southport raw bar & restaurant

this restaurant is only getting two stars for theservicewhich was great. the food was not good at all. we started off with the fish dip which was a very small portion and only ok. then we had onion rings which were previously frozen. we sent them back. the two entrees were a codfish sandwich and grilled mahi mahi tacos. the codfish was undercooked and my husband who normally would eat all of it barely ate half. the fish tacos had a very small amount of mahi mahi and while it was grilled, it was way over done and hard. the tacos consisted of mostly coleslaw and had a thousand island colored sauce on it which actually was a spicy hot sauce. they were served ice cold. i am aware that this place normally gets great reviews thus the reason that we went there to try it. never again.

greatserviceand atmosphere! we sat at the raw bar while waiting for a table, and had oysters and drinks! for dinner we sat outside on the dock. we had the fish and chips and fish sandwich for dinner and both were delicious. would definitely recommend this place. very casual laid back atmosphere.

this is totally a "get your hands dirty" seafood place on the water.  great prices,serviceis solid, and the view is pretty good outside too.  very well rounded seafood place from peal-n-eat shrimp with a kick, to oysters on the shell over ice, to the conch chowder.  it's on my list of favorites in ft. lauderdale.

we sat out back on the porch by the dock and boats. there were plenty of fans and breeze that kept the place cool. live music on a wednesday night and quickservicewere excellent additions. we ordered the old bay shrimp, hot lips (fried jalapeños with cream cheese), and the dolphins tacos which were all phenomenal. if we didn't live out of state, we'd be back every week!

good food, good service, good price. ate here on vacation with family. the food was really good. theservicewas good and the price was excellent. the atmosphere was family friendly and we have put in on our list of "places to eat" when return in a few months.

amazing raw bar. had scallops, shrimp and clams from their raw bar. everything was fresh and theservicewas great. i'm surely retuning to southport!

good but expect a wait. southport is a locals place located right off se 17th st. great raw bar options, but expect a wait. a dozen oysters on a busy night could take 20+ minutes. no liquor, just beer and wine.serviceis pretty friendly.

fish over fried, old bay shrimp over cooked, slaw lackluster, conch chowder disappointing andserviceindifferent. in a simple phrase, "don't waste your time".

hit or miss. stay away from the fried food its he worst. great raw bar. parking is a problem. great place to drink.


-----12 mar, 2011-----

hit or miss. we finally got a chance to check out southport raw bar and grill after many friends suggested it. we had a very interesting evening that first started out hunting for a parking place. good luck. we finally took a chance down the street in a shopping center. theservicewas excellent and attentive. my wife had the cajun soup, which was ok at best. she also ordered the mahi mahi with cole slaw, which she raved about. i had the raw oysters. they were fresh and had nice accompaniments. these were followed by the fried seafood basket that i must say was problem the worst i have ever eaten. the breaded seafood seemed to have come right out of the frozen section at your local grocery. i must say we enjoyed the evening but the food is hit and miss at best. drink plenty and the food won't seem too bad.