McCurdy’s Restaurant & Deck

Background: Myself and a party of 11 on a Wednesday night. Sat outside. Not crowded when we arrived.
Service: Waitress kept making excuses for not doing simple tasks (bringing us sugar, bringing out meals, drinks, straws. Yes. These were all separate tasks that all could’ve been done in one walk) Her reason was, «Sorry I’m running back and forth between like 5 tables.» Call me cynical, but I didn’t believe her, but regardless, why are you making your customers feel bad for you? Stop making excuses and get what needs to be done. It made things awkward.
Atmosphere: The front desk was messy, wires behind the counter, boxes, and water bottles on the floor. A manager was talking to his employees and said out loud, «Okay. Somebody is lying to me.» I’m not sure what the context of the conversation was, but you just don’t have that talk near the bathroom where customers pass by. The environment was just not one I wanted to be in.
Food: Luke warm. Everything. Fries. Burger. Wings. Burger was less than average, fries not worth eating more than two. Wings were okay and would’ve been good if they had just been hot when I received them.
I would’ve put more thought into this review, but I don’t want to waste my time because I won’t be coming back. This is just a warning for those who dare to go.

We visit Atlantic Beach every year, two to three times. We are always looking for a new eating experience, and I persuaded my friend to eat at McCurdy’s. The deck was very nice, music coming from another outdoor establishment. We did not have a reservation and was told it would be a 35 minute wait, and we agreed to still dine there. We had a great glass of wine, nice touch of $ 5.00 per glass. Then everything went downhill. One hour later, no acknowledgment of our table, just two very inexperienced hostesses not doing their job. I then went in after 1 hour and 20 minutes to remind them of our long wait. I was not angry until i walked away and one of your staff mumbled that everyone was waiting. That infuriated me and i then returned to the desk to let them know i was not happy. Then after another 15 minutes a girl came out and said they could not seat anymore people, because of a situation in the kitchen. They then offered us a $ 50.00 gift certificate to us. I have been the the restaurant business for many years and it seems to me there was no manager on duty that night. They also, need to blend customers without reservations in so they don’t have to wait so long. You had a lot of unhappy people leave there that night. Unless you have the most amazing food on the island, this restaurant is not worth the wait.

We have eaten here the past at few years of coming to Atlantic Beach. We came back because the atmosphere and food used to be great. Tonight the service was terrible and the food was mediocre at best. We had to wait more than 15 minutes for all of the tables food to come out. And then some if it was still missing. We will not be coming back.

Great food! Only 4 stars because we had to wait 10 min before anyone said hi how can we help you. We were seated quick but getting help took forever! After we did get helped the waiter was great!

One of our favorite places to eat in Atlantic Beach. We love the atmosphere, the waterfront view from the deck and the crab legs! The hush puppies are awesome too. They serve them with butter. Yum!

My experience was mediocre. The stuffed flounder, asparagus and garlic mashers were really good but my boyfriends ribs were not thoroughly cooked. They were cold on the inside. Shaking my head. View was nice though.

You would have thought after the bad experience I had last year with McCurdy’s, I would have learned my lesson. The issue with McCurdy’s is not the food, it’s the service. My party of 4 was seated, then ignored while the waitress served 2 other parties that came in after we had. We got the basket of hushpuppies and that was it. We sat and watched as our «waitress» ran attentive circles around the other customers and said she’d «be right with us» even though she should have been serving us first. Lesson learned. I will NEVER again go to McCurdy’s

Celebrated my Birthday dinner at McCurdy’s based on favorable Unilocal reviews. It did not disappoint. Arrived just in time for a Sunset on the Sound, breathtaking. Outdoor seating is a must weather permitting. We attempted to brave high winds, but were almost blown away. Amy, our Waitress, was outstanding, and allowed us to retreat inside. She was beyond amicable, and had a great sense of humor. Checked in on Unilocal,and was awarded a Free Dessert! Awesome.
Ordered the following: Salad Wedge with Bacon, Tomatoes, Cheese, and Blue Cheese Dressing-(Good) Caeser’s Salad-(Fair) Moonlight Bay Burger which was decadently lathered with Crabmeat and Cheese-(Very Good) Cheese Burger with a side of massive Onion Rings-(Good). Portions were very generous, completely filling us, and sending us home with a substantial Doggy Bag-(Bonus)
Free delicious Chocolate Dessert followed that was sinful! Again, 5-​star vistas, Amy was a Rock Star, and overall the food was good. Thanks for a great Birthday experience.

I had the fried shrimp and scallops and while the type of breader they used is not my favorite, it was still good. The shrimp were large and cooked well, but the breader kept falling off the scallops. The slaw had a strong prominent flavor, maybe vinegar? And the tartar sauce was kind of bland.
My other half had chicken carbonara and added shrimp. It was a huge portion of pasta. It could have had more mushrooms. He really liked it. They added a good portion of shrimp, and the chicken was good. It was nice of them to take 10% off for mis-​quoting the upcharge for shrimp.
Service was good. Their hushpuppies are great. We had a great view from the window. And even though it’s pricey, we did have leftovers for another dinner.

