Sea Dog Orlando

I love Sea Dog Blueberry (which says a lot since I'm really not a beer fan) and was excited when I learned that they opened a restaurant. Unfortunately it was out near Disney and I really didn't think I'd make it out there anytime soon. But my luck changed this weekend when I was staying at a hotel that was only about 15 minutes away. My best friend was a sport and agreed that we could go there for dinner. Woo hoo!

We got there right away 5 pm on a Saturday and were seated right away. Our waiter Nick was VERY attentive and we were very well taken care of all night. As I was looking over the beer menu my friend saw the Pretzel Sticks with beer cheese appetizer and had ordered those before I knew what was going on ;) They actually came out before we had even been able to place our drink & dinner order. They were delish! I'm pretty sure you could dip cardboard in that beer cheese and it would taste good.

I decided to go with the beer flight (four small beers for $5.50) since there were a couple I wanted to try. I went with the Sea Dog blueberry, Sea Dog raspberry, Sea Dog apricot and the Shipyard Summer Ale. I really enjoyed them all and especially liked that I didn't have to drink a pint of any of them just to try them out.

For dinner I got the bbq shrimp and bacon cheddar grits. Oh. My. Goodness. I am a fan of shrimp & grits, so when I saw that this one had bbq sauce and bacon too I was sold. It also had an avocado salsa on it that was a great addition. I REALLY enjoyed my meal, even if it was one of the more expensive ones on the menu, and would definitely order it again

The service was amazing for a group of 24.   Drinks were fast and refills were prompt.  Apps were out in less than 10 minutes.  They were tasty. Calamari, buffalo wings, buffalo dip and homemade warm potato chips  all great.  
Dinner was fast hot and delicious.  
Game changer burger was awesome. Shrimp and grits and fresh catch were all tasty.  
Live music , acoustic guitar was great and not loud we could visit.
Rob manager was on his game. Karen and frank waitstaff had everything correct and very helpful.  
Only hiccup was w a group of 25 we had multiple family's and checks and took a little time. But understandable.  So I won't mark them down for that.
Great experience we will be back.

Yelp so let me down! I listened to you guys and ended up feeling so ashamed for paying $50 to eat here. I gave it two instead of one because the beer is pretty good (we both had flights). The guy running the valet was a hustler too which may have been the best service. So dining...here is a tip....if it is a Saturday night at 7:30 and there are only 10 people inside....take the hint. I ordered the "game changer" and my wife ordered the Beef tip artichoke salad. The waiter was attentive, but we were his only guests. No, I'm not kidding. So the game changer looked good as it was beef/venison/bison and had bacon. But when it came it was done....really done and so dry (I ordered medium well?). I know venison and bison are lean, but for $15 I was looking for a dang good burger. The bacon was the thin, see-through kind that you microwave from a package...or the kind you get at the hotel buffet but really isn't bacon. You know what I'm getting to. My wife's salad said romaine lettuce as part of the description...it was an iceberg salad complete with a 1/8" of water at the bottom of the salad. We thought it had to be a joke as it looked so cheap. We should have taken a picture. Dang it. She said the beef tips were good though. We paid for it, but should have just walked away. That's what made us feel so bad. It makes us feel so cheated. Save yourself...wish one of you would have told us and saved our vacation dinner. Drink the beer and go elsewhere.