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N44125
10-28-2022, 02:59 PM
Although not opened, I found their website with menus online. Looks like a great addition to SS. Located in the old Too Jays site

Coastal Del Mar | Seafood Restaurant | The Villages Florida (https://www.coastaldelmarseafood.com/)

JSR22
10-28-2022, 03:11 PM
Although not opened, I found their website with menus online. Looks like a great addition to SS. Located in the old Too Jays site

Coastal Del Mar | Seafood Restaurant | The Villages Florida (https://www.coastaldelmarseafood.com/)

Great addition to Villages restaurants. A place for a nice dinner before going to The Sharon for a show.

njbchbum
10-28-2022, 03:31 PM
Looks nice! I just wish the old digestive system could handle such dining any more! :(

stevecmo
10-28-2022, 06:16 PM
Thanks for the link! The menu looks great. Can't wait to give them a try. FMK usually does a great job.

OrangeBlossomBaby
10-28-2022, 06:56 PM
It sounds like a great place to go - once. It's beyond our budget even for anniversaries. Plus I can't EVER justify paying $8.50 for a bowl of clam chowder. The whole point of New England clam chowder, where I come from (in New England), is that it's filling, tasty, and inexpensive.

walterray1
10-28-2022, 07:46 PM
It sounds like a great place to go - once. It's beyond our budget even for anniversaries. Plus I can't EVER justify paying $8.50 for a bowl of clam chowder. The whole point of New England clam chowder, where I come from (in New England), is that it's filling, tasty, and inexpensive.

Hope things get better for you.

tophcfa
10-28-2022, 09:58 PM
Have been very much anticipating a good seafood restaurant in the SS area, but after reviewing the menu I am disappointed. Haddock, salmon, tuna, shrimp and scallops are available just about anywhere, including when we are up north. Was very much hoping for some good fresh Florida fish that’s not readily available in other places like red snapper, grouper, mahi mahi, redfish, etc…. I’m sure the food will be prepared very well like the other FMK run restaurants in the Villages, but the menu selection is very generic and certainly nothing special.

OrangeBlossomBaby
10-28-2022, 09:59 PM
Hope things get better for you.

Things aren't bad for us. We just live within our means, and we have modest means. That means our "luxuries" have more bang for the buck.

collie1228
10-29-2022, 09:06 AM
Looks like a good menu to me. I too love fresh fish, and there is a "catch of the day" item on the menu. Hopefully the restaurant's buyer will be buying local fresh fish, like grouper and snapper to fill the catch of the day.

Hape2Bhr
10-29-2022, 11:40 AM
It sounds like a great place to go - once. It's beyond our budget even for anniversaries. Plus I can't EVER justify paying $8.50 for a bowl of clam chowder. The whole point of New England clam chowder, where I come from (in New England), is that it's filling, tasty, and inexpensive.

Jakes Seafood in Hull MA

Right on the water...$8.00 for a bowl of clam chowder.
https://irp.cdn-website.com/67a496a5/files/uploaded/94093_Jakes%20FALL%20Menu.pdf

seecapecod
10-30-2022, 06:49 AM
It sounds like a great place to go - once. It's beyond our budget even for anniversaries. Plus I can't EVER justify paying $8.50 for a bowl of clam chowder. The whole point of New England clam chowder, where I come from (in New England), is that it's filling, tasty, and inexpensive.

That’s not too far from what most restaurants on the Cape charge for chowder.

seecapecod
10-30-2022, 06:51 AM
Looks nice! I just wish the old digestive system could handle such dining any more! :(

Any idea of the opening date? I was in SS last night and they had “Staff In Training” signs in the windows, tables and umbrellas outside- must be soon!

JSR22
10-30-2022, 06:57 AM
Any idea of the opening date? I was in SS last night and they had “Staff In Training” signs in the windows, tables and umbrellas outside- must be soon!

They expect to open November 8th

pauld315
10-30-2022, 07:54 AM
It is a good thing that this is an FMK restaurant. They own so many places they can absorb the losses this place will take. Prices are too high for the Spanish Springs area.

Just jimmy
10-30-2022, 08:44 AM
It is a good thing that this is an FMK restaurant. They own so many places they can absorb the losses this place will take. Prices are too high for the Spanish Springs area.

