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Tides Restaurant

Tides Restaurant

4114 Jan Cooley Dr, Panama City, United States Of America, 32408

Fish • Fusion • Seafood • American


"The restaurant itself is nice. It's small but beautiful and overlooks the water. The service we had was good, but I wouldn't say it was above expectation, if anything, it was below expectation. For a restaurant that we knew we were spending over $125 at, I would expect the food to have been much better. The only things that were good were my husband's pasta, the broccolini, and my daughter's hotdog and fries. I had the $40 filet and it came out sitting on mashed potatoes (which it doesn't say there's gravy on them on the menu) and that gravy covered my steak. It was like the filet was treated like chicken fried steak. Don't get me wrong, the cut was awesome but all I could taste was the gravy and the potatoes since they were all over the bottom of my steak. I did try to wipe it off. I love a good steak and I felt like it was mistreated here. I was asked multiple times within a minute or two that the server was picking up if we wanted a box and I told her we were leaving the next day. Once would have been sufficient for that question...I had just gotten done explaining that the steak didn't meet my expectations but that I had no issue paying or anything. I just felt like the menu should be more detailed or maybe that the customers should have been notified. I thought the chef may have been newer and she corrected us and said no, this is how we always do it but I'll let him know. It just wasn't a great experience. We also got the calamari, and it was not seasoned at all. The sauce with it was almost like mayo. But, we're from Southeast Louisiana, so maybe we're just used to food with more flavor. We were not impressed at all. Food: 2 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 4"

Samba

Samba

207 North Harbor DriveCA 90277, Redondo Beach, United States

Fish • Meat • Steak • Chicken


"The only thing good I can say about this restaurant and I use the term restaurant lightly is that we were seated quickly, everything else about the experience was horrific. We were seated outside, but only one of the heaters were working so we were cold the entire time. I should have known what type of evening I had to look forward to after discovering the restaurant has a C grade. After standing in line for minutes for the salad bar I was given a cucumber and tomato salad that smelled rancid, cold mashed potatoes and gravy and wilted romaine lettuce drizzled with blah ranch dressing. The only edible thing from the salad bar was the bland corn on the cob. Actually the corn was the only edible and recognizable thing I saw in the entire restaurant. While waiting at the salad bar I noticed a sign stating that a gratuity was going to be automatically added to the bill, but after tasting the food I understood why the restaurant had to force their customers to tip. I'm sure no would do so voluntarily after eating there. When I finally got back to my table there was a wooden cutting board with random meats on it. I cut a piece off of what appeared to be steak and it was dry, without seasoning and freezing cold. I didn't even attempt to try the other assorted meats served. My daughter brought me there for Mother's Day so I tried to stay upbeat and optimistic. There was a nice mother and son sitting next to us and we sparked up a great conversation. My youngest daughter also had a reservation, but I was able to warn her in time so that she could leave before she ordered. I would like to chalk this experience up to it being Mother's Day, but considering they have had a C rating for several months, I'm guessing my experience is pretty par for the course.I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE EAT HERE...EVER"