The Pier

I'm not sure anyone here like their job. Or maybe everyone was having a bad day. Either way I got horrible service three times. This last time waves were hitting kind of hard so left the water in search of food and decided to try this place out once again. Nice crowd but nothing crazy for a Saturday afternoon (other times were much more busy). So I take a seat at the bar with a friend thinking this will be faster then waiting on a table. I was wrong. I find a menu and tell my friend what I'll want and head to the bathroom.

At least 10 minutes later when I return (I'm a chick with sand in my bathing suit - and it was an okay bathroom) no one had even appeared to take our order. I can't say there were understaffed because I saw people roaming the floor. I flag someone down and place our order.

Maybe another 10 minutes later, we're given our water with lemons and told it will be another 10 minutes for our food and still no appetizer has arrived. A minute later she reappears with some weird looking nachos. (I'm sketchy of where they came from, so I don't eat and cancel my order.) She might have forgotten our order - but I'm beating someone else walked out earlier and left those nachos. Friend cancelled her meal since she ate those nachos alone.

She wasn't sick afterwards but a 45 minute lunch consisting of just nachos is not good. In short, my guest enjoyed her food and I was able to stick with my diet. Decent food, horrible service. But still willing to give it another try.

Such a great place.  I love to sit upstairs, there is a beautiful view of the beach.  They have great tacos and super cheap.  I love the carnitas and shrimp tacos.  They have an awesome margarita as well.

Two years ago, I wrote a review about the Pier.  I was not a fan of the upstairs area.  They have changed it.  It is now a Mexican restaurant (just like the downstairs).  The upstairs is better for families or a more intimate setting.  The downstairs has outdoor dining and is more of a bar scene.  I like the food and drinks.  The service is a little slow, but that is not the staff's fault.  It usually appears to be somewhat understaffed.  This is one of my favorite places to go on the beach with a large group of friends.