Ocean Grille - Crystal Beach

Closed! This place was bought and is being remodeled now. Probably won't be open for a few weeks.

Good mixture of food options. This is a local spot. It's hit or miss depends when you go. In general the good is usually right on and they have a large variety of options.

Pictures of items provided. Ocean Grill earned 2 stars for being nice, but our experience goes downhill from there. They were understaffed which led to long waits for about everything, and they were out of many items. My wife ordered the chicken fried steak and I ordered the Mahi Mahi with Cajun Shrimp Sauce and a cup of seafood gumbo for an appetizer. A table of 3 that came in after us got their dinners before I got my gumbo appetizer though we had ordered before they had even sat down. The gumbo was very salty and the shrimp in it were mush, but it did have a nice underlying flavor which indicates it would be good if it was fresher.My wife 's chicken fried steak had a weird flavor that reminded me of fennel and the toast was a garlic toast instead which was off putting. The shrimp on my Mahi Mahi dish were good as was the dirty rice. The garlic mash side looked old and contained undercooked potato pieces. The spicy green beans were canned green beans with what tasted like paprika on them. This was disappointing because spicy green beans made with fresh or even frozen green beans are really good. Crushed red pepper or pepper sauces should be used instead of paprika which isn 't really spicy at all.My Mahi Mahi was overcooked and dry and was covered with a gloopy Cajun sauce which overpowered the flavor of everything. If the fish was prepared correctly and the sauce was thinner, it might have been nice.

About the only restaurant on Crystal Beach. Good food but over priced.

Ordered food to go. Not that the amount matters, but almost 80 in food. I got back to where I was staying NO SIDES AT ALL. Ordered platters with sides but no sides. That means 2 sides per platter and a cup of gumbo was not in my meal. On top of that took well over 15 mins to get what I thought I ordered.I got to where we were staying 11 miles away. Then noticed this. Called either got busy or no answer after 9 rings.Food what I go was good, but ruined by being ripped off.