Marlin Moon Grille

Great, fun place at the beach with entertaining staff. Wings are the Bomb! Fresh fish choices every nite!

Love the tuna nachos! Service can be a slow, when not busy. Staff friendly. Food always good. Kid friendly.

I so wanted to like Marlin Moon Grille and was looking forward to a great dinner with my husband before a movie at Beaches Movie Theater. Unfortunately the experience was pretty much a disappointment except for our awesome waiter, Tim.
We started with a glass of wine each and a shared plate of Tuna Nachos. My Kendal Jackson was something other than KJ which I drink all of the time, so I sent it back for a Pinot Grigio which tasted like water. The nachos had a great blend of sauces, seaweed, and tuna but were skimpy — just 5 wontons. Often because people share often an appetizer it would have been smart of them to at least serve six wontons. For our entrees we ordered the Crab Ravioli and Chesapeake Oysters. The oysters were quite good but the ravioli was disappointing. Though the ravioli appeared to be made from scratch (kudos) the vodka sauce tasted like that cheap nacho sauce you get at a ballgame.
Sticky floors, good music, nice décor.

The food is always good here. Favorite place of Jax Beach Locals. Friendly laid back atmosphere w a Maryland Flair. Crabcakes are some of best around. Lots of lump crab meat. I always enjoy the calamari w Pesto & Marinara sauce. The Grilled Mahi Rueben is really really good. I suggest getting it blackened.

Went for the first time for lunch a couple days ago, with some friends. Turned out we were the only people in the whole restaurant for the entire time we were there! But no matter, the food was good and so was service. Ordered the Fuzzy Navel crush, which was good… but my friend ordered the Lime Crush and she didnt’ like it as much so I swapped with her… I thought the Lime was tasty too! Ordered the peel and eat shrimp which were perfect (I’ve had at other places and they tend to be overcooked, but no here), and the Beef Skewer appetizer which was quite tasty (the skewer is listed as an app, but could have been ordered by itself as lunch, it was pretty large with the onions mushroom and potatoes!). This townie will be back when I’m at the beach!

On our final evening of our florida holiday we found this one on Unilocal with a lot of good reviews. So we decided to go there. Good choice.
Very friendly welcome and our waitress immediately came to the table offered us the specials and a gave us some recommendations.
We had the house white wine a nice Chardonnay. For starters the wings with the house seasoning. Ooooh. How nice. We could have eaten much more of this, but we still had our main course. The swordfish and Frankie’s pasta.
Not only were the portion huge the taste was extraordinary. We did not had such good sea food for a while. Very tasty swordfish with well seasoned rice
And the pasta was only half of the portion. The other half was seafood.
Very good. And they played music of the 60-​ies and 70-​ies.
All around a very nice dinner.
If you be in Jacksonville Beach, don’t miss that.

came here looking for something special on a friday night. unfortunately not what we got.
my husband had the mahi which was decent enough. I got the crab ravioli with wine soaked spinach — mediocre at best and a lettuce wedge that came completely drenched in dressing and topped with cold, weird bacon that tasted like hot dog.
all the while black flies buzzed around us, landing on and around our food utterly ruining any chance we had of enjoying ourselves. when we mentioned to the waitress, she just laughed uncomfortably and said there was nothing they could do. yuck !

First time… our service was exceptional… point on with the crab cakes… omg…best ones I’ve had for years. Panama city doesn’t male them like this. the coconut key lime pie with fresh blueberry sauce is like nothing you’ve ever enjoyed. .oh yes. we will come back for more… Brya is an excellent. …excellent. …server:)…:)
Totally farout experience

Wow — top 10 meals of all time.
Was a little scared at first, outside nothing to write home about — in fact it really does an injustice to what goes on inside… Once inside cute light classy but casual atmosphere — then we ordered:
The «Mom’s Shrimp» appetizer was incredible — the sauce was so good the waiter was nice enough to bring us extra bread to sop it up. The creamy crab soup was perfect. then the main courses:
Wife got crab cakes — perfectly seasoned, not bready — she said best she’s ever had — I ordered the blackened mahi — perfect thick piece of fish seasoned well without being overbearing — fantastic. The sides (spinach, asparagus, these little potatoes cut in half and cheesy grits) were all great as well.
The fun was the drinks — wife got the cherry lime crush, I got the key lime crush… both were great, but her’s was better — tasted like an adult kiddie cocktail — I’m going to try to replicate these at home.
Great night, incredible drinks, good food — $ 130 with tip — solid value for top notch seafood.

5stars if we were just talking about the food. The food was incredible! Presentation and taste were amazing. We started with the tuna nachos and raviolis. So fresh and flavorful. I had the beef tenderloin. The bed of Brussels and sweet potatoes really topped it off. So good.
The service was horrible. Our server was definitely drunk. It was horrible. Our first bar order was completely wrong. And he was very slow to take our order. We sat down at 730 and didn’t have dinner in front of us until 9. It was bad.
Thank God for the amazing food. We will definitely return.

