Bahama Breeze

Review Date: January 28, 2024; 4 stars

My family and I visited this restaurant on January 25, 2024 during happy hour. There were nine of us so our server put two tables together to accommodate us.

This was my first time being there during happy hour. I was intrigued by their special of half off all appetizers during happy hour, so I ordered a few appetizers to try them out along with some Jerk Chicken Wings. Our food came out within a decent timeframe; however, my mother’s order was missing. The server apparently did not write down my mom’s order so she had to wait a while for her food while everyone had their food and had began to eat.

The food was tasty, and the portions were okay. The crab and cheese dip was flavorful, and you can actually taste the crab meat. The yuca cheese sticks were crispy and enjoyable; I enjoyed the buffalo type sauce with it better than the ranch type sauce.

The jerk wings were also pretty good. Not as I expected but they were still good; I was not a fan of the sauce that came with the jerk wings as it was a little powdery tasting to me. I am from the islands so for me this dish wasn’t authentic, but it tasted well.

Everyone enjoyed their meal and the ability to spend a little time together.

Review Date: June 10, 2021; 3 stars

My daughter was about to graduate from high school. We had a lot of family members coming for her graduation, so we decided to make reservations at Bahama Breeze. There were 16 of us. The online reservation system instructed to calI the restaurant to make reservations as the # of guests exceeded the online capability. I called the restaurant to make the reservations and told them the quantity of guests; however, I was instructed to go back to the online reservation system and make three separate reservations in order to capture the total amount of guests in my party. I questioned this as I expected that we would all be sitting in the same area.

I created 3 separate reservations. I left a comment on each of the online reservations stating the situation. When we arrived at the restaurant, I went to check in at the front. When the rep realized that all 3 reservations were for one party, she seemed baffled and wasn’t sure how to handle that. She went and got someone else. The person she got told me they don’t have availability for all 3 reservations to be in the same area, and that we would be set up across the entire restaurant.

This was not acceptable because that defeats the purpose of why we decided to go to this restaurant in the first place. I expressed my disappointment.

They eventually got us in the same location; however, we had to wait an additional 30 minutes. We agreed to wait but no one was happy about this. This restaurant had every opportunity to prepare and plan accordingly for our situation. They were not prepared, and they did not take any of this into consideration at all.

We eventually got seated and were all in the same area. We made the best of the situation and did what we could to have our celebration. It was not ideal but it was workable. One table got their food quickly but the other two tables waited quite a long time for our food. We were on different schedules it seemed. That created a little bit of a challenge but we worked with it.

The food was good. The portions were acceptable. Some of the dishes were not well seasoned and required additional salt and pepper. Our servers were good. The male server for the two tables was very professional and offered good suggestions. He was not very timely with our food but he was friendly and approachable and did his job. The female server for that one table was also professional and brought out their dishes expeditiously. My favorite item was my drink.

Other than the inconveniences experienced during the reservation process and once we arrived there, we managed to have a satisfactory celebration. In the future, I would definitely be considering another restaurant that can better accommodate us.