Tortuga Grill & Pub

Odd. We came at 7:15. lots of open tables, but they could not take us in because they had reservations. They could only accommodate a party of two ahead of us. In the bar area. Totally understand that. You are booked. No seats.

The gal at the front offered for us to be on her WhatsApp in case something came up. 15 minutes later she texted us and said there was an open table. Awesome.

Strangely, as we’re sitting here at 8:15 there are 80% open tables. I commented to the waiter wondering if their other reservation customers had later evening reservations. He said he was "hoping" more people would come in. Hmmmmm. We don’t really understand what happened. Maybe they just wanted to seat the tables of five or six instead of a table two.

As we leave Tortuga at 8:45. The restaurant is only 10 percent full. Those "reservations" never came in. Bummer. We would have enjoyed the lovely seats by the windows eating our meal and sipping on a bottle of wine.

On other notes.....

The vibe is uber chic. Nice music. Very beautiful place with amazing ocean views.

Cocktails were good. I ordered a Mojito and it was delicious.

Food was four out of five Thue ribeye was a hit. Bruscetta nice. The mango and avocado salad was disappointing as the avocado was very hard. Did not have any flavor.

Once we sat. Service wasvery nice. Quick and friendly.

Overall. I hope this place does better. It's beautiful. Service is prompt and friendly. They just need a better seating program.