We live just north of 44. We can’t wait for it to open. Spanish springs is not that far.

Chi-Town
10-30-2022, 08:56 AM
A Florida fish restaurant without Florida fish. Disappointing.

Babubhat
10-30-2022, 08:57 AM
Bluefin with a different name. Not a bad thing

'Boston Globe' Finds Mislabeled Fish In Restaurants : NPR (https://www.npr.org/2011/10/24/141663207/boston-globe-investigates-mislabeled-fish-in-restaurants)

JSR22
10-30-2022, 09:06 AM
It is a good thing that this is an FMK restaurant. They own so many places they can absorb the losses this place will take. Prices are too high for the Spanish Springs area.

I think they will do fine. The prices are fine for the quality of food. FMK has a huge following. There are a lot of people looking for quality dining not SYSCO out of the bag food.

MandoMan
10-30-2022, 09:10 AM
Although not opened, I found their website with menus online. Looks like a great addition to SS. Located in the old Too Jays site

Coastal Del Mar | Seafood Restaurant | The Villages Florida (https://www.coastaldelmarseafood.com/)

Thanks, though I’d rather eat a hot pastrami sandwich and onion rings than seafood.

Joe C.
10-30-2022, 11:18 AM
No thanks ...... I'm willing to pay $15.00 for good fish & chips (like Chelo's in R.I.), but I think that the new restaurant is a bit expensive for a retirement village.

LG999
10-30-2022, 11:41 AM
Thanks!
The food looks great, but as others have said -- it is expensive.

Byte1
10-30-2022, 12:22 PM
Menu looks great, but the PRICES seem kind of high. Inflation is kicking butt.

JSR22
10-30-2022, 01:01 PM
Menu looks great, but the PRICES seem kind of high. Inflation is kicking butt.

The prices are same as any non-chain restaurant that has a chef and uses fresh ingredients. What do people think freshly prepared entree's should cost?

birdiebill
10-30-2022, 01:24 PM
Looks good to me. We will eat there occasionally even though we live just north of 44.

charlieo1126@gmail.com
10-30-2022, 01:35 PM
Always the same when someone posts a new menu , the same people are all over it with the prices are so high , well then don’t go there . I was at Harvest last night ,the place was filled as was Blue Fin so obviously some people like to dine a little better.I don’t understand complaining about prices in places you aren’t going to visit . On another front , I had forgotten it was Halloween night at Brownwood , after we left Harvest it was great fun to walk around and listen to the music ,check out the stands , play some ski ball and best of all the people watching including all the young children that looked adorable, did we have to circle around in parking lot before we found a place in the back of parking lot , yes we did ,but at 83 I was able to make it without a walker , Fyi the mantra there’s no parking is usually made by people who the last time they exercised was high school gym class , I am not talking about disabled GO Patriots

OrangeBlossomBaby
10-30-2022, 01:45 PM
The prices are same as any non-chain restaurant that has a chef and uses fresh ingredients. What do people think freshly prepared entree's should cost?

There's no way they use fresh cold-water lobster. If they don't come already boiled and packaged frozen in vacuum-sealed bags, and they don't have an aquarium where you can pick your own live lobster, then their "cold water" lobsters are not going to be edible.

JSR22
10-30-2022, 02:36 PM
There's no way they use fresh cold-water lobster. If they don't come already boiled and packaged frozen in vacuum-sealed bags, and they don't have an aquarium where you can pick your own live lobster, then their "cold water" lobsters are not going to be edible.

I have had their lobster at Harvest and it is delicious. You have made it clear that you will not dine there. No reason for your negative comments.

Byte1
10-30-2022, 03:29 PM
The prices are same as any non-chain restaurant that has a chef and uses fresh ingredients. What do people think freshly prepared entree's should cost?

No argument. Just saying it's a bit over priced for some folks that are on a static income that's being chiseled down by inflation. I do not fault any business for how much they desire to charge. That's what you get with freedom and free enterprise. And that is a good thing. Everyone looks for a good deal, whether on meals or services.

