The pianist was awesome! The shrimp and grits delicious and my bae loved the oysters ❤️❤️❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad
L A
Great tasting food. Loved the potato soup. The servers were super kind and considerate. It was also neat to be eating in an historic location.
Wheelchair accessibility: There is an elevator to the restroom and an elevator to get up at the lobby, but the restroom is tight for a wheelchair.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matt E
Omelette station is just OK, biscuits are fresh but the scrambled eggs look awful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Grits
Donnie Helmly
We had a romantic dinner 3 years ago here. And it can't ever be repeated, because they refuse to serve dinner now. That's horrible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Max Lee
There was no ADA wheelchair access to this restaurant or the hotel. The ADA access to the hotel and restuarnt is a lift that had been out of services for over a week acording to the hotel staff. Anyhow, the staff told me there was a back entrance to get in by wheelchair. One of the bellman escorted me to the back of the hotel and pushed me up steep worker dock ramps and through the kitchen and alleys - a real maze of steep ramps that I am sure violated all kinds of food safety and OSHA issues. Regardless, the resturant has been in business since 1989 and there is no "grandfathering" for the old building that is allowed by ADA law for there not to be reasonable ADA access. Having one lift for the entire hotel ADA access that is used for both luggage carts and wheelchair access is not reasonable access. The hotel can easily install other access points at other locations. Embarassing to see this fancy hotel not in compliance ADA law.
Wheelchair accessibility: Read the review - there is NOT reasonable wheelchair access to the restaurant or the hotel.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Cheese Cranberry Tart
Bernhard Rouschal
We are coming for the brunch since 25 years almost every year. So we were very pleased when we heard that the brunch is on again after they stopped it because of Covid. But what a dissapointment. The dinning room has been painted in very dark colors, the new furniture doesn't really fit the style of the room. But most dissapointing was the food. The quality was only average and the selection almost cut in half. At noon they we're already out of a few items like their famous Key Lime Pie.$65 plus a mandatory 20% service charge seems to be way overpriced for what they offer. However the service was friendly and efficient and the atmosphere of the entire hotel is still amazing.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Aaron
Okay food, good service, great atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Joy Budner
We had the buffet but it was VERY over priced for the quality of the food at $166 including mandatory tip for 2 people. Atmosphere was beautiful, pianist amazing and staff Very attentive. If I eat there again, I would go to breakfast, not the brunch. Bacon and sausage and scrambled eggs were great. Grits were not included in the buffet which was surprising. Lots if variety and quantity but short on quality. Atmosphere and history of the Inn were top notch! The price stung today when you think about that that could be dinner for 2 at a high quality food restaurant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Glenda Mosley
Enjoyed the breakfast buffet! Food was delicious, waitstaff were friendly and attentive, and the dining space is so well designed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jekyll Potatoes
Joshua Chisum
Lovely Sunday Brunch buffet. Pianist had a gruvy sound. Very nice atmosphere. The wait staff were helpful and friendly. The food was decent - well prepared. Seasonings were a little generic. Don't expect gourmet. Prices are outrageous for the food - it's a 1 time kind of thing. But It's definitely a cool experienceThe dining hall has fabulous history, and the architecture is all authentic to the period. There is a gift shop as well. I called and got machine, so I recommend making a reservation through the website.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Key Lime Pie, Biscuits and Gravy
The Shrimp and Grits Buffet was advertised as a special event. It was held Sunday, November 5th, 2023. The price for the buffet after a 20% tip was over $120.00. Was it worth it? I think not. The buffet consisted of breakfast items such as sausage biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs or you could request an omelet which they would make at the omelet station, potato salad, tossed salad station, oysters, shrimp salad, bacon, sausage, blackened mahi, french toast, potatoes, smoked salmon, caviar, meats and cheeses, fruits and various desserts. However, the star of the buffet, the Shrimp and Grits, was made part of the omelet bar. The delicious cheesy grits were made by a man who was an expert at grits. It is not easy to make grits this well. The shrimp topping for which Jekyll Island has won various awards for, was made to order. Though the young man at the helm did a wonderful job, it just wasn't the same as years past. In fact, the current day buffet cannot compare to what it once was. It was just sad to see the decline. I hope this is not an indication of things to come. Save your money. Without the original Shrimp and Grits that Jekyll was known for, the buffet is nothing more than a middle of the road buffet, not the Jekyll Grand Buffet it was once known for.
Keith Jeffords
Grand Dining Room is only open for breakfast. No lunch. No dinner. No Sunday brunch.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Stephanie N
Ashley B.Was our server.she made our breakfast extra special.she was kind and very attentive.we enjoyed the delicious food and magnificent setting and most of all the care we received from Ashley B.
Amy Abbott
Wonderful relaxing breakfast. Banana foster french toast for me with my husband ordering steak and eggs. The atmosphere is amazing. The hotel is beautifully restored and well maintained. We will be back.
Parking: Parking is located to the side of the hotel or across the street.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nancy A
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY. I made reservations for me and two other friends and when we were seated it took 15 min. just to get coffee and we had to ask someone that was cleaning the table next to us to please get our waiter and coffee. She was bad.....she never did come back and asked if we wanted anything and again we had to hunt her down to get the check. Everyone around us was also very frustrated too...looking at their watches like what in the world!!!!! One man went to the main desk at the check in area and went through their desk to get a pen to sign his bill... he signed and left. I paid with cash and waited over 20min. Finally I asked when was I going to get my money and they said they were not used to cash and that it would be soon. WHAT????? It was a beautiful place but absolutely terrible service and the food was cold and so so. I will never go back or recommend to any of my friend. SO DISAPPOINTING
The pianist was awesome! The shrimp and grits delicious and my bae loved the oysters ❤️❤️❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad
Great tasting food. Loved the potato soup. The servers were super kind and considerate. It was also neat to be eating in an historic location.
