aj's dockside restaurant

very disappointing!. the wait was long, but understandable for a saturday night. i was hoping aj's would have a larger seafood selection.. almost everything is fried, which is good for some people, but i wanted fresh steamed seafood! i was going to get crab legs, but 1 lb. of snow crab with no sides was $17.00! i think that is extremely overpriced! my husband ordered the crab burger. the crab burger was small and the tomato was sliced extremely thick. his fries were limp and lifeless. no crunch whatsoever. they may have been sitting under the heat lamp too long. i ordered the fried oyster po boy and did not find it very exciting. not at all like the wonderful po boys i see onfoodshows or online! just a plain bun with 5 fried oysters on top, sauce on the side and yet another extremely thick cut tomato. the hush puppies tasted ok, but were small. my margherita was very salty. on another note, the staff was friendly and attentive, and it was nice having a live singer. honestly, i would not come back.. the prices and wait are not worth it!

just don't get it . . .. our first attempt to eat here there was an hour and half wait. the next day we arrived earlier and we just don't understand the fuss over this place. yes it is on the water and the sunset is nice but thefoodis just okay at best and they only have bottle beer. basically i could had cook dinner and cracked open a cold one and walked outside of our condo and had experience the same as at aj's without all the crowds. thankfully on the night there was an hour and half wait we order carry out from the sundae cafe and that has been the best seafood so far!

restaurant had nights atmospherefoodis average price is high

*** will never go back to aj's. we love the island but not aj's!


-----24 may, 2012-----

we had a super nice waitress....so we thought... we did not tip the full 15% but close to it. and there was only 2 of us and our waitress did not even bring ourfoodout. well then she chased us to the door to tell us we did not tip enough. let me add that the crab legs i had were over cooked. stingrays crab legs are the best on the island. it was our first visit to tybee and we will never go back due to the unprofessionalism of the waitress.

by far the worst service we’ve had on our visit to tybee island!!! we took a seat inside to avoid the wait and waited for our waitress for drinks and refills all night! thankfully ourfoodwas brought out by someone else and we got the opportunity to ask them to get her for us or we may have never seen her!!! i’m giving 1 star because that’s the lowest i can give. to be completely fair thefoodwas good not great but we had to choke half of it down without a drink so it was very hard to enjoy!

love it
amazing service
extremely nice people
great view
greatfood
if your ever here this restaurant would be in the top 3
try this trust me

the waitstaff was great, but thefoodwas mediocre. i thought the portions were on the small side. my husband hated his fish, and $70 dollars later (two people/no drinks) we left hungry and unsatisfied. however, the dock is beautiful, neighborhood feel is cool, and would get even better reviews with a different chef/menu.

thefoodwas awesome, and the sunset view was amazing! we had calamari, fried shrimp, and corvina. all were cooked perfectly. we dined outside right as the sun was setting and thoroughly enjoyed it.

bestfoodthis kansas girl has ever had. blakened scallops with gargonzola sauce. wow. great service, fun atmosphere. not too expensive.

should have walked away when i saw bird poo on a table. not very clean at all. my family of 4 spent $134 before tip, and my husband and i shared an appetizer. i didn't make it out of the restaurant beforefoodpoisoning hit. my husband barely made it back to the condo before it hit him. fortunately, the girls were okay because they didn't have the appetizer. i know it was aj's because it was the onlyfoodmy hubs and i shared all day. just avoid!

do not be discouraged because it is out of the way. very goodfoodfor the price. corvina was excellent. conch fritters were great. you do get enough to eat. view in the evening is to die for. parking is ok if you read the signs. great service.

fried grouper and shrimp is the best on the island. the homemade key lime pie is excellent also. sit on the covered patio. oh, and be ready to wait for yourfoodto arrive. they take their time but it's worth the wait. best fried seafood on the island.

outstanding view. great place... quirky decor, but greatfoodand an outstanding view. ourfoodwas excellent and the service good. it was an added bonus to find out our waitress was from indianapolis. we sat outdoors and enjoyed the fresh air and the view andfoodwere just the best.

pattysppc. not impressed. overpriced and thefoodwasn't that great. service not so great either.

good fried shrimp, crab stew, buffalo shrimp, shrimp and grits. quick beverage service but thefoodservice is a bit slow.