Shimpy
10-30-2022, 03:43 PM
Have been very much anticipating a good seafood restaurant in the SS area, but after reviewing the menu I am disappointed. Haddock, salmon, tuna, shrimp and scallops are available just about anywhere, including when we are up north. Was very much hoping for some good fresh Florida fish that’s not readily available in other places like red snapper, grouper, mahi mahi, redfish, etc…. I’m sure the food will be prepared very well like the other FMK run restaurants in the Villages, but the menu selection is very generic and certainly nothing special.

Include Stone Crabs when in season.

shortstack
10-30-2022, 04:38 PM
If we want GOOD food, it will cost more. For you to go on here and infer that the prices are outrageous is unfair. Just go to places that you can afford and give a new business a chance to prove themselves.

eweissenbach
10-30-2022, 05:07 PM
I see that Coastal Platter in my future. 🍽

Streamweaver
10-30-2022, 05:18 PM
Also was hoping to see FRESH FLORIDA seafood on the menu! Grouper, snapper, mahi, flounder, shrimp, oysters, scallops, soft shell crab, stone crab, blue crab, clams, trout, redfish, Spanish mackerel - so much fresh available from our own state! And not just a repeat of other restaurant menus.

OrangeBlossomBaby
10-30-2022, 08:46 PM
I have had their lobster at Harvest and it is delicious. You have made it clear that you will not dine there. No reason for your negative comments.

I was commenting about the claim that there was -fresh- cold-water lobster. There isn't. Cold-water lobster doesn't live in Florida, and when it gets to restaurants here, it isn't fresh; it's frozen. That's not a negative comment. It's correcting a mis-statement.

JSR22
10-31-2022, 06:51 AM
I was commenting about the claim that there was -fresh- cold-water lobster. There isn't. Cold-water lobster doesn't live in Florida, and when it gets to restaurants here, it isn't fresh; it's frozen. That's not a negative comment. It's correcting a mis-statement.

The menu states cold water lobster tail. Nothing about fresh.

laboutj
10-31-2022, 08:16 AM
It sounds like a great place to go - once. It's beyond our budget even for anniversaries. Plus I can't EVER justify paying $8.50 for a bowl of clam chowder. The whole point of New England clam chowder, where I come from (in New England), is that it's filling, tasty, and inexpensive.

If you take a trip back to New England you'll find that price is in line with what you will pay in New England.

OrangeBlossomBaby
10-31-2022, 09:54 AM
The prices are same as any non-chain restaurant that has a chef and uses fresh ingredients. What do people think freshly prepared entree's should cost?

I was commenting about the claim that there was -fresh- cold-water lobster. There isn't. Cold-water lobster doesn't live in Florida, and when it gets to restaurants here, it isn't fresh; it's frozen. That's not a negative comment. It's correcting a mis-statement.

The menu states cold water lobster tail. Nothing about fresh.

I was responding to YOUR claim that they use fresh ingredients. They do not. They use thawed, pre-boiled, frozen lobster tails. You're the one who made the claim. I was correcting you.

JSR22
10-31-2022, 10:29 AM
I was responding to YOUR claim that they use fresh ingredients. They do not. They use thawed, pre-boiled, frozen lobster tails. You're the one who made the claim. I was correcting you.

I meant salads, vegetable, desserts etc. You would have to be very naive to think a cold-water lobster tail is fresh in FL.

Ecuadog
10-31-2022, 11:05 AM
Food fight!

Fredman
10-31-2022, 02:32 PM
Prices seem reasonable to me. Will definitely go there

BobnBev
11-07-2022, 12:35 PM
If any of you remember Cousins Maine Lobster truck, They had fresh lobsters flown in nightly to Tampa from Maine.

Dr Winston O Boogie jr
11-07-2022, 12:41 PM
It is a good thing that this is an FMK restaurant. They own so many places they can absorb the losses this place will take. Prices are too high for the Spanish Springs area.

I agree. This would go over well in Brownwood but not Spanish Springs.

Bogie Shooter
11-07-2022, 03:05 PM
I agree. This would go over well in Brownwood but not Spanish Springs.
I hope you were not one of those complaining "Spanish Springs is dying".

Babubhat
11-07-2022, 04:57 PM
I don’t see the Ribeye listed as prime. It’s the only kind to serve in an upscale restaurant

JSR22
11-07-2022, 05:43 PM
I don’t see the Ribeye listed as prime. It’s the only kind to serve in an upscale restaurant

When it is MP normally prime. That is how the prime meat is listed at Chop House and Harvest. I had a prime delmonico at Chop House Friday night.

