Catch 228

This is the go to oyster joint in Saint Simons Island Georgia. I’ve lived here a long time, and there’s no better place along George’s coast to eat wonderful oysters, fish, etc. There’s a really cool local vibe at the bar, and they make a really good drink. This is not a place to come whine and complain. It is a place to come and enjoy being local. If you’re not local it’s ok to act that way. Casual.

Vegetarian options: There are several good salad choices.

Parking: Catch 228 is located in a shopping plaza called Red Fern Village. Parking is open and first come first served. One usually can find a space within 20 or 30 yards of the building.

Kid-friendliness: Children and their parents are usually on the restaurant side rather than the bar side. There also is outdoor seating.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Oysters Rockefeller, Oysters on the Half Shell, Fries, Raw Oysters

I recommend it

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The drink prices are a complete mystery. We were there for happy hour and were not told about choices or prices. When we got our bill, we were charged $36 for 6 bottles of beer. We had more than 6. So was it (get 2 free) We were not offered a drink menu so we had no indication of cost. Our waiter was more interested in insignificant chit chat. To Catch 228 credit the food was excellent. Will return but kinda disappointed.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 1

Best Seafood that my wife and I had in awhile!! Plus, the nice waitress we had was amazing!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

A great restaurant you can sit outside and enjoy the breeze delicious food fresh Oysters ? excellent sea food thank you ??

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mixed reviews on the food. Casual place with what looked to be a fair number of locals coming in after we arrived around 545 on a Sunday. They handled small children well and appeared to be dog friendly at the outside seating. Happy hour (till 6) worked to our advantage with buck a shuck oysters (although a little small). Fried oysters were good, the slaw was very good, but the shrimp and grits were soupy and overly salted. The hush puppies had little flavor. The burger was ordinary and light on the cheese. The service was good for us but the place was not busy until we were leaving.

Parking: Village shopping area. Parking was OK for us on a Sunday dinner time, but maybe more of a challenge when more stores are open.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Oysters on the Half Shell

You can get oysters any way you like. And the bloody mary bar is fun.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Oysters on the Half Shell

Shrimp and grits were amazing. Oysters were good too. They did mess up an order in our party though. Service was some of the worst I ever experienced. Took over an hour to get our food, waiter disappeared for 20 minutes on time. Had to get other staff to take care of us. Manager behind the bar was full of excuses and too busy hitting on married woman at the bar.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Oysters on the Half Shell

I can't really judge the food. We waited an hour, paid for our sodas and left. Waitress was nice and apologetic.

Atmosphere: 3

The food was good. The servoce was even better. The atmosphere is ok. They could up thier game a bit.
My gripe is the credot card fee listed on the bill. I understand there is a fee to the merchant from the card company but some restaurants do not pass this on. As we are already paying inflated (this is all restaurants) food costs and labor, it feels like just anotther small but cumulative attack on the wallet.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Best piece of triple tail i ever put in my mouth!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our waitress was amazing! The food was not fresh to our liking. There are better restaurants on SSI!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

Fun place for not having a band. Very lively place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was wonderful! The service was great. Will be going back and recommend to others.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Got there at opening and during happy hour. They were already getting busy but our hostess was quick to seat us and then become our waitress (a testament that they were short staffed). She worked so very hard to accommodate us and even though the oven wasn't working for the potato skins, she did what she could to compensate. We did the catch n cook option because we had caught our own fish on a fishing charter that day. It was such a great deal!! Their broccoli salad, hush puppies, and grits were the sides we chose. We were so very pleased and we will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5