Jekyll Island Restaurant
I’ve been to a Jekyll Island vacation many times over the years, I’ve eaten at several of the Jekyll Island Restaurants. While there are several types of food available, its an Island people, your best bet is the seafood. Every restaurant on the island has some kind of seafood speciality, whether it’s raw oysters or crab cakes. Most of the seafood on the island is fresh and delicious.
I’ve been to nearly every Jekyll Island Restaurant there is. Some are better than others but the good ones are very good. My favorite is the Rah Bar, located right on the dock of the bay side, withink walking distance of the Historic District. It has a very simple menu of oysters, shrimp, crab, or all of the above in their famous Lo’ Country Boil. They also have a fine collecting of beer and other spirits.
Right next to the Rah Bar and owned by the same guy is Latitude 31. This is a fancier place than the Rah Bar but it features a fantastic selection of seafood and has an excellent bar. The service is great, the staff is friendly and if you are looking for a nice dinner at a Jekyll Island restaurant this is a great place to go.
Another great Jekyll Island Restaurant is Zachry’s Seafood Restaurant. This a great family owned restaurant featuring local seafood and a good selection of terrestrial critters.
Seajay’s Waterfront Cafe & Pub is a restaurant that I have only eaten at once. It’s out of the way but they have an all you can eat Low Country Boil so it’s definitely worth the trip. I’m not the only one who thinks so as there is always a wait for a table. Seajay’s also features live music and a great view of the bay side of the island.
The big daddy of Jekyll Island Restaurant is the Grand Dining Room of the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. It is a magnificent treat to go there and if you visit the island you owe it to yourself to go at least once. Its a very fancy restaurant but well worth the price. Like all restaurants on the island it features an amazing array of seafood expertly prepared by their chef. It is not to be missed.
One disapointing jekyll island restaurant would be Blackbeard’s Restaurant. Its true that it has a great view of the ocean from the patio but the food isn’t any good. The service was pretty bad as well. We only went once and had to wait two hours for a table to get served by a woman who was delighted to complain about her job for our benefit and the food was cold. The view failed to save the evening.
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Jekyll Island does have some great dining, and Blackbeard’s was very nice also. Maybe they had a bad night, but our food was great and the service could not have been better. Plus, it is a little less expensive than the other places on the island.