Wheelchair accessibility: There is an elevator to the restroom and an elevator to get up at the lobby, but the restroom is tight for a wheelchair.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Omelette station is just OK, biscuits are fresh but the scrambled eggs look awful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Grits
We had a romantic dinner 3 years ago here. And it can't ever be repeated, because they refuse to serve dinner now. That's horrible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
There was no ADA wheelchair access to this restaurant or the hotel. The ADA access to the hotel and restuarnt is a lift that had been out of services for over a week acording to the hotel staff. Anyhow, the staff told me there was a back entrance to get in by wheelchair. One of the bellman escorted me to the back of the hotel and pushed me up steep worker dock ramps and through the kitchen and alleys - a real maze of steep ramps that I am sure violated all kinds of food safety and OSHA issues. Regardless, the resturant has been in business since 1989 and there is no "grandfathering" for the old building that is allowed by ADA law for there not to be reasonable ADA access. Having one lift for the entire hotel ADA access that is used for both luggage carts and wheelchair access is not reasonable access. The hotel can easily install other access points at other locations. Embarassing to see this fancy hotel not in compliance ADA law.
Wheelchair accessibility: Read the review - there is NOT reasonable wheelchair access to the restaurant or the hotel.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Cheese Cranberry Tart
We are coming for the brunch since 25 years almost every year. So we were very pleased when we heard that the brunch is on again after they stopped it because of Covid. But what a dissapointment. The dinning room has been painted in very dark colors, the new furniture doesn't really fit the style of the room. But most dissapointing was the food. The quality was only average and the selection almost cut in half. At noon they we're already out of a few items like their famous Key Lime Pie.$65 plus a mandatory 20% service charge seems to be way overpriced for what they offer. However the service was friendly and efficient and the atmosphere of the entire hotel is still amazing.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Okay food, good service, great atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
We had the buffet but it was VERY over priced for the quality of the food at $166 including mandatory tip for 2 people. Atmosphere was beautiful, pianist amazing and staff Very attentive. If I eat there again, I would go to breakfast, not the brunch. Bacon and sausage and scrambled eggs were great. Grits were not included in the buffet which was surprising. Lots if variety and quantity but short on quality. Atmosphere and history of the Inn were top notch! The price stung today when you think about that that could be dinner for 2 at a high quality food restaurant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Enjoyed the breakfast buffet! Food was delicious, waitstaff were friendly and attentive, and the dining space is so well designed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jekyll Potatoes
Lovely Sunday Brunch buffet. Pianist had a gruvy sound. Very nice atmosphere. The wait staff were helpful and friendly. The food was decent - well prepared. Seasonings were a little generic. Don't expect gourmet. Prices are outrageous for the food - it's a 1 time kind of thing. But It's definitely a cool experienceThe dining hall has fabulous history, and the architecture is all authentic to the period. There is a gift shop as well. I called and got machine, so I recommend making a reservation through the website.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Key Lime Pie, Biscuits and Gravy
Restaurantji Recommends
The Shrimp and Grits Buffet was advertised as a special event. It was held Sunday, November 5th, 2023. The price for the buffet after a 20% tip was over $120.00. Was it worth it? I think not. The buffet consisted of breakfast items such as sausage biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs or you could request an omelet which they would make at the omelet station, potato salad, tossed salad station, oysters, shrimp salad, bacon, sausage, blackened mahi, french toast, potatoes, smoked salmon, caviar, meats and cheeses, fruits and various desserts. However, the star of the buffet, the Shrimp and Grits, was made part of the omelet bar. The delicious cheesy grits were made by a man who was an expert at grits. It is not easy to make grits this well. The shrimp topping for which Jekyll Island has won various awards for, was made to order. Though the young man at the helm did a wonderful job, it just wasn't the same as years past. In fact, the current day buffet cannot compare to what it once was. It was just sad to see the decline. I hope this is not an indication of things to come. Save your money. Without the original Shrimp and Grits that Jekyll was known for, the buffet is nothing more than a middle of the road buffet, not the Jekyll Grand Buffet it was once known for.
Grand Dining Room is only open for breakfast. No lunch. No dinner. No Sunday brunch.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ashley B.Was our server.she made our breakfast extra special.she was kind and very attentive.we enjoyed the delicious food and magnificent setting and most of all the care we received from Ashley B.
Wonderful relaxing breakfast. Banana foster french toast for me with my husband ordering steak and eggs. The atmosphere is amazing. The hotel is beautifully restored and well maintained. We will be back.
Parking: Parking is located to the side of the hotel or across the street.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY. I made reservations for me and two other friends and when we were seated it took 15 min. just to get coffee and we had to ask someone that was cleaning the table next to us to please get our waiter and coffee. She was bad.....she never did come back and asked if we wanted anything and again we had to hunt her down to get the check. Everyone around us was also very frustrated too...looking at their watches like what in the world!!!!! One man went to the main desk at the check in area and went through their desk to get a pen to sign his bill... he signed and left. I paid with cash and waited over 20min. Finally I asked when was I going to get my money and they said they were not used to cash and that it would be soon. WHAT????? It was a beautiful place but absolutely terrible service and the food was cold and so so. I will never go back or recommend to any of my friend. SO DISAPPOINTING
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