blackfly - the restaurant

phenomenal! this place is a true "diamond-in-the-rough". we went for our daughters birthday. we had 9 people in our party, and everyone in our party loved their meal. the food was outstanding, and the servers and management matched! best dining experience our entire week in st. augustine. would recommend to anyone. don't judge the book by its cover. inside is awesome withgreatoriginal artwork.

worst experience of my life. food was amazing but the service was terrible. my best friends birthday was ruined. the server forgot our order and had to re take it. they served my entree before my salad. took 45 minutes to get a beer and a bottle of wine and had to remind the waitress to get it. while informing the manager about the service, a waitress approached us and cursed and told me i was rude and disrespectful.. i am in the resaurant business and i have never had an experience this terrible. there are plenty of othergreatplaces to eat in st. augustine and i will never return to this joke of a restaurant. i do not recomend going.

this place gets 2 thumbs up!. what agreatfind.

we first started at the bar area and had drinks with our friends. afterwards, we seated in the main dining room and immediately was greeted by our server.

she went over the specials and took our cocktail order.

the menu is a diverse mix of salads, wood fire gourmet pizzas, and eclectic entrees from lobster mac & cheese to ribeye.

we then ordered our meals which consisted of lake snapper (picture), chicken souce, and grill scotch salmon. we also ordered caesar salads.

the salads and entrees were fantastic. everything was fresh and tasty and our server was very attentive.

we will definitely be back. this is now on our list ofgreatst. augustine dining spots.

upscale and good. went here for a celebration and it did not disappoint. salmon, filet, shrimp risotto, clam risotto, salads, and coconut brownies were all great. service was awesome and my glass did not go empty the whole night. it's a bit pricey, small portions, butgreatfor a special occasion. it is quiet, romantic lighting and upscale without being overstated. been here a couple times and no problems.

took my wife there for out anniversary dinner. food was amazing. their homemade conch fritters were delicious, the lobster mac and cheese isgreatand for dessert i had the ginger creme brûlée which was amazing and reminded me of a pumpkin pie taste. my wife had the double chocolate bread pudding and absolutely loved it. staff was friendly and very quick. overallgreattime out to dinner for the two of us.

all i have to say is delicious!!!greatfood!greatservice!! my only suggestion would be to make the portions slightly larger. superb!!

a "pay for the ambiance" kind of place. if you like paying loads of money for "ambiance" this is the place for you.

i ordered a strawberry infused salad (forget the name of it) and two sides -- the parmesan risotto which was phenomenal, and "red" mashed potatoes which i finished eating for breakfast this morning. also enjoyed the salad, what small amount there was of it for $8.

topped the meal off with "root beer" creme brulee which i looked forward to withgreatanticipation (root beer being my favorite soda, and creme brulee my favorite dessert) and was sadly disappointed....there was not even a smidgeon of root beer flavor and as creme brulees go, was quite bland. so that was a $6 not-do-over.

personally, i don't usually go for desserts that cost almost the same amount as a salad, but the description was just too tempting, as is normally the case with most desserts. unfortunately, this did not measure up.

paying $25 for a salad, sides, and dessert left a bad feeling in my mind -- and i was still a little hungry..however, fortunately i was with a very lively group of friends, so that helped it not be a big flop. definitely, too expensive a place to take the kids, but i suppose that for a romantic, pricey meal for two or three, it's doable. just steer away from the root beer creme brulee.