I ordered a burger and fries and it was bigger than I could handle! I took ½ of it home! They give you hush puppies when you sit down! What a nice change!!!

Good experience …5:30 on a Sunday no wait… Indoor and outdoor seating available… After being in the sun all day we chose indoor. Great hush puppies served for the table. Shrimp quesadilla was a really good app. Dinners were pricy

Never again. Seated. Waited almost 20 min, no server. Moderately busy. At least 4 servers and the bar manager passed our table. One asked if we had been greeted. We said no. She said ok and left. 10 min later we got up and left. Table behind us asked why we were leaving. The told us the food was awful. Sent things back multiple times. Menu is not as vast as advertised.

i’m writing this from memory as we’d visited McCurdy’s last year on vacation. i remember liking my dinner (gumbo) but Danielle’s fish (whatever the special was that night) was completely overcooked. her father also got that dish and his was also overcooked. he basically refused a new plate while Danielle got a new plate — cooked right. the owner did come to talk to us and was a nice enough guy.
the hush puppies — served instead of bread/​rolls — were fantastic. we couldn’t stop eating them. in fact, we wanted to go back and try to order hush puppies to go this year but they’re only open 5−8pm and we just weren’t around during those hours.

Very nice. Heat for kids and adults. We ate outside. View was fantastic. Kids had the penne pasta. Pre meal hush puppies were fresh and hot. Adults had mahi and swordfish specials. Very good. Had a few drinks and the dessert was great. Certainly will return

Excellent dinner, nice variety of selections. Fresh and filling!
Seated immediately and great service from Tabatha.
Nice Unilocal offer of free dessert!

Ate here in June of 2015. The service was good, the hush puppies were good but the rest of the food was really horrible. We were a large party of 13 and only 2 diners liked their food. One young diner got very ill after eating here that night and an adult less so, but still got sick.
I won’t elaborate, but after writing a review on Trip Advisor, the owner proceeded to harass me via private messaging b/​c of the review, claiming no way my child could have gotten sick from their food. Did not post anything online, just via PM. No place is perfect, but this place really was not good and the number of good reviews surprises me and makes me wonder what quality of food some of the other reviews are used to.

After many recommendations, we finally decided to try McCurdys for dinner. We dined mid-​week, arriving around 530pm and encountered no wait for a party of 3.
The meal started out with a bucket of hush puppies. These were different than any others I’ve encountered. They had a slight hint of onion to them and were shaped like onion rings. Served with butter, they were delicious and didn’t last long. The hush puppies were followed by their crab dip appetizer, which was pretty good (plenty of crab) but topped with a bit too much cheese. The hush puppies get a 9 out of 10 and the crab dip an 8 out of 10.
Our entrees arrived, properly spaced from the delivery of our appetizer. I went with a beach-​basic, the fried shrimp entrée with fresh cut fries. Portions were just right. The shrimp were not overly breaded, just right IMO. My son got a chicken tender basic with fries, which looked good and resulted in no complaints. Both the Shrimp entrée and the chicken tender basket get an 9 out of 10. Hard to screw up fried shrimp and chicken and they didn’t!
The environment of the restaurant is better than I expected. I find a lot of the beach restaurants have a sticky, greasy feel to them. This one does not. It appeared clean and well kept. Nice views from the outdoor seating and wait area. They even had a couple of cornhole games setup outside to pass the time.
Customer Service was phenomenal! All of the staff was hustling and doing something, be it clearing a table, picking up a straw wrapper or running orders. The staff there was young, mostly all college aged kids. Not a one was fooling with their phone and all seemed in-​tune to why they were there. They seemed to be well trained. Our waitress was Elizabeth and she couldn’t have been any more helpful. She checked in with us frequently and kept our glasses topped off. Service was off the chart terrific!
It was a great 1^st visit and we took advantage of the Unilocal check-​in, receiving our free dessert (thanks for the tip Unilocal’ers)!!

Absolutely loved it. We ordered salad (regular and wedge), crab legs, stuffed chicken breast, and ribs.
Fairly quick, but not lightning quick. Food was delicious and done to perfection. Serving sizes were quite large.
The highlight, though, was our server, Adrienne. Friendly, attentive, and fast, and she gave us vacationers a bunch of suggestions of things to do, places to see, and even other restaurants to try.
Highly recommended. Will go back next year, and probably again this year.

Amazing view. Average food and slow service. That’s sums it all up in my opinion.
Visited last night for dinner. We were seated promptly and the staff was very nice. Wife ordered a drink and it took a bit of time to get to the point that we went to the bar to get it ourselves. Ordered the gumbo and surf and turf. The gumbo was not what I am used to. It’s more curry like than creole spices and the surf and turf could’ve used more salt. Overall this place is just average in my opinion.

Smelled great before I got my food. CRAB DIP ON A BURGER!!! My burger was over done and my bread was hard and it was still great how did they do that I wasn’t starving so I wasn’t fooling myself. It’s just great tasting food.