would have more of the pbj flavor but the lemon was heavy. I ordered a burger medium with fries. Came out well done with peppers and potatoes and spring mix on it. I am not a fan of wilted spring mix or well done meat and expected fries. I swapped this out for a shrimp roll. I don't recall it saying this was cold... to me, pretty bland. Very unexciting. I wouldn't be a repeat customer with this menu. (Brunch menu) Pictures were after since I forgot to take before we ate except the pimento.

It's "all right place"I had a burger cooked well done, instead of medium. The famous lemonades is too sweet. Service is alright too

After the distillery tour, we decided to stop at the ice plant for a couple drinks. The place was very cool and spacious. Lots of seats, inside and out. The bartenders were very nice and offered different recommendations. We grabbed our drinks and a seat out on the balcony. The drinks were both very good and flavorful! They had food there too but we didn't eat this time (although it looked good!)

The last time we were in town, we did not stop in here to have lunch after our distillery tour as we had other plans. So this go around we made it a point to stop for lunch. Our bartender Germaine was incredibly friendly, even sat down and wrote down out a list of places to check out in the area! Great customer service! He truly made our meal experience wonderful! we opted for the steak sandwich as well as the fried chicken with hoe cakes and collard greens. By far, these were amazing meals! We would definitely order them again. We also opted for their handcrafted sodas. I got the cherry cola, which was perfect not overly sweet and my husband opted for their ginger cola, which is absolutely amazing! Fresh ginger, lime was soda. can't get much fresher than that.Love the vibe and the ambience of this location definitely takes you back! We also love that even though it's a restaurant/bar they're super focused on their ice and giving you the highest quality ice. From the pebble ice to the gentleman cut ice some of the clearest ice we have ever seen. Truly does enhance your meal.

This place was AMAZING. 10/10 recommend to all friends if you're in St. Augustine.The food was delicious and the drinks were even better!Matteo was our server for brunch and he was superb. He had great suggestions, knowledge of the menu, and some history tidbits to share. Get the eggs Benedict because that sausage, egg, and kimchi mix was incomparable. The steak sandwich was also delish and cooked perfectly. If you're just there for drinks I highly recommend anything off their housemate menu as those are all made from scratch. The mule was my favorite and I typically am not a fan because of ginger beer, but with the house made ginger it was SO GOOD.

They should take reservations. We went at 6 pm and told the wait was an hour and 45 minutes for 4 guests.

The pork dish was one of the best I have ever had in my life. The food was a magical experience. Rafael and Kedwin at the bar gave our party phenomenal service, and absolutely made our night!