Eighty Ocean Kitchen & Bar

“We simply had a great Thursday night dinner. Our wait staff member explained she was an intern and English was clearly a second language but she was incredibly friendly and attentive so we enjoyed her company. It was half price wine night so we had a great bottle of wine at half the price. Our cauliflower appetizer was very well cooked and the seasoning was just right. My scallops were tasty though a little more done than necessary. My husband enjoyed his truffle fries and meatballs. A nice evening!”

“Wow, I wish I had read reviews before I ate here. Seeing as it is at the fancy Jekyll Beach Club, I was willing to splurge for and expected a good meal. Husband ordered the short rib. He said it was overcooked and the main taste was burnt. I ordered the French Bavette sirloin steak, cooked medium. What arrived was closer to a well done pot roast, similar to what I cooked during my early years of marriage. The main taste was… nothing. I ended up finishing my daughter’s PB&J as this had a better flavor than the steak. At this point the waiter was long gone… I had the plates stacked and the debit card ready. Finally another pretty lady (manager?) came and ran my card. We went to get FroYo at Jekyll Island Beach Village to try to erase the memory of this meal.”

“Stopped in as it was close to the hotel I was staying in. Walking in the place it is a great looking place with a bar centered in the middle. We were seated at the garage doors, on a quite cool day so you literally feel the cold blowing in. Great waiter!! The tomatoes looked like they were cut with a spine of the butter knife. Definitely could work on finesse with knife skills. The airline chicken was soooo overcooked cooked it needed the sauce to chew it. They slice the chicken with slits (can’t cook) is not needed when cooking chicken breast will definitely dry it out. The same would go for the red fish. Very dry and over cooked. I did not get a sauce with it so there was no help to moisten it up without just taking a gulp of sparkling water with each bite. For their price point and ambiance should definitely have better cooking habits. Basics!!”

“One does not arrive at a coastal Georgia island destination restaurant expecting perfection. But one does, at minimum, expect competence. The evening began with an inauspicious omen: the brick oven, that crown jewel of any kitchen aspiring to rustic sophistication, was out of commission. Entire menu sections vanished before we’d even been seated. An unfortunate beginning. We were placed outside, where the ambient cacophony, amplified considerably by three remarkably uninhibited fellow diners stationed nearby, rendered conversation impossible and the atmosphere something closer to a sorority courtyard than a seaside dining destination. We retreated indoors, seeking refuge in civility. The universe, apparently, had other plans. Our spirited neighbors followed, installing themselves at the bar with the determination of people who had nowhere else to be and every intention of ensuring you knew it. The tomato crostini arrived. It did not taste of anything in particular. A missed opportunity, given that a perfectly ripe tomato requires almost nothing of a kitchen, only restraint and decent olive oil. The salads, however, required something more: they required arriving. They did not. The kitchen, we were told, had “lost” the order…a phrase that should never appear in the vocabulary of a functioning restaurant. When my Greek salad eventually materialized, it emerged drowning in dressing, its lettuce long past any meaningful structural integrity. A wilted salad is a kitchen’s confession. On brighter shores: my husband’s Coastal Seafood Fettuccine showed genuine promise. The kitchen, when focused, clearly has capable hands. The NY strip with fingerling potatoes was likewise executed with confidence. Two dishes do not a dining experience make, however. The bill, predictably, reflected none of the evening’s considerable shortcomings. Eighty Ocean Kitchen and Bar is a restaurant that charges for an experience it has not yet learned to deliver. Jekyll Island deserves better. So do you. — Do not return. Do not recommend.”

“Skip this place. Do not come here. We all work to hard for our money to have it taken by this mediocre resteraunt. Made a reservation on THEIR WEBSITE for the screen porch for 730. We got there and they said they didn’t have availability. We waited nearly 30 minutes for a table. Not worth it! Pitch dark outside. Couldn't see a thing. (I know it’s for the turtles but it was crazy dark) once we were sat we eating nearly 20 more minutes for a waiter to arrive. Now it’s nearly 830 crazy. Steak was ok but overpriced. Ceaser salad was just an head of lettuce cut in half and charged $17 for. Inedible. Flat bread pizza was undercooked and cold. And staff seemed ready to close. Unapologetic and unconcerned about the horrible experience we were about to be charged $185 for our birthday outing. Jekyll is great so come to see the sights but skip this place. Save your money and your sanity and go somewhere else. Unfortunately choices are limited on the island but try hard to not come here. You’re welcome! Hope I saved ya. Also check out the other reviews (I wish I had). They are similar to mine.”