619 Ocean View

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  The sea scallop appetizer and pretzel rolled ice cream dessert were fantastic, as were the lamb chops and tortellini as main courses.  Romantic setting, lovely evening.

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  Posted on 06.03.13 Jimmy T.

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  Great food and great view - a great combination!  Their mojitos are awesome too (and large!).  Everyone in my party was pleased with their food and the experience and would go back again in a second!

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  Posted on 04.02.13 Lauren B.

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  We had a lovely anniversary dinner here last night.  Never even knew this place existed and..... open to the public.  Best service ever!  The hostess and wait staff were all very friendly and caring, and the manager came around during dinner to make sure everything was going well.  A beautiful location overlooking the ocean, great drinks, delicious wedge salad big enough for sharing, ribeye and chicken were both fantastic! We will go back again for sure, even though it's about 50 minutes from our home in St. Augustine.

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  Posted on 03.30.13 Carol H.

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  Great food. Incredibly knowledgable and friendly service. The scallops were honestly the best scallops I've ever had in my life.

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  Posted on 01.07.13 Eli T.

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  Fabulous location.  Great old-fashioned service.  The food was absolutely delicious.
  
  The Scallops were the best I've ever had, and the have this dish down perfect!
  
  Very romantic and a fine dining experience.

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  Posted on 08.27.12 Leilane V.

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  Food is not trendy, but everything is done very well. It is one of the few restaurants in Jax that takes advantage of the beautiful beach view (which is really sad, but not relevant to this review).
  
  I eat the same thing every time: duck confit- a little greasy, but the raspberry sauces provides a great balance, flounder and mashed potatoes- simple, served in butter, and the caramel gelato encrusted in pretzels- so simple yet seriously awesome. Besides the food, they make an excellent mojito, which is best enjoyed on the outside deck.

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  Posted on 01.26.12 Amanda R.

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  Great view of beach, great drinks and food. Yum-o!

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  Posted on 11.06.11 Naomi L.

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  I really wanted to like this restaurant.  There are very few places to eat on the beach in the the Jacksonville area, which is horrible because the beach is one of jewels of the area.  Combine that with a dining scene that is in it's infancy, and the odds are that this restaurant will not impress.  I'll give you the details, and you decide.
  
  There is no getting around the fact that the view is nice.   You're on the beach, so what's better than that.  It's not the best beach view, but it's nice.  The meal started out with stale bread.  It wasn't completely stale, but part of it was inedible. We got three appetizers, and there was nothing impressive about them, in fact they were very bad.  A tomato salad that tasted very bad. The calamari was lightly fried and chewy; you could get that anywhere. And a tomato and blue cheese dish that was just sad.  
  
  The highlight was my rack of lamb, but the sides tasted funny also.  
  
  The wine was overpriced
  
  The cappuccino left a horrible taste in my mouth.
  
  Don't eat here.  The service is good, but they don't care what they serve.  Actually, whey my wife asked our waiter if the wine was good, his response was "all wine is good."  Good knowledge dude.
  
  Nothing there was worth the money.  I actually felt like telling the couples that were walking in to turn around before the waste a hundred bucks (at least.)

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  Posted on 06.18.11 Andy L.

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  Had brunch here for mothers day. Staff was very attentive and friendly.
  
  Food was good not great. A little pricey for the menu items. Views are great! Certainly a good place to take visitors for a great view and pretty goo food.
  
  Giving the 4 star rating base on service an view. Food alone would be a 3.

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  Posted on 05.25.11 jim s.

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  Very good restaurant.  The food was very good (almost great, but not quite) and the service was excellent.
  
  Our table had two appetizers (fried calamari, duck croquettes).  I thought they were pretty good, but everyone else at our table really liked them a great deal.  I thought the calamari was a bit over-breaded, and that the croquettes were a bit overdone, but I was in the minority with that opinion.  
  
  For the main course, I had a very good osso bucco dish with an excellent parmesean polenta side.  Others at our table had a Maine lobster (very good), fried flounder (excellent) and grilled mahi (very good).  Their fried spinach was a highlight as a side dish.
  
  Their desserts were all very good and made in-house.  I'd recommend the pretzel-covered ice cream.  It's a nice mix of sweet and savory that was fun and very tasty.  
  
  The service was excellent.  Friendly, knowledgeable about the menu, prompt but not hovering.  My only complaint is the fact that all bills at 619 Ocean View are auto-grated (18%), which I always find very insulting.

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  Posted on 12.31.10 Matthew C.

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  619 Ocean View is part of the Cabana Club, a members only beach club in PVB. Sawgrass Marriott actually owns Cabana. As I disclosed in another review, I used to work there. However, my opinion is strictly based on the wonderful food and service. The chefs are great here. The food quality is always top notch! The seafood selections are my favorite. Great wine list is also available. Last but not least, please dine here when you can appreciate the amazing and uninterrupted ocean view!!

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  Posted on 08.31.10 Natalie B.

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