cobalt, the restaurant

love this place! my mother-in-law and husband said they had the best fish sandwich they have ever had here! sit outside on a sunny day and sample some of their micro brewery beers, can't be beat!

overall we were disappointed with this experience. the atmosphere was very nice and relaxing, but the food was certainly less than expected after all the reviews we read.

excellent atmosphere/location. great place for a date. just get there early. food was very good too though the portions tend to leave something to be desired. drinks were very good and has a great wine selection. service the last time was terrible and she was very easily confused and only had two tables to care for. with any luck you won't get her and your experience will be great. food was very good though and will be returning i'm sure.

the meal at cobalt is probably one of my most favorite meals in a really long time. while i love food and have an arsenal of never-fail favorites, it’s been a while since a restaurant has truly wooed me. cobalt won me over with it’s restaurant trifecta – a great atmosphere, friendly knowledgeable service, and most importantly, fantastic food.

if only the service were better.... we went to cobalt after seeing all the great reviews. we got there and were seated pretty quickly. our server was quick to get our drink order, and we were thinking it'd be a great meal (great view, great ambiance). then things went downhill. it took a while to get our drinks. they were good, but took a while. when our server finally took our food order, we'd been there a while. we never got bread; our server disappeared, and we literally had to flag her down for anything; and we even had to ask other servers for items. the food was pretty good. i had the ribs, though they were cold by the time we got them (45 minutes after ordering), the flavor was great, and they fell off the bone. the shrimp my sister had was average; the pizza my brother in law had was good - but very rich; and the oyster poboy my husband had was pretty good. we thought about ordering dessert, but since we'd already been there two hours, we figured we'd cut our loses, and just go on and go. we didn't feel like waiting another hour for dessert. this place has potential, but just needs to work on service.

may 2011. tuna avacado stack was a good appetizer. i had the blackened redfish over wildrice w/ tabasco hollandaise- fish was near perfect. food and drinks were good.
a note of constructive encouragement. we came in on a monday and had to wait for over an hour on a table and the place was literally half empty. management should work on ensuring the place is properly staffed to handle influx of people. especially when there are 40,000 extra people visiting for a music festival in town.

great service and great food!! our party of four went at six pm, we were seated right away and bantered back & forth with michelle our waitress. we had a great time and the food was wonderful!

went for the second year here and still felt like everything was great. my husband always gets the grouper with risotto and says its fantastic. im pregnant and didn't wanna risk the seafood but boy was the roasted chicken awesome. i was so not disappointed. the mash potatoes and turnip greens that came with it were the most delicious i've ever had!!

this is always a favorite place to go for us. atmosphere and views are great, especially at sunset. this time is was a long wait time but that is to be expected on memorial weekend. had great band and place outside to sit while waiting on your table. my personal favorite is the bbq gulf shrimp, it is an appetizer but i make it a meal by getting a salad and mashed potatoes with it for very reasonable prices. my husbands favorite is the peppercorn steak. definitely at the top of our list!

worth it!. we were in the orange beach area on vacation and went to cobalt on a recommendation from a local. it was delicious! i got the filet, and let me tell you, it was the best i've ever had! i am from the okla and have had many filets in my life, even beef we raises on our farm. but this was the best by far! i would definitely recommend it to anyone. in reference to other reviewers, you get what you pay for so obviously the steeper prices = better quality food. also, how could you look at this place and not know it was a slow, sit-down restaurant? when we entered the restaurant, i knew we'd be there for a while so i feel like time isn't a legitimate complaint, especially if the restaurant was busy... we had a great server. we will definitely come back!

we went to cobalt again on our visit to orange beach this week and, as always, were glad we did! the view of the marina and waterway was beautiful as the sun set, making the outside seating area a great place for our family to spend the evening. the food was terrific - shrimp and grits, ahi tuna salad and bison burger all got heavy compliments from the people in our party who ordered them. the spicy marinara sauce on the spaghetti had more kick than any of us have ever seen in marinara at any other restaurant, but the spicy food lovers at the table loved it! we decided as the meal ended that cobalt will be a consistent stop on all of our future visits to the orange beach area!

love this place. this restaurant never disappoints me. i can always be assured that the waiter and food will be great! my family loves the firecracker shrimp! we've taken many of our friends here for a good time.


-----25 may, 2014-----

love this place. this restaurant never disappoints me. i can always be assured that the waiter and food will be great! my family loves the firecracker shrimp!

disappointing meal. 5 adults and 2 children in party. best part of meal was the tuna salad and kid's grilled cheese. the shrimp had very little flavor nor did the crab. ordered 5 desserts, only 4 came. the 5th one came when the other 4 had finished. coffee with dessert was warm at best. cristina was a very good waitress.

why?. worst. service. ever. food marginal at best. the only thing this restaurant has going for it is l.o.c.a.t.i.o.n. our waitress actually told us she could not get to the bar to get our wine that never came w/ dinner! the pizza was a soggy joke, the fish was grossly overcooked, and the grits were dry as sawdust. we sat early and were all but ignored by our waitress. it was one of the only times i can remember where i considered not tipping. i could not imagine for the life of my why this place was so packed; unless they were all there for the brilliant sunset.

loved the ambiance and friendly service. loved the happy hour and sunset menu. firecracker shrimp was just okay. cheese pizza was perfect for our 9 year old. the alfredo pasta was made in house…a thin sauce but tasty. the flounder and jambalaya needed a sauce, as it was a tad dry…the green beans also needed a tad more blanching as they were crunchy. nonetheless, still one of the better meals we’ve had a great prices. come early to get a seat outside, or an indoor seat with a view.