Went for dinner with four people. Sat outside with a wonderful view of the ocean. The service was excellent, but the food was not exceptional. The portions were very small including the salads. I had the "lamb" dish, but in reality the dish was more a pasta and not much  lamb. The lane snapper was overcooked, also. Mussels were good, but there was pork/chorizo that provide a bit too much salt flavor. Also the wine was well overpriced. I usually recognize that most restaurants charge double what one can purchase at the store, but they charged 3x and I think that is unreasonable.
Bottom line we had fun, but would go to other similarly priced restaurants in Vero Beach.
What a disappointment. Â My folks brought me here while I was visiting town, and I was excited by the potential. You can come here to enjoy the beautiful view and architecture, but it's all downhill from there. Â We came for their happy hour specials, which look good - on paper. Â The reality is that the attitude of the wait staff varies somewhere between icy indifference and outright hostility. Â No waiter or waitress should act like you are inconveniencing them when you are trying to place an order - but these people seem to take pride in it (I suppose at least they take pride in something). Â Expect to hold your empty glass with a longing look on your face for at least 20 minutes before anyone notices. Â Do not expect it to make a difference.
I've been to places all over the world. Â I know what a busy place looks like, and I've worked in the service industry. Â A polite request for patience gets nothing but sympathy and support from me. Â But here, while waiting for my beverage, all I could do is wonder if the service here was an elaborate practical joke. Â
The patio view of the ocean is great. Â But if your group needs more chairs so everyone can enjoy it, no one here will care. Â Nor will they care if you're waiting for service. Â When a bar/restaurant seems annoyed to serve you drinks they theoretically are in business to sell, you know there's problems from management on down.
I am fairly easy to please and this is one of my first negative Yelp reviews. Â But no one should be treated with contempt by staff - and contempt here was palpable. Â If they didn't spit in our food, I'd be genuinely surprised. Â That should tell you something.
Nature here is beautiful. Â Everything else sucks.
The best fish we had in Vero. But you need to pay handsomely for it. Not complaining. This is definitely a question of getting what you pay for. For a better deal get the fish sandwich at the bar or at the pool bar. Very nice to eat Oceanside on their patio. No doubt another reason they command higher prices.
Review Source:We ate in the bar, full main dining room and bar menu.  Plenty of options. Great fresh local fish and seafood and nice toasted warm bread. Avocado salad has a nice twist with cucumbers  Regular salad was a little heavy on the dressing, but freshness and flavors were very good.  Very quite week here, service was very good and ambiance is cozy.
Review Source:This place is just in arm's reach of being 4 or 5 stars, but it's the little things that make an excellent experience bad. Â First the bad, breakfast ends at 11:00 am, I arrived at 11:00, already new what breakfast dish I wanted, the place was empty, and they still couldn't accomodate my desire for some eggs. Just something I've never experienced. Â Second, the hostress did more than the waitress. Â Third, the food was good, but not great. Â The good (1) the view, (2) nice staff, (3) descent selection.
Review Source:I had been to Cobalt a couple of years ago for a wedding reception and I remembered that the ambiance was very nice and there was a large bar area with an area for dancing. Â This time, I went back to stay at the Vero Beach Hotel & Spa for a few days with some friends. Â We decided to stay in one night and grab dinner at Cobalt. Â I was surprised at how limited (although creative) the dinner menu was. Â I was not in the mood for an entree. Â I was more in the mood for appetizers to share or a sandwich. Â No sandwiches on the dinner menu and the appetizers were not very appealing and didn't seem share-able. Â I ended up getting the beet salad with grilled shrimp added to it. Â The salad portion was tiny with barely any yellow beets but it was tasty. Â The portion of grilled shrimp was fresh and pretty generous with 5-6 decent sized shrimp. Â Overall, its an overpriced hotel restaurant with few options, but if you're in the mood for creative seafood, then this might be your place.
Review Source:Have only eaten at the bar but the bartender Tom was very good . Â On both nights I had the butter lettuce. Salad with steak and my husband had the rock shrimp and an order of truffle fries. The fries were the best we have ever had and would go just for those. On Friday night they had live music which was great. All in all, I can' think of anything to complain about. Â View is spectacular.
