Joey’s Seafood Restaurants - Brandon — Restaurant in Brandon

I'm pleased. We're talking about a middle of the road fish fry restaurant just as you would expect. The place certainly can use a face lift, it's off putting for atmosphere, I certainly don't care for viewable kitchens unless they are spotless, and that's not always easy to do if it's a busy place or an older establishment. Prices are as you expect and there's good deals for the thrifty. The colors of the restaurant are heavy, dark, not well lit, high dark celings which only add to the lack of atmosphere. I do think this might be a poor choice from corporate vs the franchise owner but more could be done to give a lighter feel so you don't feel like you're done before you begin eating. I'm not a fan of fried foods unless it's very dry and light breading however, this isn't what I expected when I walked in and that's not what I got but as a whole it wasn't bad. It all looked fresh (clean grease) and done as well as fried food could be done. I had the coconut shrimp, Cajun shrimp, Pollock filet, & veg egg rolls. Way more than I could eat in two sittings but I tried eveything and was satisfied with all of it. Service was friendly and fairly quick. I showed up 10 min before closing and wasn't rushed or treated as THAT customer coming in 10 min before closing. They just started offering margaritas and those were great. Far better than anticipated for a fish fry place. I would go again but not for a few months, when I get the erge to eat fried...

Entered the restaurant on Friday, September 16th, 2022!! Was seated at our table! Place was busy, but overly!! Server took our order at approximately 5:30-5:40pm! Received our lemon water and anxiously awaited our meal!! And waited, and waited!! The clincher came when the table next to us, who came in after 6, Received their order and we were still waiting!! Asked a server where our order was, she checked, and reported that it apparently went in but the tickets did not print!! Wow!! Had to wait again!! Almost 2 hours later, we finally got our meals! Asked to speak to the manager, was told, he would be out, he's just finishing orders in the kitchen but was offered 20% off our orders or a free dessert!! I advised that I would like a complimentary meal but was so upset that I asked for takeout containers!! Server came back with our containers and advised we would get a $ 20.00 discount!! Packed up our meals, paid the bill and left!! No plans to return to this Joey's again!! Sent an email, expressing my concerns, was told I was "threatening" if I did not receive a response and would post a review on the website!! Well, guess what, its not a threat, its a promise and im posting my concerns!! And my husband was accused of "YELLING" at the server!! At NO point, did he or any of us, yell at anyone in the restaurant!!! We have been to Joey's everywhere we travel and this is the first time we experienced such unprofessional...

We were visiting Brandon and just wanted some good middle of the road food. The food was good and what you'd expect at a Joey's - the green salad was exceptionally good 👍; the service was fast and attentive - or so we thought at first, but it later turned into almost harassment/stalking with the server coming running every few seconds and trying to take our plates away. Due to a medical condition, my son doesn't eat very fast, so this became really irritating really fast. It definitely felt like she couldn't get us out of the shop fast enough; funny when there were other patrons who lingered at their tables after finishing their meals. We were unsure of the reason for this - were we racially/ethnically profiled, or were they just busy and unable to handle the...