Babubhat
11-07-2022, 05:54 PM
When it is MP normally prime. That is how the prime meat is listed at Chop House and Harvest. I had a prime delmonico at Chop House Friday night.

They need to be specific. It should never have to be assumed. Capital Grill is the standard and they proudly assert it

Michael 61
11-07-2022, 06:08 PM
Will definitely check it out - looks promising, will be anxious to see their “Catch of the day” selections. Will give me a reason to drive up north to Spanish Springs.

oldtimes
11-07-2022, 06:15 PM
If any of you remember Cousins Maine Lobster truck, They had fresh lobsters flown in nightly to Tampa from Maine.

They were just in Wildwood at Sparr Bldg on Sunday.

Bogie Shooter
11-07-2022, 07:05 PM
They were just in Wildwood at Sparr Bldg on Sunday.
Here is their schedule.

Tampa, FL | Cousins Maine Lobster (https://www.cousinsmainelobster.com/locations/tampa-fl/)

Mleeja
11-07-2022, 07:49 PM
I read these comments and laugh. Posting after posting that The Villages lacks fine dining, Spanish Springs is dying and Villagers north of 466 will not support restaurants in Spanish Springs. Well here the chance to prove them all wrong.

Are the prices expensive? The fish and chips are about $2.00 more than at McCall’s. Can Villagers north of 466 afford such luxuries? Has anyone looked at the prices of the condos in Spanish Springs? Sure, the is a sufficient base to support this restaurant. Will I go? Sure, but not weekly. Date night, special occasions, having guest in town are all good reasons to go.

walterray1
11-07-2022, 07:57 PM
I read these comments and laugh. Posting after posting that The Villages lacks fine dining, Spanish Springs is dying and Villagers north of 466 will not support restaurants in Spanish Springs. Well here the chance to prove them all wrong.

Are the prices expensive? The fish and chips are about $2.00 more than at McCall’s. Can Villagers north of 466 afford such luxuries? Has anyone looked at the prices of the condos in Spanish Springs? Sure, the is a sufficient base to support this restaurant. Will I go? Sure, but not weekly. Date night, special occasions, having guest in town are all good reasons to go.

is everyone who lives in The Villages that poor and can't afford a nice lunch or night out for dinner? Too little choices, too high prices, not enough diversity, too much of the same thing. We have it too good here it seems in the grand scheme of things. I know who cares.

asianthree
11-07-2022, 08:51 PM
Today was grand opening, so far no reviews. 4 days at Disney, so will be weeks before eating out again

collie1228
11-08-2022, 09:51 AM
For those of you who think the menu is high priced, note that virtually everything is high priced. We had a mediocre dinner last night at Ruby Tuesday in Spanish Springs, a restaurant that I've always thought had a decent standard of food and prices. We had no appetizers, a simple chicken with pasta dish and the fried shrimp with fries, one glass of wine, no desert. The bill with a 20% tip was $60.00. Welcome to the new world. I sincerely hope the new restaurant in Spanish Springs is highly successful, and we plan to try them out soon, but I wonder if their timing isn't unfortunate.

OrangeBlossomBaby
11-08-2022, 10:43 AM
Here is their schedule.

Tampa, FL | Cousins Maine Lobster (https://www.cousinsmainelobster.com/locations/tampa-fl/)

Mmmmm lobster grilled cheese. Reminds me of Dino's in North Haven. That was one of their specialties.

Mrs.Guy
11-08-2022, 01:36 PM
For those of you who think the menu is high priced, note that virtually everything is high priced. We had a mediocre dinner last night at Ruby Tuesday in Spanish Springs, a restaurant that I've always thought had a decent standard of food and prices. We had no appetizers, a simple chicken with pasta dish and the fried shrimp with fries, one glass of wine, no desert. The bill with a 20% tip was $60.00. Welcome to the new world. I sincerely hope the new restaurant in Spanish Springs is highly successful, and we plan to try them out soon, but I wonder if their timing isn't unfortunate.

