The Island Grille & Raw Bar

In true FL fashion the Island Grille has a beautiful water/marina view from the deck where you can enjoy tropical drinks (and a full bar) along with the complete menu while watching palm trees sway. Plus, it's dog friendly deck and bar. Inside dining room, inside bar and outside bar and table seating available.We dropped in for a drink and appetizers. The grouper apps were fabulous! Will definitely return for a full meal seating!The service was fantastic!

Went back to Island Grill Saturday as we live on the island, like to support local business and always hope for a good experience so we keep trying, unsuccessfully. I heard they got rid of some dead weight, sadly the same snotty miserable people working the bars.There is a reason behind being bar patrons.. bartenders can easily make or break your experience and sadly we find the staff here always falls short. The only breath of fresh air here has been a young HAPPY guy named Alex who was our server. Why can't the bartending staff be like THAT guy?Working outside slinging drinks poolside and in the hospitality business.. hard to understand why this great restaurant can't nail a great vibe with the bartenders.

We live just down the street and Island Grille solidified tonight that they will not be getting our business anymore. We called to put in a to-go order at 8pm.At 8:45pm, my husband showed up to pick up the order and the hostess said, "oh, I never put the order in". She assured him it would be just 15 minutes.A bit agitated, he waited....and waited....and waited....After 30 minutes he went to the hostess and asked if something could be done to remedy the issue; a partial refund, a gift card, etc.She asked her manager and the best they could do was a free dessert (seriously?!)He asked for the chocolate cake (his mother's favorite), and they said they actually didn't have that.He again pressed for a partial refund, and they refused.Once the food finally came out and we got home, I opened my $16 greek salad to find no dressing, no potato salad, and no beets.The genuine care for customers has ensured we will no longer be supporting this business.

Yummy, we started with ceviche and chips which went quickly. Our meals quickly followed and were fantastic. I had salmon with sweet potato mash and asparagus. I can't recall what my co-worker had but cleaned his plate quickly. The staff was very friendly and greatly informative to aid us in our selections. We sat on the patio with fans which made it a very enjoyable meal.

Time for the locals to go back to The Grill. We finally found a newer bartender there named Todd. What a great guy. He was born for this job! Great attitude, great suggestions and an overall great time. All the bartenders are really nice but Todd was over the top good. Truly - time to go back and give it another try.

Sat at the bar on a weekday and had a nice time with cocktails. Good specials! We'll definitely order the early bird menu special next time for $20.

Great food and tropical vibe but the service was slacking on Sunday 9/1. Came here (party of 4) over the weekend. We were immediately seated outdoors. All staff we encountered was friendly. However, my drink order was wrong, I ordered a mimosa and they sent a margarita. The server was friendly about getting it fixed. Then my entree was missing fries (they sent coleslaw instead, which I'd never order) and the server said she'd get it fixed. We finished our meal and the fries never showed up, we asked the server about it 3 times... It finally came out in a to-go box when we were ready to leave (and it was barely a handful of fries). We always tip at least 20%, so we did, and would like to return because the food was great, but service needs to improve. Two mixups for one party and the fries being forgotten over and over is cray. The live steel pan player was amazing! He created the most beautiful vibe.

So, I am really torn about this place! My parents absolutely love it and they rave about the charbroiled oysters all the time. I think they normally dine in the evening, which my sister said there are normally different kitchen staff at that time. We did a Birthday lunch here last weekend. Devon was our server and he was great. The appetizers were all quite tasty. We had the grouper crabcake, the seafood dip and the charbroiled parmesan oysters. The seafood dip and the crabcake were excellent. The oysters were decent but not better than Dragos in New Orleans which my dad said the ones here rivaled. Now onto my entrée, I got the $30 lobster mac & cheese and it was not good. It was not flavorful at all but it did have some decent chunks of lobster in it although my husband disagreed. I did get the tropical colada drink virgin and it was a very good. My side house salad was also pretty tasty. The citrus vinaigrette is nice. All in all I might be willing to give this place another chance at night but I wouldn't be overzealous in coming back. It is a beautiful establishment giving sunshine and beachy vibes.

I really liked the atmosphere of the outside bar and tables that overlooks the pool, which is available to anyone dining. The menu has a nice variety from which to choose. Our server was quick to bring our drink order.I settled on the Calypso chicken sandwich, which I had grilled, with a side of fries. The sandwich came quickly and was hot, which I love. The bun was huge, but the piece of chicken was small, which meant I left a lot of the bun on the plate. The mango salsa was very good, but the small piece of chicken was disappointing. The side of fries was probably the smallest I have ever had. I seldom eat all the fries, but I did this order. We had arrived by boat, which was a nice option. We were parched from being on the water, but our server seldom came to our table with refills. Overall, just an OK experience.

Well, I'm giving this rating and review based on going to this place for over 7 years and it being one of my favorites. I guess, all great runs come to an end. Location and setting is still awesome!I'll describe my experience tonight although this has happened in some fashion the last few times I've been here over the last few months. Pretty sad because I am a local and used to love this place. We ordered an appetizer with chips, queso and guacamole which was a $5 addition. When the appetizer was served, the guacamole was in a frozen mountain as it had been scooped out of its premade container. The appetizer had a quarter of the plate filled with chips - nowhere near enough to cover the accompanying items. When we asked for a refill of chips they alerted us "no problem" but this resulted in a $3 additional charge on our bill. I ordered wings, all flats with ranch. My girl ordered the calypso grilled chicken with house salad, no onion. The orders we received had onions on the salad and all drums and not flats. They did graciously leave the incorrect order because they were just gonna throw it away, but it took us significant time to get the corrected order and mayonnaise for the (tough cut) grilled chicken. So, I watched her eat. Was sketchy every time we needed service as we had to flag down the bartenders. This included the three times we needed a refill of a Diet Coke and both times we tried to order a second cocktail beverage. After receiving the bill we realized we were charged additional fees for ranch for the wings, having all flats and ordering extra chips. I mean, really?Through all of this, no apologies from the staff for the screw ups and no comps on the bill. Just sad as I have come here for years. Not an isolated occurrence and I have not left a negative review the last few times hoping things would improve. Sure wish they would get back to the good old days. Sad, just sad.