So this great place is obviously the result of a functioning time machine. It is old school, from the charming surrounds, to the service, to the cocktails, to the attention to food quality, to the recipes themselves. Everything speaks of a time before money was everything. The fish (3 different entrees) was fresh, the sauces paired with them, just right, the sides, just right, the portions....refreshingly appropriate. I was perfectly full after five courses, for a fair price. Make this trip now. This will not last forever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A Parra
There are definitely pros and cons here. The pros are a shorter list so let’s start there. The owners are very friendly. The wait staff is happy to serve and you can tell they’re hustling but they just don’t have enough people bc the smallest things take FOREVER. Overall service was great. Aside from how hard it is to hear and how loud you have to talk, the atmosphere really is pretty awesome. If it was easier to talk to each other I could have hung out for a few hours.
Now to the cons. I have never, EVER left a restaurant in my entire life feeling more ripped off. I was absolutely floored when I got my bill. There are some average type prices for good seafood on the menu. $26 for chicken plate, $30 something for shrimp plate, etc. We were read the specials and, as a normal person would with specials, you assume they’re going to be similar prices or better. So we go ahead and order the tuna plate and the salmon plate. We start with an appetizer calamari (14$) and get the dinkiest kids sized plate of it after about 30 min. It was probably 10-15 small pieces. So consider that almost a buck a bite for something that tastes like anyone else’s. Next we get our soup. It was good but nothing special. Bread was also brought out and was fine but just plain nothing, probably $1 HEB French loaf plus “butter” that’s just yellow oil. Then the salad comes. It’s the smallest little nothing with a couple mixed greens and two cucumbers and a carrot slice. You could get an HEB bagged salad for $3 and make twice as much as they give you. Next comes the meal an hour later. The tuna was so heavily crusted with peppercorn it was almost inedible. You get about 6 green beans and a literal 1/8th cup of mashed potatoes. This plate ended up being FIFTY FIVE DOLLARS (as the “special”!). My wife got her salmon and it was quite delicious but the “black bean and corn salsa” was honestly about 6 kernels of corn and two individual black beans (I wish I was joking). She also got the infants sized green beans and a mashed potato ball that was about what you’ve expect size wise if it had accidentally fallen onto the plate. This was FOURTY TWO DOLLARS. I could not believe it. Two “specials” plus an appetizer for $119 bucks. I was scared to ask for a to go box bc it might have been $25 for it lol. It really sucks how bad they rip you off here bc the atmosphere and people are great but holy moly I have never left a restaurant more ticked off than I did there. Never again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Mike Bauer
Diamond in the rough’ don’t let the outside fool you this is fine dining at a relaxing atmosphere. My server Sierra was outstanding the Shrimp DeJonghe was outstanding!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephanie S
Wonderful experience! Great food, awesome service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Margarita Díaz
It’s the perfect place for the best seafood dishes and wines.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Richard Oster
We waited for nearly 30 minutes and still didn't get our drinks. Evidently, we weren't dressed well enough for our waitress who had time to make a list of places to visit for another group but couldn't get us a coke and a mojito in a half hour.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Zechariah Baker
We spend our 21st Anniversary here but will be back! What a view and fresh fish/seafood entrees can't be beat. Make sure you pay attention to the daily specials and make a reservation in advance!! Highly recommend!!!
Zechariah Baker
We spend our 21st Anniversary here but will be back! What a view and fresh fish/seafood entrees can't be beat. Make sure you pay attention to the daily specials and make a reservation in advance!! Highly recommend!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stacy Dial
View was absolutely stunning. Bummer that the were out of one of there specialty drinks..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Julie Howard
The service here was great. We absolutely loved our waitress. The food was ok. We got the red snapper and some crab cakes. The amount of food was definitely NOT worth the price. My husband did not like it but I thought it was ok. The atmosphere was HOT 🥵🔥. It was 84 degrees in there and no way to cool down. The air conditioning could not keep up. If I could have given just 1/2 star for atmosphere, I would have. We sat at the thermostat so we could see how HOT it was. My poor mother had a hard time breathing as it upset her asthma.
Cozy and intimate. The food is outstanding. Great service, too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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This place may have been the spot at one time. I hardly think that applies now. The staff is friendly. The food was okay. The 'atmosphere' looks like it has not had a face lift in 50 years.
