T.I.G.F (this is garden food) — Restaurant in Port Saint Joe

Don't let the confusing name cloud your judgement of the best food to be found in PSJ, if not the entire Panhandle. Located one block off the "tourist" strip you'll find plenty of parking just before you enter the open concept restaurant. The poorly designed menu is very much adult themed, but my date and I tried a total of 3 items and each one was presented and tasted exponentially well. The sirloin is an absolute must if you enjoy red meat. My date had the Pasta Peso with house salad, which I found myself dipping my steak into the dressing of the salad. It was that good! Amongst all of the unstated confusion one thing is quite clear, there is passion in the plate and if you can bite your tongue on some of the concepts and customer service, you'll walk away saying to yourself you literally found a GEM! I cannot wait to return.

Constructive Feedback... change the name...it's double confusing...TGIF/TIGF and Garden = Salads...not Farm to Table, Table to Farm have a professional restaurant marketing company design the menu. looks like a chef designed it. train, inspect, expect your wait/server staff. this single experience dominated our table talk and it wasn't good. hire a local artist to re-create your chalkboard menu. use your ideas but the artists talent. remove the retail items from the restaurant unless it's your own branded food items. it looks like a "clearance" corner and none of the items piggyback on your brand stop filtering the images of your food on Facebook and post photos of the interior...

We love everything about this place. David and Natasha have worked very hard to make this restaurant what it is. They have a rooftop garden where most of their ingredients come from. The food is excellent, and the word excellent honestly doesn't even do it justice! We've been there twice and I haven't had anything I didn't like. The first time we had the fish of the day which was mahi mahi. The sauce over it had sausage and we don't eat pork, so on the spot, David came up with a different sauce that would compliment the fish and it was OUTSTANDING. We were so happy and thankful that they made that accomodation just for us. I've had mahi mahi at every restaurant in town to mexico beach and apalachicola. It's one of my favorites. This one was hands down, the best I've ever had. Natasha does her very best to make you feel welcome and at home, we have had some very good conversations with her. I would encourage you to be patient with them. They are a new restaurant, it's just the two of them, no staff members. Everything is made from scratch, sauce made to order, etc. Everything is David's own signature recipe, and I promise, you won't be disappointed in his work! Truly an art. When dining, please remember too, that english is not their first language, so as I said, be patient, and you will not be disappointed! Oh, and make sure you get a salad with David's made from scratch house dressing. It's unlike anything else you'll...

Atmosphere: chic vibe, minimalist and open spaces with a garden focus. There's a small kids section that proved invaluable for our little one.

Service: nice waitress/ hostess. Only one person but the establishment isn't huge and so the number of diners is limited, so service was quick and friendly.

Food: the food was excellent. My wife had a panini (all house made bread) which was delicious, and I had a truffle cibata burger. The fries were a decent portion, fresh from the fryer, with appropriate salt. The burger was cooked exactly as requested, and with minimal seasoning which meant that the flavor of the meat came through instead of being covered up. This was unexpected but excellent. Accompanying the burger and fries was a small salad with a house made dressing which tasted like a tangy curry. Very nice. It may have been my favorite part of the meal since I hadn't tasted that before.

The sweet tea is excellent and well flavored with some herbs. If I lived down here I would be coming frequently. Two meals came out to be 23 dollars which is insane for the quality. I would definitely recommend and also call for reservations to ensure that...