Ocean Restaurant

Everything was good. Menu could be have more options though

Ocean is one of my favorite restaurants by far. My husband and I visit here occasionally, the food is always great and the service is as well. Last night my husband surprised me with dinner here with my kids and family for my birthday. The food was great per usual as well as the drinks. However, our main server last night had the worst personality, her attitude was horrible. I can’t remember her name but I would definitely remember her face. My daughter asked about the birthday dessert and she was very snappy with her. For this server to get a 130.00 gratuity she definitely deserve it at all. Other than her nasty attitude and personality everything was great! Just wish we had a better server.

It was a Birthday dinner and our first visit since moving down from Nashville. Food: I had the Tuna. The Tuna itself was good but the bed of noodles it sat on was completely tasteless. The drizzle puree was lacking as well. My wife had the Grouper. It was cold and dry. It was not even a decent delivery of Grouper for a mediocre restaurant, much less a high end establishment. Service: The first opportunity came when the server forgot to bring her drink she ordered. The second opportunity came when she forgot to bring my wife's order of truffle fries for her meal. They did make it to the table but it was after the entree was finished. Atmosphere: We were seated in a small booth against the front windows. Our booth was separated from the table next to us by a shower curtain on plastic rings. We were crowed with a large loud table behind us which made me feel like I was intruding on their space although we reserved and were seated first. The good: we had great friends for company to enjoy celebrating with and I was happy to see they offered Caymus wine on their menu. In conclusion: extremely disappointed. Extremely over priced meal with less than mediocre food and service with a cheap decor feel. This is not a case of not meeting expectations, it is a case of not delivering.

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My standards are pretty high when it comes to restaurants and I rarely feel like everything about any place meets my standards. But at Ocean all of my expectations were absolutely exceeded. The atmosphere is wonderful - upscale without feel stuffing. The service was absolutely outstanding. And the food and drinks….literally out of this world. Hands down one of the best experiences we’ve had in a while. It was our first time dining here and it certainly won’t be our last! Easily one of the best restaurants in Birmingham.

Great place. The service was excellent and the food was delicious. Would go back. It is a little pricey so it would only be on special occasions for us.