Lounges on the Barrier Island and Mainland
VERO BEACH 32963, the newspaper for the Vero Beach barrier island, and VeroNews.com, Indian River County's new online newspaper, are pleased to offer this online Dining Guide.
Here are some of the lounges you may wish to visit in Vero Beach and Indian River County. For more information, please click on the link below.
Lounges on the Barrier Island
Bobby’s: Go for the burgers and the beef
(reviewed the week of 12/09/10) I have always thought it a bit strange when a reviewer goes to a highly regarded restaurant that is known for its specialties, and pans dishes that clearly are not the reason most diners go in the first place. After all, in the real world, how many people go to a fish house if they are craving tortellini al prosciutto. Which brings us to Bobby’s, our favorite beachside hangout when we have a hankering for great burgers or steaks. That (and the clubby ambience) clearly are why nine out of 10 diners are willing to queue up at the bar while waiting for a table. READ FULL REVIEW
Green Cabin Room (Disney)
Havana Nights: Nice spot for an intimate dinner
(reviewed the week of 07/22/10) This summer, many restaurants seem to be struggling – and even some of Vero’s best restaurants are offering special menus for those watching their dollars. One that caught our eye was the prix fixe menu at Maison Martinique. Since entrees at Maison Martinique tend to run $30 or more, the idea of a soup or salad, entrée and dessert for $28 seemed tempting. While it took two visits before we actually gave the prix fixe menu a try, the second effort introduced us to the idea of dining at a spot we had not sampled before: the Havana Nights Piano Bar. READ FULL REVIEW
Mulligan's Beach House
Ocean Grill: At Christmas, the next best thing to Toyland
(reviewed the week of 12/16/10) If your household’s Santa is having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit, you need to quickly schedule a dinner at the Ocean Grill. Each year, the venerable beachside restaurant – a Vero institution in the best sense of the word — gets all dolled up for the holidays (the Christmas decorations stay up until New Year’s). When we visited in early December, the magical annual transformation had taken place, and for purposes of getting an Old Grouch out of the Bah Humbug and into the let’s-stroll-down-Ocean-Drive-past-the-shops mood, dinner at the Ocean Grill turned out to be the next best thing to a visit to Toyland. READ FULL REVIEW
Oriente: Surf and turf specials are a winner
(reviewed the week of 01/13/11) Two years after the debut of Vero’s first Latin-fusion restaurant at Gloria Estefan’s Costa d’Este resort, the initial excitement is gone – and so is talented young Cuban-American chef David Rodriguez, who now has a cigar shop on Miracle Mile and soon will serve tapas at a new restaurant he is opening in Stuart. Taking his place when Rodriguez left Oriente restaurant was his understudy and sous chef, Raymond Mumford, a Buffalo native who has retained a number of his predecessor’s excellent Cuban and Caribbean dishes (such as the ceviches) but who now is putting his own mark on the restaurant as well. READ FULL REVIEW
Riverside Cafe
Waldo's
Lounges on the Mainland
Captain Hiram's
Dockside Grille: Not quite the same
(reviewed the week of 07/02/09) While the Dockside Grille on Royal Palm Pointe last season seemed like an almost interchangeable option to Bobby McCarthy’s beachside restaurant, several recent visits have persuaded us that the Dockside – while still featuring a similar menu– no longer is up to Bobby’s standards. Sure, on any given night, some of the dishes are still good – particularly if you stick with the juicy burgers and the tasty fl atbreads. But when you move into the steaks and seafood, it becomes more hit and miss. READ FULL REVIEW
Kelly's Irish Pub
