My family and I came here for the 1st time in 2012 on vacation and really liked it so we decided to come back this year on vacation.
Well I ordered the garlic chicken pasta which tasted good but halfway through my meal I seen something under a noodle which turned out to be a glass marble! I got the waitress and she took my meal back to the kitchen. She then quickly came back to tell me the cook said there was no way it could of gotten in there pretty much implying that I might have done it. As I told them I do NOT just carry glass marbles in my pockets to throw into my dinner at random places we got the manager. He also played the same "we don't know it really got there" card. I told him implying I put it in there was absurd and he said he was not implying it and something about his brother being the cook or whatever and "gets a little hot" I guess meaning he has a temper.
Finally he came back and said he would take it off my bill but it was handled very unprofessionally and needless to say no one from my family will be back.
what a dump!. seated a the bar and the vent from the mens room poured down on me like a spring shower. Nothing like a cocktail and the smell of urine to spike your appetite.
Once seated, it was a littler cleaner and the wait staff was great. Â Our food was good and reasonably priced but this place needs a complete cleaning and makeover. Â The grouper was outstanding.
Where to begin? We're not fussy eaters, we value reasonably-priced restaurants over pricey locations, and all we expect is that a server puts in a reasonable effort.
But boy, what a mess.
It was a Tuesday night -- not terribly busy, but with a normal-sized crowd. We were seated immediately without waiting. But it took at least twenty minutes before our server showed up. OK, no big deal -- we were here for the prime rib, and were generally chatting away during the wait.
As the waitress started to take our order she suddenly said "Hang on, I've been buzzed by the kitchen", and disappeared. For another ten minutes. When she finally came back, she said "They don't like us to wait when a customer's meal is ready.". O... kay. I suppose that ensures that our meal will be piping hot, though, so... good. Ish.
We ordered the "Full cut" prime rib. As two of us were sharing, we each got our own order of sides. The prime rib was indeed huge -- larger than I could have imagined -- but it was warmish, not hot -- there goes that whole theory of interrupting the order-taking process to get the food out to the tables. And what's more, it was completely tasteless. It was like eating... well, a completely tasteless slab of meat. You would chew, and absolutely no flavor would appear. Very strange. Probably the worst prime rib I had ever eaten. The side salad was like something out of the 1950s: Wilted iceberg lettuce with a single dreary tomato slice perched on top. Even the baked potato was sub-par.
So: Long wait, clueless waitress, bad food. The saving grace, I guess, was the price: Very inexpensive considering they served us about half a cow. And we had leftovers for days. Although I'm not sure if that's a plus or a minus.
We won't be going back.
This was my second visit to Martin's. Â The first visit would have received one star based on service. Â I asked the bartender what kind of beer they had. Â He told me a lot and asked what I wanted. Â How about you humor me and at least start to list your beer selection since its not printed anywhere. Â Our waitress was ok at best and before we left we had the misfortune of being in the way of another waitress who apparently doesn't know how to say excuse me. Â Instead she was just straight rude. Despite the service the food was ok. Â
Tonight we decided to give Martin's a second chance. Â I am glad to report the service was much better. Â This time the food was terrible. Â Shrimp cocktail was ok at best. Â Next we had our salad. Â My wife was given a salad with one big piece of rotten tomato. Â How does this go unnoticed. Â We then made the mistake of ordering the same dinner entree, fried seafood platter. Â Terrible is an understatement. Â First thing I tried was the scallops. Â I cut open the first one to find it quite undercooked. Â From there I went to the fried fillet which really tasted like fish. Â Didn't seem so fresh. Â The stuffed clam may have been the worst though. Â It was a clam shell filled with a watery gray substance that tasted like nothing but herbs. Â It was hard to get past the appearance to even taste it. Â The rest of the platter was quite underwhelming.
As for dessert I saw another reviewer wrote they ate too much to get that far. Â Unfortunately so did I. Â Only problem is I really didn't eat that much food. Â Needless to say I will never be back to Martins.
I used to eat at Martin's quite a bit. Â I did not like the way they seated people and often had to wait needlessly. Â If you are a party of two you are at the bottom. Â If a table opens up and its a larger size table, Â you will be bypassed. Â To be fair it happened to me quite a few times in the past and I have not been back. Â Maybe it has changed. Â I do not know but do not care to find out. Â
The food was OK except  the Prime Rib.  That is great or was, I should say.  I really do not know at this time since I have not been back in quite some time.
I would not suggest the seafood trio, which includes shrimp, scallops and flounder. You have the option of having your seafood broiled or fried. I chose mine broiled. The scallops were inedible. They had an odor that was disgusting and the juices from the broiled scallops must have affected the taste and smell of the flounder because it had an unusual odor as well. Â I shared a scallop with my brother, who took one bite and put the remainder back on the plate. He agreed with me, that it was not right. Â At the end of our meal, the waitress asked me if I wanted a box. I told her the food smelled bad and didn't taste right. She told me I should have said something earlier and I could have ordered something different - and that was that.
My sister in law ordered fried shrimp, which seemed to be undercooked. The others ordered the prime rib and were very satisfied. It's not a place I will be making a special trip to eat like we did tonight, driving 25 miles one way.
We ate here and bring your hog self if you want straight food no frills cooked good. Prime rib- I got the SMALL was able to eat 1/4 of it... the rest of my family took chunks and we still have a big piece leftover. They oredered gator- Huge plate for an appetizer and heavy breading. Rolls- Ugh- salad good. Veggies... ho-hum and the cole slaw super full of too many onions. I felt like a slug and trying to feel better today. Definitly not health food - lots of meat and frying.... That was a good deal if prime rib is what you are looking for. They rush you through the meal as they are very busy. The table next to us was SUPER mad as you take two bites of your salad and along comes the meal. Super cold draft beer.
Review Source:Food and service was so-so. We got the stuffed mushrooms and they were a little soggy. Good fried shrimp though, nice light batter but it could have had a little more flavor. The shrimp scampi was okay and the stuffed shrimp was horrible (not really "stuffed" at all). Wish I had tried the prime rib now after reading these reviews . . .
Review Source:We were staying at Ormond Beach and we drove to Flagler Beach (14 miles) to eat here. Â After reading Sashaa K.'s review, I was a little apprehensive at best. Â However, a couple I met in the outdoor hot tub recommended it. Â We were going to have the Prime Rib but the special this week was crab stuffed whole Main Lobster for $13.99. Â Who could resist that. Â We went twice for Lobster and never did get the Prime Rib. Â The first visit we had baked potatoe and Eggplant Parmesan for our sides. Â Oh My....The eggplant was a meal in itself. Â We took that home for lunch the next day. Â The Lobster was perfect and the crab stuffing was yummy. Â My husband's draft beer was $1.75, 25 cents less than my tea. Â The second trip we had the squash medley and baked potatoe again with the Lobster....We came on a Sunday night and a Thursday night and neither night was all Seniors. Â As a matter of fact, there were a lot of people who were definitely not Seniors watching the game at the bar on Sunday. Â Nor was there any kind of bad smell. Â The place was packed both nights and so we ate at the bar both times.
Review Source:Go EARLY.
Order the King Cut Prime Rib and split it with someone else at your table. Â (You will be charged $2.50 to do so, but that gets person #2 their own salad and side).
Order the cherry coke. Â It's old school. Â Skip the sweet tea.
I have no idea about the desserts. Â I never make it that far.
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