I live up the road in cocoa, and murdocks is my default place for a relaxing, sometimes odd, lunch or dinner. Â Pretty much any server you get is going to be quirky, which in my book is usually a good thing. Â The place is a lovingly restored old building, and i could just sit there with a beer all day and appreciate the architecture. Â I know some people have commented on the food not being that good, but here's what i've had, and it's all been delicious: Â the fish dip, the fish tacos, and the fried chicken. Â And the drinks are always strong, so you know the bartenders good. Â Another thumb up for the fact that they have outside tables and are always super friendly to my crazy dog.
Review Source:Denny's food with a little attitude.., if not for the live music I would not see the point... It used to try for a more upscale palate, but the ambitious food is gone.... Meager beer selection and wine tasted old. Â Bring back the old menu and increase the beer selection and it may be worth another visit.
Review Source:I've been here a few times over the past 6 months. Â I really want to like this place. It has a cool eclectic vibe that I find very inviting. Â However, we are consistently disappointed by poor service and average food. Â One time we had a great server, but for the most part I've felt ignored and a bother to those working here. Our server last time appeared to be completely stoned and was just going through the (very slow and inattentive) motions.
After multiple visits I can say that the food and service aren't victims of "one bad night syndrome", it's actually a systemic problem. Â As much as I want to like this place, I'm tired of throwing away my money. Â I'd consider coming here to have a beer at the bar, but that's it.
This place has potential, but I can't afford to wait for them to find it.
Food is OK to good, but the wait staff is bipolar. Sometimes good and other times, really awful. We actually had one tell us about a party the night before, with too much drinking and the hangover that was causing the bad service. Note to sever: - I don't care why you suck at your job, I just want you to stop sucking at it... There are too many other places to go to
Review Source:This place has really delicious food. We came in on a sunday and had brunch mimosas and sandwiches. The guacamole burger was huge but so so good! Very fresh ingredients, cooked exactly how I asked for it. The fried okra side was also very tasty. The mimosas were delicious. We will definitely be back.
Review Source:Get the brunch special Bloody Mary. Â You won't need anything else. Â Piled high with a pickle, whole jalapeno, six olives, tomato, slices of cucumber, and celery. Â It was like a mini vegetarian meal in a glass. Â (Plus vodka!) We only had chips and queso (seems to be home made) but I am sure the food must be delicious. Â Bartender was awesome. Â We just sat and hung out for hours. Â The best experience I've had at a bar in Florida to date.
Review Source:I went here with some friends a couple of months ago and enjoyed the food tremendously. I have stopped in here during a craft show in downtown Cocoa village to drink a beer, but I had never eaten here before. Their food was awesome. I can definitely recommend the fish tacos. They also had all kinds of great burgers too. They also had a good selection of beers, both domestic and imported, but they were out of many of them the night we were there, so no plus there for me. I can understand being out of a couple, but it started to become a joke, me asking for one and him telling me they were out of it. I wanted to try something different and new for me but ended up with a Guinness. I have to say the service was bad and my friend who has been there before said that's usually how it is. There seemed to be one server and a guy tending the bar and that's it for front line staff. They have an indoor dining area, a bar and an outdoor dining area too. This is not fine dining though as all inside areas are surrounded by the bar. I would go back for the food, but they seriously need to work on the service and keeping everything in stock too. Parking is usually limited to parallel street parking, but there is business parking lot in back you could park in after hours...I think it's a bank.
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