Ok before I get started let me say this. I visited this restaurant for the first time with 4 of my close, strong opinionated friends and when we get together it's always a lot of laughs, talking, and easily some confusion lol. Ok now to the review.
This was my first time visiting this restaurant but I know it's the sister restaurant to Kindred which I've heard great things about so I was definitely excited about visiting this restaurant. We actually went for lunch on this particularly day. Upon approaching the restaurant, the exterior was white yet chic. One of my friends remembered when this location was the Rusty Rudder and was actually surprised at how they had transformed this location ("the bathroom used to be over there" she said).
The interior décor of this location was really cool and had an 80's vibe. There is cool lights and furniture and even a photo booth (check out the pics). The restaurant itself however is not very big. Ok let's talk about the food...so this was a Wednesday and I was living on the edge since it was hump day so I ordered the Skillet Burger with Beef Fat Fries (I paid for this later at the gym when I almost passed out). My group of friends ordered primarily the Skillet Burger or the Calabash Chicken sandwich. Fast forward to how the food taste. We ordered the hushpuppies as an appetizer and I thought it was just ok. Something was missing with the hushpuppies and I really don't know what but I wouldn't order them again. My burger arrived and it was slightly undercooked and so was my friend's burger. We actually ended up sending it back however they were very accommodating and apologetic. When we finally received our food, the burger was pretty good not the best burger I've ever had but good. There are a million sesame seeds on the bun though so don't be alarmed. The fries were hot and fresh. From our conversation with the waiter they tend to cook their burgers on the medium side so if that is a problem for you rethink your choice or discuss with your waiter/waitress. Overall, I rate the food a B as I would definitely give the food another try and I loved their eclectic menu.
Customer service was fantastic our waiter was attentive and because we sent the burgers back due to them being undercook the manager actually comp'd our entire table which was a great surprise. Of course, we paid it back to the waiter but this just goes to show that the manager cares about our experience and wants us to visit this location again which I will.
The restaurant sits right on the water and will have a balcony opening soon just in time for the warmer weather. I'm giving this restaurant 4 stars as the food was good, décor was not average, customer service was great, and they will soon have a balcony with great views right off the water.