Blu Poolside Bar and Grill

While attending a board meeting and on a lunch break I tried the grouper sandwich blackened. The crisp lettuce and tomato with a slice of red onion was delicious. But the aioli sauce made the tender thick fillet of awesome fish perfect. Seasoned just right and a bistro salad to start I wasn’t hungry for dinner till much later. It was fantastic! The salad with cranberry and cucumber and cherry tomatoes was amazing. The sliced toasted almonds were a nice touch. Blue cheese dressing on side of course. My server was very attentive and friendly. Very kind lady as were all the staff were during my stay. Enjoy

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: The Fresh Catch Sandwich

Subpar drinks, even for a poolside bar. Decent food, and service was hit or miss- a good server or two, but also a couple that seemed aloof or clueless about their offerings, and one apparently not interested in earning their paycheck on their phone with patrons waiting

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

The food was so so. just a little more attention to detail and they could have something special.

the kids burger looked like they cooked one piece of lettuce at the same time they fried the burger. so I did ask for more lettuce and the guy brought it out and it was good. I don’t remember if they up charged me for a side of lettuce or not.

The fish tacos were pretty good just too much sauce. French fries were decent I guess

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

We stayed at the Embassy so gave it a try. No complaints. Fish tacos were good. Smoked tuna appetizer was really good. The mac n cheese appetizer was ok but nothing special. Good view across the beach.

Parking: Unless you stay at hotel and use valet parking probably difficult

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork Sliders

Description online is very misleading. This is really just a lobby bar. Food was ok, but service was terrible. Never got to order drinks bc the one guy working never came back to the table after giving us water and taking our order.

Overall, this restaurant was okay. I was expecting more of a restaurant but this was kind of like a bar in a hotel lobby. Not bad food - it was pretty tasty. Drinks were really strong.

The food was decent, but that was the only thing good about this place. It is inside of a nice hotel, which we did not know but was totally fine. Our server only had one other table and the place was very dead. It took over an hour for us to get our food.... Our drinks that we ordered were wrong and gross lol and also took forever to come out. We waited over 45 min for our checks and asked the server four times for them .... Then, when we FINALLY got them, they were all messed up and one of my friends got a random $39 service charge on her receipt which we assumed to be the tip?? The employees behind the bar were no help to us when we asked continuously to get our check so we could leave. We got there around 7:20 PM and didn't get to leave until almost 10 PM ... Overall, it was an awful experience as we had other things planned that evening that we were then extremely late to. Do not go here lol

The ambience was just beautiful with views of the ocean and the most comfortable seating. The food choices were plentiful for everyone and absolutely delicious especially the nachos! But most of all the server was top notch, he used to work on a cruise ship so he knows how to entertain! We loved his personality, his humor, and his pride in making sure we had everything we needed! Please stop by this hidden gem you'll be so glad you did!!!!!

Although our party of 5 had lunch reservations for 1:30 Easter Sunday, we arrived to a closed restaurant.You would think if the restaurant was not busy or just decided to close that they would have extended a simple courtesy of calling me to explain that our reservation would not be supported. Fortunately I live close to the location and didn't battle traffic to arrive; still disappointing.

I understand the other reviews about the slow service. That could use some work. However, I think it is because they are short-staffed. Then environment is very nice and honestly probably one of the best blackened grouper sandwiches I've had. Our server Vincente was awesome. He was very fast with drinks.  I would definitely go back again. 

This is a nice spot but we made a reservation for 11 and they were not prepared. They had one staff for the entire place. It's was too much for one person. The price for food and the amount you get was not worth it. I got the grouper sandwich and the fish was about a 1/4 of the bun. I was disappointed.

Service was horrible. We were sat at our table with no water, no napkins, and without silverware. We had to remind our waiter to get us water two times. In the entire 2 hours we dined, we were checked in by service staff ONE time. When our food did come out, we were missing two meals and had to remind our waiter what was missing. When missing food did come out, it was incorrect. Restaurant was EMPTY (should have been a sign) so there was absolutely no reason that our service should have taken this long. Will be speaking to manager upon departure. If you have low standards, like to be left alone, and don’t care if your food is wrong- FOR sure come here. Horrible experience and will not be returning.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Chicken Sandwich

The atmosphere was nice, the interior design was nice as well. The food is nothing special, just a mediocre bar food. The service was horrible, ordered a drink and never got one, even after reminding waitress twice. Had to walk up to the bar to get the check.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 1

Booked a reservation for dinner based upon the OpenTable menu. Didn't say it was inside a hotel. The menu presented had dinner entree items. When we arrived, we got a lunch menu. Waitress could've cared less. Said would ask ‘manager' who never showed. Asked again when bill was presented. Assistant appeared. Whoopsie. That menu was changed a week or so ago. You saw the wrong menu. No. You posted the wrong menu. So offered a discount. So we got the lame appetizer charcuterie board that came after my dates wine was consumed for free. Happy Valentines Day to us. Still looking for my legitimate Valentines Day dinner entree.

Service was a little slow, but the place was beautiful and it was a little loud because it was New Year's and there was a softball baseball tournament going on so there is a bunch of kids around