Donovan's Reef Reviews Summary

Food and Drinks

Pros:

• "The food is ok and the drinks are very reasonable."
• "Affordable drinks and menu."
• "This is a great place to hang out and drink at the beach. There are lots of options for drinks. The live music is usually amazing."
• "Drinks are priced okay with their great location."
• "Bartenders were very friendly and the drinks were great!"
• "Their Shrimp Quesadillas are out of this world!!"
• "The rum bucket is the best."

Cons:

• "The tiki bar was overcrowded."
• "Parking awful, drinks super expensive and the music was corny."
• "I have never had a drink that was well made from here."
• "Everyone in the group I was with complained about very weak mixed drinks."
• "I feel like every time I ordered a new drink the price was different."
• "The food is probably better at 7-11 across the street."
• "The most horrible bar food."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "The friendliest workers you'll meet."
• "Excellent staff, very friendly staff."
• "Pleasant customer service."
• "Attentive bar tenders."
• "Awesome bartenders and workers."
• "Staff is friendly!"
• "Everyone was so friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "The customer service was pretty rude."
• "The staff are incredibly rude."
• "Old chain smoking guy at the front entrance. Rude, nasty, just over all un inviting.."
• "I had to change seats to be able to order because no bartender would come to help."
• "Worst service ever and I didn’t even have a chance to get a drink first."
• "The 'bouncer' or attendants were extremely rude and tried to break my real I.D. claiming that it’s collateral and they needed two forms."
• "The staff at the front gate are the worst people I’ve ever met in my life."

Location and Accessibility

Pros:

• "This is a beautiful new beach bar. It's right on the beach, with additional hut type bars."
• "Truly love this place as it's right on the beach!"
• "The beach is right there and the ocean is a quick walk away, drink in hand while you touch the water."
• "They own the beach area right next to it and you are allowed to bring your drinks down to the beach and water area as well."
• "Perfect view of beach and great access to the beach!!"
• "Nice place located beach front."
• "Really nice beach bar!!! Great atmosphere and good music, they even have a DJ on the weekends."

Cons:

• "Parking can be a nightmare sometimes."
• "Never any parking they reserve all the spots for employees in both the main and side lot."
• "Parking is very limited so I would recommend getting dropped off."
• "Weekends are too crowded and parking is tough."
• "The parking situation here and around the town is pretty hopeless."
• "Very bad parking situation also, not enough parking..."
• "Parking is always full so try to find parking spot somewhere around this place."

Payment and Charges

Pros:

• "Cash bar only. They don't take credit cards so make sure you have cash with you."
• "FREE unlimited water."
• "Do charge to park in their parking lot but other lots are available."
• "You can bring your own beach chair though!"
• "Cash only though they do have an ATM with a fee."

Cons:

• "Parking $15 CASH ONLY plus $10 Cash ONLY entry charge."
• "This place is cash only which is always a pain."
• "They charges around $10 for the entry fee."
• "Parking is $15, Kinda strange to charge for parking if your spending money at their establishment eating and drinking all day."
• "That’s absolutely absurd and we will make sure everyone in this town and surrounding areas know to never step foot on this property."