Adrianna Gonzalez
My husband had wanted to take me here for my birthday this past weekend, he had called on the day of and luckily was able to get a reservation. We arrived about 5-10 before our reservation at 7:30, while sitting in this extremely small waiting space, there’s numerous people waiting, we were 1 of 4 in there at the time. It seemed if there were people they knew and came in and greeted them with a hug or were of privilege got sat immediately. We were passed up multiple times and considering this was a reservation and for my birthday and now we had been waiting an hour constantly watching everyone else leave not being acknowledged, the place closed at 9 btw and we were still waiting with maybe 30-30 minutes to spare till closing. Thankfully I called another place in town, made a reservation were sat immediately and had drinks and appetizers in less than 20 minutes. From other reviews I’ve seen on here this isn’t the first time that’s happened, and the responses that are from negative reviews show strongly from the owners. Definitely wouldn’t recommend visiting
Vanessa Figueroa
Coming to this hidden gem for the first time was pure bliss. We celebrated our 6th year anniversary and wanted to try something out of the ordinary. We first got sat down by the owner and she was such a delight. She came back up to us and asked if we’d like to sit down stairs by a window view. It was truly such a lovely experience. The atmosphere was romantic and all around the food was exceptionally exquisite. I will definitely keep coming back. It is definitely worth the price. We came home with a cheesecake for dessert and it was out of this world. If you want scratched food that is made with so much love, please come here! You will not be disappointed. Thanks again for the phenomenal service we were truly pleased with everything.
Alick Garcia
Me & my Wife went recently for our 6 year anniversary. The owner sat us by the window with a view of the ocean & she was the sweetest lady making sure everyone was enjoying there food. We loved the appetizers we had two different ones the fried calamari & crab stuffed mushrooms. The mushrooms were so soft with a creamy crab sauce & the calamari was not too chewy & very good texture. Then for our entree’s we had the Shrimp DeJonghe & the fried Shrimp. The fried shrimp comes with cocktail sauce, tartar sauce & orange spicy sauce. The shrimp were A good size & the batter on them was very crunchy. The shrimp DeJonghe was shrimp with noodles, green beans ,corn & mushrooms. It was 10 out of 10. Then we followed with dessert with the cheesecake & it was very creamy & not too dry. Best place for 5 star food & great views. Very romantic place & it’s has been open since 1975. Best restaurant in Corpus Christi
So this great place is obviously the result of a functioning time machine. It is old school, from the charming surrounds, to the service, to the cocktails, to the attention to food quality, to the recipes themselves. Everything speaks of a time before money was everything. The fish (3 different entrees) was fresh, the sauces paired with them, just right, the sides, just right, the portions....refreshingly appropriate. I was perfectly full after five courses, for a fair price. Make this trip now. This will not last forever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
There are definitely pros and cons here. The pros are a shorter list so let’s start there. The owners are very friendly. The wait staff is happy to serve and you can tell they’re hustling but they just don’t have enough people bc the smallest things take FOREVER. Overall service was great. Aside from how hard it is to hear and how loud you have to talk, the atmosphere really is pretty awesome. If it was easier to talk to each other I could have hung out for a few hours.
Now to the cons. I have never, EVER left a restaurant in my entire life feeling more ripped off. I was absolutely floored when I got my bill. There are some average type prices for good seafood on the menu. $26 for chicken plate, $30 something for shrimp plate, etc. We were read the specials and, as a normal person would with specials, you assume they’re going to be similar prices or better. So we go ahead and order the tuna plate and the salmon plate. We start with an appetizer calamari (14$) and get the dinkiest kids sized plate of it after about 30 min. It was probably 10-15 small pieces. So consider that almost a buck a bite for something that tastes like anyone else’s. Next we get our soup. It was good but nothing special. Bread was also brought out and was fine but just plain nothing, probably $1 HEB French loaf plus “butter” that’s just yellow oil. Then the salad comes. It’s the smallest little nothing with a couple mixed greens and two cucumbers and a carrot slice. You could get an HEB bagged salad for $3 and make twice as much as they give you. Next comes the meal an hour later. The tuna was so heavily crusted with peppercorn it was almost inedible. You get about 6 green beans and a literal 1/8th cup of mashed potatoes. This plate ended up being FIFTY FIVE DOLLARS (as the “special”!). My wife got her salmon and it was quite delicious but the “black bean and corn salsa” was honestly about 6 kernels of corn and two individual black beans (I wish I was joking). She also got the infants sized green beans and a mashed potato ball that was about what you’ve expect size wise if it had accidentally fallen onto the plate. This was FOURTY TWO DOLLARS. I could not believe it. Two “specials” plus an appetizer for $119 bucks. I was scared to ask for a to go box bc it might have been $25 for it lol. It really sucks how bad they rip you off here bc the atmosphere and people are great but holy moly I have never left a restaurant more ticked off than I did there. Never again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Diamond in the rough’ don’t let the outside fool you this is fine dining at a relaxing atmosphere. My server Sierra was outstanding the Shrimp DeJonghe was outstanding!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wonderful experience! Great food, awesome service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It’s the perfect place for the best seafood dishes and wines.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We waited for nearly 30 minutes and still didn't get our drinks. Evidently, we weren't dressed well enough for our waitress who had time to make a list of places to visit for another group but couldn't get us a coke and a mojito in a half hour.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We spend our 21st Anniversary here but will be back! What a view and fresh fish/seafood entrees can't be beat. Make sure you pay attention to the daily specials and make a reservation in advance!! Highly recommend!!!
