Toucan's

The view from the deck can't be beat, food was pretty good, a little too expensive if you ask me. Oh, the sweet tea is not fresh brewed, it's instant. Would have preferred to have been told that before I ordered it, yuck!

This was my first visit to Mexico Beach, and we were staying right across the street from Toucan's, so it was inevitable that we would end up here.  We visited twice, once on a Saturday night, after dinner for drinks and dancing, and once on a weekday.  Saturday was a good time, the dance floor was moderately full and they had a DJ.  The crowd was a little on the "mature" side, but they were playing classics that everyone enjoys, so we got out the floor a few times.  The drinks were moderately priced, and a decent pour.  

When we returned later that week, we sat upstairs in the bar area, so that we could see the sunset.  This was a different experience.  I had been craving oysters all day, so as soon as we sat down we asked the waitress for a dozen.  She commented that they might take a while so she would go get us drinks, and come back to take our dinner order.  I thought that it was odd, since we ordered steamed oysters (how hard can that be to make?) and we were 1 of about 4 people in the place.  At least she was on top of it in telling us.  When we ordered our main dishes, my boyfriend tried to order the scallops, grilled.  Our waitress "suggested" that he get them fried, because when they are grilled they become chewy and most people send them back.  Now, i know from experience that you can grill scallops and not make them chewy, so I am not sure what they are doing in the kitchen, but apparently they aren't seafood aficionados.  My bf took the waitresses suggestion and ordered them fried; they were "ok" at best.  I ordered the crabcake and shrimp sliders, and they were about on the same level as the scallops.

The saving grace of this place is that it is right on the beach and you can get an awesome view while dining.  They are one of about 3 or 4 places on the beach to get seafood, so pickins' are slim in the area.  Overall, I would probably go back for drinks, but skip the food next time.

TERRIBLE, this restaurant had good service but terrible food which was completely overdone! Even after we complained they did nothing to help and could care less if we were satisfied or not. If you want over priced fried food then this is your place.