I think they will do well. As far as timing goes...... Farmshed opened in (off season) JUNE. That timing was unfortunate! :doh:

JSR22
11-08-2022, 01:39 PM
I think they will do well. As far as timing goes...... Farmshed opened in (off season) JUNE. That timing was unfortunate! :doh:

I agree that they will do well. Opening at season was a smart move. I spoke to a couple of people who had dinner there and they were very pleased with the food. I have a reservation for next week.

eremite06
11-08-2022, 02:22 PM
The wife and I ate there last night. It was very busy, crowded and loud. The clam chowder was good. The catch of the day was swordfish. I had blackened tuna and she had the platter but swapped out the salmon for double haddock. Both liked our dish. FMK asked me how I liked it. Told him I had to send back my Ahi to recook well done. $90 with my usual 20%.

fdpaq0580
11-08-2022, 08:04 PM
I read these comments and laugh. Posting after posting that The Villages lacks fine dining, Spanish Springs is dying and Villagers north of 466 will not support restaurants in Spanish Springs. Well here the chance to prove them all wrong.

Are the prices expensive? The fish and chips are about $2.00 more than at McCall’s. Can Villagers north of 466 afford such luxuries? Has anyone looked at the prices of the condos in Spanish Springs? Sure, the is a sufficient base to support this restaurant. Will I go? Sure, but not weekly. Date night, special occasions, having guest in town are all good reasons to go.

Fine Dining? Fish-N-Chips? Sorry, mutually exclusive.

JSR22
11-08-2022, 08:52 PM
Fine Dining? Fish-N-Chips? Sorry, mutually exclusive.

Disagree. The fish and chips at BlueFin are excellent and am sure they will be great at
Coastal.

Mleeja
11-09-2022, 02:00 PM
Fine Dining? Fish-N-Chips? Sorry, mutually exclusive.

I was using Fish and Chips as a common item on both menus for comparison.

pauld315
11-10-2022, 09:55 AM
Are the prices expensive? The fish and chips are about $2.00 more than at McCall’s. Can Villagers north of 466 afford such luxuries? Has anyone looked at the prices of the condos in Spanish Springs? Sure, the is a sufficient base to support this restaurant. Will I go? Sure, but not weekly. Date night, special occasions, having guest in town are all good reasons to go.

Why would you classify this as a special occasion place if the prices are basically the same as McCall's ?

charlieo1126@gmail.com
11-10-2022, 11:05 AM
I was using Fish and Chips as a common item on both menus for comparison.most people understood what you were saying , the anti everything is to high crowd that never go to these places doesn’t care what anyone says

kcrazorbackfan
11-10-2022, 06:54 PM
No thanks ...... I'm willing to pay $15.00 for good fish & chips (like Chelo's in R.I.), but I think that the new restaurant is a bit expensive for a retirement village.

But, but there are Villagers pining for fine dining here in TV. Does that mean they’re going to splurge on the McRib that is back?

JSR22
11-10-2022, 07:34 PM
But, but there are Villagers pining for fine dining here in TV. Does that mean they’re going to splurge on the McRib that is back?

The average villager wants the food delivered fast under 12.00 and enough to bring home for 2 days. Thankfully there are enough of us who want good food, 22 plus for an entree is fine and we do not want to bring home food.

Kahuna32162
11-12-2022, 08:45 AM
Dinner there last night. WOW, Rhode Island Calamari was thick, meaty and tender. I had the snow crab legs and wife loved the lemon trout. Service was over the top, another great addition to the FMK lineup.

Dr Winston O Boogie jr
11-12-2022, 09:47 AM
I was commenting about the claim that there was -fresh- cold-water lobster. There isn't. Cold-water lobster doesn't live in Florida, and when it gets to restaurants here, it isn't fresh; it's frozen. That's not a negative comment. It's correcting a mis-statement.

That’s not necessarily true. Live lobsters are flown down from up north in cold water tanks. Some super markets have had them in tanks and some restaurants have tanks in the back for them.

Dr Winston O Boogie jr
11-12-2022, 09:53 AM
The average villager wants the food delivered fast under 12.00 and enough to bring home for 2 days. Thankfully there are enough of us who want good food, 22 plus for an entree is fine and we do not want to bring home food.

