PSJ Cellar — Restaurant in Florida

Been watching this place go up for months and finally, on a whim, we made it this evening. What a great addition to our little hamlet of a town - and it's definitely the kind of place that should and can thrive with the local clientele.

What I find unique is the seating, there is an outdoor, garage-themed seating area along with a surprisingly big indoor seating arrangement. A decent sized bar at one end, high-tops take up another third, and the rest is the normal table seating found at any location. Big screens adorn two opposite walls with a varied selection to view from.

The restaurant offers a decent sized menu - not overly ambitious but better than what some would consider watered down by the pandemic. Everything we had we enjoyed, from the pretzel bites and the dipping sauces, to their Maple Raisin Chicken Salad sandwich, to their steak sandwich. Another impressive feature is their drink menu. True to their name, they have a very lengthy offering of spirits - run, whiskey, bourbon, rye; you name it, they have it. Again, it was quite impressive. For beer they had the normal macrobrew offerings but they did have their own red lager they call the PSJ Cellar that was delicious. You really can't go wrong with it.

Service was exceptional, our waitress, Jenny, did a fabulous job of walking us through the menu, taking our endless questions, and keeping tabs on us the entire stay. Also and again, a fabulous job all around.

I say, it's a great start for the new kid on the block - I'll definitely be coming back as this local place, with some strong local support, can become something...

PSJ Cellar Restaurant & Bar, 3780 Curtis Boulevard, Port Saint John, Florida, 32927-

4-Stars

If I graded on the offensive nature of my server, PSJ Cellar would get zero stars. Jean is an old restaurant hand who has seen it all in her 70-plus years. If she ever did believe in service with a smile, she is long over it. Don’t get me wrong, Jean did her job. She was just abrasive and obnoxious. I thought maybe it was just my adorable personality, but no. She spoke poorly to everyone in the restaurant. At any rate, PSJ Cellar is a clean and modern-looking establishment serving excellent offerings. I recommend it. I’m not sure why it is located on a poorly traveled road. I guess the owners deemed the concept “location is everything” a canard. But hey, it works, and I hope this review helps you find it.

My first choice was from the Burgers & Sandwiches section of the menu, the Shrimp Po’Boy, which had large fried shrimp, lettuce, and tomato, served on a toasted buttered hoagie roll, with a great drizzle of PSJ po’boy sauce. The crispy chips that came with it were nicely seasoned and appeared to be made in house.

From the Tacos section, I selected the Fish Tacos, two of them filled with fried fish, cabbage, mozzarella cheese, pico, and a chimichurri drizzle, served with corn salad. These tacos were tasty. Maybe not the best I’ve ever had but satisfying all the same.

The Big Boy says, “Don’t let Cantankerous Jean scare you away, PSJ Cellar’s fare is...

Absolutely terrible service. The waitress charged my boyfriends card for our bill and our friends bill, when he asked for a refund for the other payment, they refunded our friends card, then charged his card and then refunded it. They gave my boyfriend a receipt saying they gave him the refund and said if it doesn't show up within a couple of days come back and we will figure it out. The waitress also knew our friend got refunded twice and she said "if you don't get charged don't even worry about, I don't care anymore". We waited 3 business days and went back in and when he asked to speak to the manager they said they couldn't help right now and needed to find the receipts from that night and said they would call him. They called him back and said they needed proof that the refund went to our friends account after the waitress saw it on his phone that night and nothing on my boyfriends phone. They acted like he was trying to scam them out of money when it was there mistake in the first place. My boyfriend called back saying he had the proof and asked to speak with who he was speaking with before and the manager refused to talk with him and gave the phone to someone else. They told him he would see the refund by tomorrow morning. We understand mistakes happen but this should of been handled in a completely different manner

Edit to add: he never...