Longboards Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Florida

I gave the restaurant a four in total because of our second experience. The first night we went in and were pleasantly surprised by the service and the food. I ordered the shrimp tacos and was given grilled shrimp tacos that were so flavorful and perfectly cooked and seasoned so well with a juicy and refreshing slaw, my friend had the grouper tacos which were also cooked perfectly and she paired it with the corn side which was again seasoned perfectly and our other friend ordered the chicken tenders and said they were fried to her liking. The lady that helped us order Thursday evening was so helpful and pleasant. We enjoyed it so much we made the choice to visit this location again. The second experience was not as pleasant but the food was still delicious at least. I ordered the shrimp tacos again because they were so tasty I couldn’t stop thinking about them. Well to my surprise I was brought fried shrimp and when I asked the lady that helped us on Friday evening she stated there were two different ones. I checked the menu and she was correct but neither stated if they are fried or not just jumbo shrimp and the other says popcorn so assume fried but I ordered the same way I did before as I wasn’t even aware they had a fried option. The lady stated you have to specify but didn’t offer to exchange. I was upset because the fried were no where near as good and shouldn’t the establishment train their staff to ask as both workers assumed and didn’t ask me which one when all I said was shrimp tacos. Just train them to ask. Other than that the food was amazing and we liked the vibe...

Okay so it wasn't terrible but I wanted to mention a couple of things. When the server came to take our drink orders she mentioned two for one margaritas. I was already ordering one for myself but when she mentioned the sale I asked my mom if she wanted one. I asked the server again to be sure I heard right "they're two for one?", she replied "yes". She was very nice. She helped my mom pick out a margarita and then we ordered our food. We got boneless wings, pizza and a burger. The burger was really good, the wings and pizza were alright, not bad. The bill came and she charged us for two margaritas and when we asked her about it she said "it's only two for one if the same person orders two for themselves". But that was never mentioned and it was clear that I was having one and then we added my mom one when she mentioned the sale. So that was disappointing. During the lunch we had a photographer come up to us and take a photo. She quickly returned to try and sell us the picture. She was perfectly nice but we were just trying to sit and have some family time and it was a bit off putting. She then caught us at the door to ask again if we wanted the photos. Also let me throw in that we ordered a salad, she took the order, asked which dressing we wanted and then when the food came she said "We don't have salads." LOL Not a terrible place but the mediocre food isn't worth the money and the slight feeling of being scammed. With lots of options in PCB, I'd go somewhere else for...

Strange setup to have to order food in one place & drinks at the bar before you can sit down. Food was mid grade & it made 2 of our 4 people have to rush to the restroom before we even left. My main complaint is that both the girl taking food orders & the bartender told me the 2 for 1 drink deal was that I could get 2 of any drink; a beer and a margarita for ex. So I ordered a beer and a peach margarita. Bartender made it, rang it up & gave it to me. Then he said “It’s not BOGO tho unless it’s the same drink” what?! That’s not how either person said it to me. I paid $26 for a miller light & the sweetest peach margarita I have ever had with what tasted like very little tequila. I talked to a repeat customer later & he said yeah they do that here. Wow…

On top of this annoyance as we watched another lady at the bar argue with the bartender when he did the same thing to her, we also had a lady with a camera approach our table and say “we are taking pictures for the restaurant, do you want to try?” Then she snapped a picture. Ok… she then asked for my phone number… it’s an another way to steal your money. She came out with our picture in a snow globe type frame with a price list. Felt worse than when your on a roller coaster at Carowinds & they try to sell you your picture.

No not worth it. So many other restaurants here in PCB. This was a lesson learned not a good...