Review Source:The meal presentation was awesome, the four of us dining each thought our meal to be the best.  Our server was knowledgeable about all selections on the menu, he served dinners at  a leisurely pace...even was able to guide us with our desserts selections with his expertise.  All this while enjoying one of the best ocean views in Vero.
Review Source:The only reason Cobalt is getting two stars is the view. Not too many other redeeming qualities. Went with five friends and after fighting for seats on the patio, getting blown with flames from fire pit, having to scramble and carry our chairs to our "spot" on patio, waiting for 15 minutes for drinks, another 15 minutes to order happy hour apps, was hoping dinner would redeem experience. Not so.
Waiter was not a good representative for the chef. When one of our group was leaning toward ordering the duck, he noted it was his least favorite dish on the menu. Not a good advocate for the limited menu choices. The apps on patio were terrible. Why offer a happy hour app menu if you can't even make pork sliders and fried rock shrimp well?Poor shrimp...they didn't deserve that unsavory end.
Plates chosen by our group were unimaginative and poorly plated. My personal choice was two small plates. "bacon and eggs" app was just ok. Pork belly tasty but poor cut and egg overcooked. Sauce as base was unimaginative. Second small plate was gnudo (gnocchi) with heavy cream sauce. Couldn't even finish the five of them. Soooo heavy. BTW, upset tummy all night and I can eat anything.
Steak was boring, short ribs pretty good but not well seasoned, fish dishes ok but nothing out of the park. Dessert offerings again run of the mill.
Prices did not reflect a commensurate quality of service, food or preparation. Normally don't slam staff but service was terrible. A definite no go!
Take a walk on the beach and bring your own food if this is the only dining choice. Too bad.
I've only ever been to Cobalt for drinks; the ambiance here is great! We sat outside by the fire pit; it's a great spot to take visitors of Vero. Â Always a good crowd of people; on the weekends, they have live entertainment and dancing. Â Drinks are fairly reasonable in price and the ocean view is a beautiful plus.
Review Source:The food was exquisite and the service was excellent. Our waitress was Julie, she had a fine taste for what was on the menu; and a great attitude with a lovely demeanor. Our entrees were exciting and tasty, we could not have asked for more. This place is beautiful. I ate the local snapper, with Alaskan king crab to start. Overall a 5 star experience! :)
Review Source:I have been to this restaurant numerous times and every time has been excellent. The food is always delicious. I usually get the seared scallops or crispy skin snapper and they are always perfectly cooked. The dining room is lovely and the service is always great. I would recommend it to anyone coming to Vero and especially if you are staying at the hotel.
Review Source:Okay - when we reflect on a restaurant, what things are most important?
FOOD - AMBIANCE - SERVICE
Although I would agree that the service is slooooowww; I would not let that deter me from acknowledging the other delights of this restaurant.
I have always, always enjoyed dining here... Â though I may not always want to 'wait', what more could I ask for with a view like this?
Do go to this place to enjoy the food while you enjoy the ocean view, and, hopefully, your company!
Worth the visit!
For a four star restaurant, we were appauled by the poor, slow service. It over shadowed the entire meal. The service staff would completely disappear for 20 minutes or more. Then, show up with half the order. We had to reorder things three times until all the food arrived. It was impossible to get second drinks. Personally, I don't ever plan to go back.
Review Source:Good kitchen. However, VERY poor staff training. Very poor.
This is a Kimpton Hotel Restaurant and it serves like something far down market from that. Ordered drinks and water, the water came and 5 minutes later the server showed up to ask for our food order wtih no drinks in hand. Server fired our order way too quickly, delivering mains only a few brief minutes after starters, left the (hot) entrees and bid us to "take your time...no rush" ; asked us to move to accomodate his reach when there were infinite other options for him; plates were placed incorrectly and then clumsily adjusted; etc..
Drinks are pedestrian with an emphasis on fruit daiquiris and mojitos. Wine list is alright. Menu is good and execution is also good but the poor level of service kills the experience.
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