The beaches hidden GEM! This place is awesome. Not only is all their food to die for, but dang do theses guys know how to throw together a cocktail! Great for date night or just a fun night out.

Came in for lunch I was really happy to see they opened at 11:30 for lunch! Wanted something worth my money they recommend the crabby burger and it was not a disappointment at all! Very juicy and thick burger! Thanks marlin moon I will be back. I want to try your tuna nachos!

This is a rare one-​star review– but this place does not deserve their four stars. Service was awful, I mean awful awful. Our waitress seemed drunk. No joke. And then the food started arriving. Calamari? Bland, rubbery, oily, not crisp. Everything you don’t want. Crab dip? A cheesy messy glop that tasted old and lazy. Then the mains. The shrimp pasta was laughable. The sauce tasted like heavy cream mixed with heavy cream mixed with no seasoning mixed with overcooked flour. Crabcake sandwich? Ok– but forgettable. Grouper was fresh– but the sauce was cloying and the veggies were uninspired and unevenly cooked. Mahi with shrimp was overcooked and oversalted. And everything was expensive. This is food for old people that don’t give a shit anymore. Made by people who don’t give a shit anymore, or never did. Awful awful food.

I enjoyed my dinner here the other night! I sat on the patio and had the ladida pasta. It was excellent and the portion was huge! It was full of seafood and flavor. I also tried the mahi, asparagus, and pepper grits. They were delicious as well! There is dukes on tap, which is an added bonus for me! I would return and recommend this place for people who love seafood!

I give this restaurant a 3.5 stars not 4. This is my first review so I have not figured out how to give half stars yet or if it’s even possible.
I dined here on a busy Saturday evening with a friend and my boyfriend. I have been wanting to try this place because I heard that they have the best crab cake in town. So when my girl friend, Kel, who is the best hair stylist in town (foiled rotten — go find her) was craving seafood, or more specifically, a po boy, I suggested we try marlin moon grille.
When we arrived, parking was minimal in front of the restaurant but got lucky and found one. Inside the restaurant, it was a full house but the hostess said that we will be seated in 5 minutes so we decided to wait at the bar. We ordered Jim beam and ginger ale. Liquor to soda ratio was decent which made it worth the $ 5.50 price tag.
As 10 mins go by we noticed that there were only 2 people working the restaurant that night which contributed a lot to the 3.5 stars. So after 20 minutes of waiting, we had the feeling that the hostess forgot about us so we flagged for her attention and she went ahead and sat us at the high top tables by the bar which had been vacant the whole time.
When we were finally seated, our orders were taken right away. We ordered the onion rings and calamari to start with. The onion rings ($ 4) were one of the best I’ve had. It is up there with Ted’s and J. Alexander’s onion rings. The batter is nice and crisp and not greasy. It came with some kind of aioli which was quite tasty as well. Unfortunately, the server forgot to put in our order of calamari ($ 10? Maybe) so we did not have any until the end of our meal. They happily comped the calamari for us though which was a very nice gesture.
For my entrée, I ordered the crab cake ($ 18) and I was oh so very excited. I ordered it with asparagus and rice. When it arrived in front of me, I was pleasantly surprised that it was all crab meat. It looked like the perfect crab cake. Better than most fancy restaurants i have been to. I ordered a single and the portion was just right. 5 oz. I believe. However, I was a bit disappointed when I took my first bite. It was overly salted. For a crab cake of that quality, they should’ve lightly seasoned it and let the crab meat do all of the talking. The salt definitely cheapened the taste in my opinion.
My mancake ordered the blackened mahi sandwich and Kel ordered the shrimp po boy. Both with fries. They were both happy with their food. The calamari was very good as well. It was not over cooked like at most places and the batter was the same as the onion rings. The sauces that came with the calamari were the best. A marinara sauce and some type of butter with basil sauce. Their fries were very delicious as well.
Overall it was an okay dining experience. It is worth noting that while service was slow, the server and bartender were super friendly and pleasant and did a fantastic job running a full restaurant with just the two of them. I would definitely go back and maybe ask for them to lightly salt my crab cake next time.

We recently took a trip out to the beach to try Marlin Moon Grille. My friend Samantha is a waitress there and has been telling me how great the food is. We finally made it out there, and now we are mad that we waited that long! The restaurant is located in the spot that Taco Lu recently vacated. We visited on a Wednesday night and they were pretty busy. Even though there were a lot of tables, the service was really good. Samantha came around and checked on us frequently. She was great, and I’m not just saying that because I know her!
We tried a few different appetizers– Tuna Nachos, Shrimp and Grits, and Crab Cakes.
My husband got the LaTeDa Pasta (which was hilarious listening to him try to pronounce). It had Shrimp, Lobster, Lump Crab, Shittake Mushrooms and Asparagus in an Asiago Cheese Cream Sauce tossed with Ribbon Pasta. I tried a little bit of it and it was ridiculous good. He was also raving about it for a long while.
Verdict: Loved it!
If you are looking for a great special occasion place, you should definitely consider Marlin Moon Grille. The food was very fresh and the service was great!