I think that everyone needs to take a break and realize that there is a wide variety of people we’re at a wide variety of wealth and income levels. Some live in multi million dollar premier homes and some live in patio villas and manufactured homes. One of the great things about The Villages is that at the squares and in al of the various clubs, we all mix together and no one cares. We have high end restaurants and McDonalds and everything in between.
Good luck to FMK. Hope they’ll do well. If not for you for whatever reason it might be for someone else. I don’t understand all the bickering.

Dr Winston O Boogie jr
11-12-2022, 09:57 AM
I hope you were not one of those complaining "Spanish Springs is dying".

No I used to live in the Spanish Springs area. Realistically, there are more less expensive homes and an older population in that area.

pauld315
11-14-2022, 09:32 AM
The average villager wants the food delivered fast under 12.00 and enough to bring home for 2 days. Thankfully there are enough of us who want good food, 22 plus for an entree is fine and we do not want to bring home food.

Certainly haven't proven that in the Spanish Springs area where every restaurant that tried to bring in more upscale food over the past 5 years has closed. FMK has deep pockets and can withstand losses at one restaurant for awhile so we will have to wait and see if this one eventually closes or the menu changes to more reflect Orange Blossom Country Club.

Papa_lecki
11-14-2022, 11:14 AM
Dinner there last night. WOW, Rhode Island Calamari was thick, meaty and tender. I had the snow crab legs and wife loved the lemon trout. Service was over the top, another great addition to the FMK lineup.

You got me, i will be giving it a try next week.

charlieo1126@gmail.com
11-14-2022, 11:28 AM
I think that everyone needs to take a break and realize that there is a wide variety of people we’re at a wide variety of wealth and income levels. Some live in multi million dollar premier homes and some live in patio villas and manufactured homes. One of the great things about The Villages is that at the squares and in al of the various clubs, we all mix together and no one cares. We have high end restaurants and McDonalds and everything in between.
Good luck to FMK. Hope they’ll do well. If not for you for whatever reason it might be for someone else. I don’t understand all the bickering.
Do you really think wealth here should be measured by the price of the house?REALEY ??

OrangeBlossomBaby
11-14-2022, 11:03 PM
I think that everyone needs to take a break and realize that there is a wide variety of people we’re at a wide variety of wealth and income levels. Some live in multi million dollar premier homes and some live in patio villas and manufactured homes. One of the great things about The Villages is that at the squares and in al of the various clubs, we all mix together and no one cares. We have high end restaurants and McDonalds and everything in between.
Good luck to FMK. Hope they’ll do well. If not for you for whatever reason it might be for someone else. I don’t understand all the bickering.

I'm sure they'll do fine. They do a good job with Orange Blossom Country Club. I still bristle about having to pay $9 for a HOTDOG and chips for crying out loud. But it's one of the few restaurants where you can even get a dog around here. They're good dogs. Just - c'mon. 9 DOLLARS for one hotdog? They have really great haddock. I like their lemon-butterfish too. They do something really weird with their squash/zucchini veggie side: they slice them like cucumbers and just - heat them up I guess? No seasoning. So I take them home along with half the rice that comes with the entree. I cube the veggies, and stir-fry them with soy and garlic. That plus the rice makes for a filling nutritious lunch the next day.

At least with the full dinner menu I get enough on the plate that I can make another meal out of it.

Still though - $9 hotdogs - I just shake my head sadly about that.

fdpaq0580
11-15-2022, 04:41 AM
Still though - $9 hotdogs - I just shake my head sadly about that.

With you on this. Hotdogs are too easy to cook at home for a small fraction of the cost. The dogs I like. The way I want it. Never in a restaurant.
Feel the same about breakfast. I can make any kind of breakfast items quick, easy and far less expensively than eating out. And, wife gets to stay in her pajamas if she wants.

Whitley
11-15-2022, 11:18 AM
It sounds like a great place to go - once. It's beyond our budget even for anniversaries. Plus I can't EVER justify paying $8.50 for a bowl of clam chowder. The whole point of New England clam chowder, where I come from (in New England), is that it's filling, tasty, and inexpensive.

HoJo's New zEngland Clam Chowder. Comfort Food. After the movies while in HS I would take my date to HoJos and order the NEClam Chowder, and a Vanilla Ice Cream. Weird combo.

