FOOW - Fish Out of Water

34 Goldenrod Cir, Santa Rosa Beach
(850) 534-5050

Recent Reviews

Anthony P.

Craig is the best waiter i've ever had. This place needs to give him a raise. Best service from him, he was efficient with our drinks and food. The atmosphere here is great. It did take around an hour to get seated but Craig was worth it

Brenda W.

Went for Easter Brunch. What a JOKE! Everything on the buffet was either COLD or they had run out of and were in no hurry to replenish. We only saw our waiter twice during the stay....one to let us know about the buffet and bring us drinks and the other when we were ready to pay. Took over 15 minutes to order a omelette since all the buffet items were ice cold. Then they had the audacity to add a HUGE surcharge to the bill.....it was my first and last time at this place!!! Plus...they advertise they have valet parking which they do not.....Parking is atrocious there.

Erik Tomlinson

The kitchen is on the struggle bus at this place. Waitress was great but it took easily 45min to get our food and all of it was “warm” at best. Food was good and may have been great if not for the lack of temperature. For what you pay I would expect way more from the kitchen. Not sure this will be on the list for our next trip to Seaside.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 2

Carolyn Buckingham

We visited FOOW twice during our stay. The first time, we had a lovely server who expedited our order when she saw tired children in our party. But, she forgot their drinks and that took over 20 min. Tonight, we ended our trip at FOOW. This time, service was significantly worse. It took over 1 hr and 15 min to get our food. One of my kids fell asleep and the other had a panic attack at the table because she was so hungry. The waiter did nothing to help the situation. Really disappointed in the service as the location and food were good.

Michele Postma

Best part of experience was very pleasant server, Tka. Beautiful view of sunset from our table on the deck. Price was reasonable for higher end restaurant.Food took almost an hour to come out. Blackened grouper was drenched in sauce. Dos tacos with fish had little flavor. Barely a handful of French fries. I mean FF are cheap.Watched a family with 5 kids all crying and hanging on their parents for an hour waiting even longer than us. Simply not a good experience and a disappointment when recommended by family friend. 2 dirty tables next to us not cleaned for almost an hour as well. This was our only child free meal. Will not b back. Too many other choices in area to come back here.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Stephanie

Waiter was the worst and just for that would never return especially putting his hand in our teenagers face like they didn’t matter. Horrible service do not recommend unless you like bad service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 1

Charlotte Potts

Fried sweet tea chicken sandwich and low country shrimp boil. Would get the shrimp boil again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Avery Hawthorne

This is one of the few restaurants on 30a that I genuinely believe is worth the price. Great ambience, great food, great service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jordan H.

The best vibes here, great outside view especially if you get a seat in the patio! Food is so good! Highly recommend the banger shrimp appetizer. Easily seated at 5pm on a weeknight, good service.

M K.

Best gluten free fried chicken I've ever had! I went with the gf fried chicken sandwich and substituted the bbq sauce for ranch. So glad I did because both were excellent!!! So good that I would go back again while we are in town. My husband had the low country boil and really enjoyed that too. The restaurant had an hour wait so we sat outside at the bar. Our bartender, Jason, was great and the food came out quickly! We did not drink but everyone around us was raving about the drinks he made. Highly recommend!

Abby Rhodes

Britney was our server and she was so very amazing! She was attentive, funny, and so amazing for our large group. She made sure we all had the best experience, which must have been difficult because we had such a large group. She was hilarious and still professional and really made the whole experience. I would return to this restaurant only to have her as my server again! So amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dos Grouper Tacos

Michayla Mears

Brittany was our waitress and she was SO awesome. She was funny, diligent, and took care of us so well! We had a party of 9 girls which I’m sure can be a pain, but she never once acted like it! Our food was amazing and came out pretty quick! Plus the man playing music was phenomenal! I would go back, but Brittany 100% made our experience what it was!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lyndal Scott

Great ocean view with wonderful fresh fish, great place !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Jen R.

Thank you so much Brittany for an amazing dinning experience... she was very friendly and always tentative....we look forward to seeing you soon!

Lauren B.

shoutout Brittney!!! she was the best waitress ever! very personable and funny! she complimented us, gave us a free brownie, and was super accommodating! only bad thing was the mac and cheese was a let down (no ritz and was cold) and only 2 checks for a party of 9. other than that it was a great experienc! another shoutout to the live music. the ambience was superb!

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