We spend our 21st Anniversary here but will be back! What a view and fresh fish/seafood entrees can't be beat. Make sure you pay attention to the daily specials and make a reservation in advance!! Highly recommend!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
View was absolutely stunning. Bummer that the were out of one of there specialty drinks..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
The service here was great. We absolutely loved our waitress.
The food was ok. We got the red snapper and some crab cakes. The amount of food was definitely NOT worth the price. My husband did not like it but I thought it was ok.
The atmosphere was HOT 🥵🔥. It was 84 degrees in there and no way to cool down. The air conditioning could not keep up. If I could have given just 1/2 star for atmosphere, I would have. We sat at the thermostat so we could see how HOT it was. My poor mother had a hard time breathing as it upset her asthma.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 5
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Cozy and intimate. The food is outstanding. Great service, too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place may have been the spot at one time. I hardly think that applies now. The staff is friendly. The food was okay. The 'atmosphere' looks like it has not had a face lift in 50 years.
My husband had wanted to take me here for my birthday this past weekend, he had called on the day of and luckily was able to get a reservation. We arrived about 5-10 before our reservation at 7:30, while sitting in this extremely small waiting space, there’s numerous people waiting, we were 1 of 4 in there at the time. It seemed if there were people they knew and came in and greeted them with a hug or were of privilege got sat immediately. We were passed up multiple times and considering this was a reservation and for my birthday and now we had been waiting an hour constantly watching everyone else leave not being acknowledged, the place closed at 9 btw and we were still waiting with maybe 30-30 minutes to spare till closing. Thankfully I called another place in town, made a reservation were sat immediately and had drinks and appetizers in less than 20 minutes. From other reviews I’ve seen on here this isn’t the first time that’s happened, and the responses that are from negative reviews show strongly from the owners. Definitely wouldn’t recommend visiting
Coming to this hidden gem for the first time was pure bliss. We celebrated our 6th year anniversary and wanted to try something out of the ordinary. We first got sat down by the owner and she was such a delight. She came back up to us and asked if we’d like to sit down stairs by a window view. It was truly such a lovely experience. The atmosphere was romantic and all around the food was exceptionally exquisite. I will definitely keep coming back. It is definitely worth the price. We came home with a cheesecake for dessert and it was out of this world. If you want scratched food that is made with so much love, please come here! You will not be disappointed. Thanks again for the phenomenal service we were truly pleased with everything.
Me & my Wife went recently for our 6 year anniversary. The owner sat us by the window with a view of the ocean & she was the sweetest lady making sure everyone was enjoying there food. We loved the appetizers we had two different ones the fried calamari & crab stuffed mushrooms. The mushrooms were so soft with a creamy crab sauce & the calamari was not too chewy & very good texture. Then for our entree’s we had the Shrimp DeJonghe & the fried Shrimp. The fried shrimp comes with cocktail sauce, tartar sauce & orange spicy sauce. The shrimp were A good size & the batter on them was very crunchy. The shrimp DeJonghe was shrimp with noodles, green beans ,corn & mushrooms. It was 10 out of 10. Then we followed with dessert with the cheesecake & it was very creamy & not too dry. Best place for 5 star food & great views. Very romantic place & it’s has been open since 1975. Best restaurant in Corpus Christi
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