Jayhawk
11-15-2022, 02:40 PM
FMK asked me how I liked it. Told him I had to send back my Ahi to recook well done.

Larry the Cable Guy would say "That's funny right there".

:BigApplause:

rmd2
11-17-2022, 05:45 AM
Went to Coastal Del Mar last week. Had the crab cakes. Not enough lump crab meat and too much filler. The crab cakes at Bonefish are better. However, I have enjoyed FMK restaurants and am going back on Sat to try a different seafood choice.

JSR22
11-17-2022, 08:13 AM
Last evening four of us ate dinner at Coastal Del Mar the new seafood grill in Spanish Springs. We walked in and were very impressed with the new decor. The restaurant s beautiful. It is a sea theme and is primarily blue with beautiful gold light fixtures. We had a res and were seated quickly. The menu has a lot of choices. I ordered 2 appetizers, bacon wrapped scallops with mango salsa and fried oysters. They were both excellent and the fried oysters were the best I have ever eaten. Additionally, I ordered a size of crab fried rice which was very good. My husband ordered the fish and chips. Delicious and the chips were thin and crisp. Our friend split a Caesar salad that came with anchovies. Nice size and they enjoyed the salad. Thy both ordered the fresh salmon lightly blackened and it came with a choice of 2 sides. They both said delicious. Their rolls are excellent. We asked for a 2nd basket. I asked what they had for dessert, and I was disappointed I was so full. They have chocolate brulee, key lime pie and my favorite cake Chantilly. Our server Hannah was terrific. She really knew the menu and discussed the features. Our experience was a 10. It was so good we made a reservation for next week.
The restaurant was full inside and a number of people were dining outside. Make a reservation. Our friend ate there the night before and said it was just as full.
Matt, the manager was on the floor the entire time ensuring the restaurant was running smoothly. Looking forward to returning next week and will start with the Chantilly cake!

tophcfa
11-17-2022, 09:42 AM
Certainly haven't proven that in the Spanish Springs area where every restaurant that tried to bring in more upscale food over the past 5 years has closed.

Costal Del Mar will do just fine in Spanish Springs, the area is very much in need of an upscale fine dinning establishment which the FMK restaurant group delivers. You hit the nail on the head when you said “every restaurant that tried to bring in more upscale food over the last 5 years has closed”. The difference is that the other restaurants TRIED to bring in upscale food, Costal Del Mar didn’t try to, they did.

Dotneko
11-17-2022, 12:03 PM
We had lunch there yesterday. Beautiful decor. We actually ate outside since it was cool.
Our server must have been new. She was a bit scattered.
We were never told the specials, never offered bread.
We had the fish platter - fried haddock, shrimp and grilled salmon with chips and the lemon trout.
Hubby loved his trout. The rice was very nice that came with it.
My sampler platter was a mixed bag. The fried haddock wasnt really crispy - like the oil wasnt hot enough. The fried shrimp was a bit better. The salmon was not good - very dried out with no sauce. The french fries were good - a bit different presentation.
I would return for the trout, but not the fried stuff or salmon. Maybe next time we will get bread lol.
Prices no better or worse than other villages restaurants.

Mrfriendly
11-17-2022, 12:48 PM
Me and Mrs. went for a "test eat" at Coastal De Mar last Monday had bowls of Lobster Bisque and a starter of Muscles. DELISH on both items, super friendly bar tenders and servers plus great service. Very nicely decorated inside. Going back and another really good FMK restaurant!

patfla06
01-04-2023, 03:09 PM
We went there for lunch yesterday. I had the crab cake sandwich which was very good. Hubby had shrimp flatbread. We shared a piece of key lime pie that was very good. Service and ambience excellent.
Even though we live south of 466A we would go back.

PugMom
01-04-2023, 03:15 PM
That’s not too far from what most restaurants on the Cape charge for chowder.

EVERYTHING is so much more expensive now, idk how some can manage. it's a GOOD menu, though, kind of reminds me of Bluefin. i don't even eat seafood, but i'd try it, 😊 Thx for sharing

ThirdOfFive
01-05-2023, 09:26 AM
After reading all the posts in this thread I can think of only one thing.

Thank GAWD that my wife is a great cook!