Bonefish Grill

05/08/10

Hold the expired ingredients, please.

by The Ginger Food Critic at Citysearch

Calamari was nice, excellent sauce.

I chose their Arctic Char special and then regretted it for the rest of the evening.

Meal was overpriced, bland, and obviously tainted meal. (I'm suspect of the chorizo topping) Hopefully the health department will pay them a visit sooner rather than later. Stay away from the specials because they are definitely serving food that is going bad. Thank you for giving me food poisoning Bonefish Grill.

• Pros: Nice Atmosphere, Great Calamari
• Cons: Serving Expired Food, Afraid of Seasoning

05/27/09

So-so food, rude management

by k112 at Citysearch

Bonefish is living on an outdated reputation as far as I am concerned. Typically, dinner for two of us costs between $70-90, and it's a chain restuarant, nothing unique or special. The seafood is ho-hum, to say the least. Fish, regardless of the type, tends to be presented in thin slices and, on a couple of occasions, has been less than fresh. The menu is very limited and provides few choices. The management seems unconcerned about its treatment of customers. On a recent visit, we were finally seated 40 minutes after our reservation time and then were rushed by the manager to leave so that others could have our seats. At most decent restaurants, the late seating and the rush to get rid of us would have garnered a complimentary drink from management, but all we got was the sense that we'd been an imposition when we arrived and that we'd been booted out at our departure. We will not be back EVER.

• Pros: good bang-bang shrimp
• Cons: expensive for only so-so drinks and food

05/16/09

Disappointing accommodation

by ChazD at Citysearch

Having made a reservation EIGHT days in advance for a party of 12, and being assured that I did not need to confirm it, the first members of our party to arrive are told there was no reservation made. The next group to arrive are told the reservaton had been cancelled, which it HAD NOT!! When I inquired what seemed to be the problem, the manager( I do not know the name, but he was on duty Sat., 5/16 @ 6:00p) insisted that the reservation ( made in my name) had been cancelled, that he personally had received the call,and he remembered it was a reservation for a party for "two digits". He continued that in spite of "my cancellation" our party was being accommodated as well as possible...which meant a tight squeeze at tables angled in such a way it was imposssible to see or converse with those not nearest to you. There was no apology inferring that the restaurant had made an error, but insistanced that in spite of the "cancellation" ,we were, nevertheless, being accommodated without having to wait!! At no time did the manager approach the table to apologize for the obvious error or for the inconvenience, and certainly there was no compensation of any kind offered. Yet in spite of a sour taste of subtle arrogance and indifference, we did enjoy a good meal served by an attentive wait staff; but the evening certainly left us less than satisfied that we had chosen this location; and very frustrated that a well planned evening for a friend's birthday was begun in such a upsetting manner. I would hope that other patrons never have to endure such a poor attitude from someone who represents this restaurant.

• Pros: Wait Staf and Food Quality
• Cons: Managerial attitude and reservation mishandlling

10/25/08

Too salty and too saucy

by TeeDee123 at Citysearch

We have been to Bonefish 2-3 times with so-so results each time. While the atmosphere and decor are nice, I don't find the food to be anything special. Everyone raves about the bang-bang shrimp, but I find it to be greasy with not much heat. The bread is good (and warm on arrival at the table), but the worst thing about our most recent visit is that everything was incredibly salty and oversauced. Both my husband and I agreed that we left feeling like our lips were puckered from the salt and we needed to drink a gallon water to quench our thirst. We find the service to be adequate.

• Pros: Nice bar area
• Cons: Tables are very close together. Noisy, extremely salty food.

10/22/08

Very good.

by baseballmama at Citysearch

I first went to a Bonefish Grill in Baton Rouge LA. It was wonderful! I was there with the Rad Cross working on the Katrina DR. We had a large group (26). We had reservation and were seated and served promptly. It was a wonderful experience. The Bonefish Grill in Cary was no different. The group was smaller but the service was still great and the food wonderful. The bar here is a little slow but still a good experience.

• Pros: The food and service is excellent! The place is really nice with a different quality to it.
• Cons: None that I see really. It is a bit pricey but that is to be expected with seafood and a higher class restaurant.