Drew's Bayshore Bistro Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff was all wonderful, attentive and friendly."
• "The server was extremely knowledgeable and attentive to what I ate and what was brought to the table."
• "Service was outstanding and the food was excellent."
• "Staff is nice and helpful."
• "Staff is always very nice and knowledgeable."
• "Each and every server is attentive, informative, and kind."
• "The servers were unbelievably friendly."

Cons:

• "The service was slow and mediocre at best."
• "All 4 members of my group were sweating and uncomfortable from the heat."
• "Service was really slow."
• "Horrible service waited 20 minute for service when a table was served before us we walked out and left."
• "The service was super super slow, my husband loves this place and is saying he will not come back."
• "The waitress was the worst… Short tempered, rude, and demeaning."
• "Parking is hard to come by, and the desserts took a little long to come out due to a party of 12 also dining."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was good, but not great."
• "The ceviche tuna apateizer was deliciously fresh with the perfect amount of acid."
• "The food is always amazing."
• "Everything we ordered was layered with flavor."
• "The food here is off the charts!"
• "The food was fresh, beautifully presented and very tasty."
• "The food is always outstanding!"

Cons:

• "Dessert, on the other hand, was not only weak, but arguable a waste of money."
• "Not impressed with over priced food."
• "The jambalaya he always gets was so spicy he couldn’t eat it."
• "The voodoo shrimp was too sweet and not enough heat with the corn bread being waaaaaay too sweet, making the dish too sweet and unbalanced."
• "The shrimp and grits not up to their usual standard."
• "One of the meals was without a doubt super fishy, chewy and not edible."
• "The City Jambalaya's flavor was too overwhelming and had too much rice."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The room was attractive, but so noisy."
• "The new location is rather nice, and better ambience than some of the others."
• "Really good vibe with the new decor."
• "In a friendly relaxed restaurant that's sophisticated, easy going, and fun all at the same time."
• "Laid back atmosphere is great for big group or intimate dinner for two."
• "The new location is beautiful."
• "Very romantic with great food and service!"

Cons:

• "The place is loud."
• "All 4 members of my group were sweating and uncomfortable from the heat."
• "Unfortunately the AC inside the restaurant just isn’t sufficient to cool it down enough to enjoy the atmosphere."
• "Non descript restaurant atmosphere, could use a little finesse."
• "Little too dark for me."
• "In summer months, the new space gets a bit warm with an open kitchen & high ceilings challenging the ac to keep up."
• "Funny and trashy dumpster setup near the front door."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "There is a small parking lot, but plenty of street parking."
• "It’s still hard to get in here without reservations. But it is really worth the wait or worth making a reservation."
• "You sometimes need to make reservations over a week in advance for weekends, but it's well worth it."
• "It is advisable to make a reservation, as the restaurant can get busy."
• "Definitely need reservations. You can call a day or 2 before, but weekends are always fully booked."
• "Make sure to make a reservation a month in advance as it is always packed."
• "It's a small Cajun restaurant that serves up to a certain amount of people. You need a reservation and it's only open 4 hours a night (5pm-9pm)."

Cons:

• "Be prepared to look for street parking."
• "No guest WiFi in combination with bad cellphone reception."
• "One thing of note is there is a $6 sharing charge, which we were not happy about as we always share entrees and apps."
• "First, parking is pretty bad. They have a very limited lot."
• "Limited parking 🅿️, be ready to walk for a few minutes."
• "Parking is hard to come by, and the desserts took a little long to come out due to a party of 12 also dining."
• "Great food and service, but they play games with reservations."