Yummy seafood place! We got there and were seated in a nice, secluded area. We ordered the Orange Crush and Ruby Red Grapefruit Crush — both good and surprisingly strong. I’d say we each ordered 3 – 4 Crush drinks and were sufficiently tipsy.
We got the crab ravioli to start off with — they were pretty good and the crab filling tasted fresh. I got Freddy’s seafood pasta and my boyfriend got the Chicken pasta thing… I forgot what it’s called. Both were super good and I was happy with my food. The pastas were pretty pricey, considering they didn’t come with sides or anything, but I can’t trust my judgment after downing 3 Orange Crushes.
The free bread that comes with everything wasn’t very good, but that’s my only complaint (and it was free).

It’s Lent and we cannot eat meat on Fridays until Easter. Seafood is fine so we decided on Marlin Moon Grille.
My girlfriend ordered the twin Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes. It’s jumbo alright. I had one and we both liked it. I ordered the ½ lb. Fried Jumbo Shrimp plate with mashed potatoes and vegetable of the day with a side of caesar salad. Too much caesar dressing on the salad. The shrimp was great! It came with about 7 pieces of shrimp, but I didn’t realize that I should have gotten at least 16 pieces according to the menu. The plate looked full, but 7-​pcs does not equal ½ lb. 16 pieces = YES. Oh well, we already left the restaurant. I love shrimp! I definitely could have eaten more. Maybe next time.

Glad I had found a great deal on Living Social. Purchased it without thinking — them was blessed to attend a Unilocal events where I was able to taste test so many great items. The event when great and dinner with a friend was just as impressive.
You will miss this place if you are not extremely observation. If you are going toward the beach — the restaurant is loocated on your LEFT hand side. Google maps and Apple maps seem to direct you to the back of the restuarant and make you take unnecessary turns.
Krab Balls — delicious — the the sauce is unbarely sweet
Tuna Nachos — freaking deliciouls — could have been a whole meal
Grilled Mahi — extremely fresh
(He wouldn’t share his shrimp but he cleaned his plate so I guess they were just as good as everything else we tried.)
Chicken Rockerfeller — I over use the owrd delicious but it was great. (Would be nice to add spinach to the plate)
Food and service was top notch!
Was too stuff to try the desserts but we will be back.

The beach can be a bit of a drive for us «townies», LOL, but good food is always worth a quick jaunt across the ditch and last Friday, we set up a double date to check out Marlin Moon.
You know the building… it’s in the old Taco Lu location. And that being said, you know parking can sometimes be a B… but we pulled up right at 7:30 for our reso, and parked right up front.
Walking in, it seem much more open now… the walls are painted a warm salmon color, with different types of fish hanging up everywhere. The tables are covered in nice white table clothes, with white paper on top (for you messy folks, hehe.)
I have heard so much about this «Orange Crush» I just had to have one. What I didn’t know is that there are SEVERAL varieties to choose from, Key Lime Pie, Ruby Red and probably 7 – 10 more different flavors and mixes. I had a hard time choosing, but decided on the Ruby Red Crush. My friend ordered the original, so I was a happy girl that I got to try both.
WOW! I tend to stick with my beer, but this drink was amazing. The Orange tasted just like the soda, minus the carbonation! I will admit, I reallllllllllly dug the ruby red… so much that I ended up having two… ;)
We started off with some apps, calamari, crab dip and the shrimp and grits. I’ve had some really bad and sad calamari experiences as of late, but DAYUM, this hit the spot! Expertly fried and the breading had a buttery taste to it… all I can say is YAY!!! I only had a little bite of the crab dip, but it seemed solid… and the shrimp and grits? It was ok… but I cannot NOT compare it to my fave shrimp and grits in town, which nobody holds a candle to.
For entrees, my gal friend and I both order the Grilled mahi, which come with grilled shrimp on top and seasonal veggies, Mr. Unilocal ordered one of the specials, the trio, which had a crab cake, lightly breaded and fried scallops and mahi, and our other friend ordered the grouper.
The mahi was super fresh… seasoned (I think) with Old Bay. It had quite a bit of season to it… but was delicious. The shrimp were big, fresh and tasty as well.
I’m not a fan of crab cakes, but Mr. Unilocal really enjoyed it. Loaded with crab and hardly any of «filling», it looked fantastic. He did not care for the scallops… which worked out for me because I ate them ALL!!! So lightly breaded, with that buttery taste like the calamari, and cooked just enough to be moist and delish… not chewy or fishy at all. They were my favorite of the night!!! Our friend said the grouper was fresh and cooked perfectly as well.
Service was the only thing that was not completely top notch. Our server was super cute and friendly… but forgot a few things here and there and we did wait quite a long time to get our entrees… (prob about 30 – 40 minutes after we finished the apps.)
But overall, a great find with super fresh seafood and unbelievably great crushes! I would go back just for those… and the scallops, and calamari…