Bonefish Grill

We dined at Bonefish Grill - Macon over the weekend and our food was not good AT ALL!! Our service was great (4 stars for the overall service we received from beginning to end) but the food received 2 stars (I'm being nice with the 2 stars). We ordered 3 appetizers (mussels, crab fries, and imperial dip) and the mussels were decent. I did not like the crab fries, they were fries topped with yellow cheese sauce and a little bit of crab meat - not worth the price but a majority was eaten. The imperial dip was not that good, not a lot of seafood mixed into the cheese mixture, but it was eaten. For dinner we ordered the scallops and shrimp (which was pretty good) and the cod imperial. The word "imperial" should have been a clue, and it is after the fact, that the cod was topped with the imperial dip appetizer. The cod imperial was NOT GOOD AT ALL!!! The cod was dry, the imperial dip was not good, and the added capers did not help. The creamed spinach (an added $3 cost) was the worst I've eaten. The creamed spinach tasted like canned spinach mixed with melted cheese, kind of like a bad spinach & cheese dip, and the mash potatoes tasted like powered mashed potato. Thankfully our server was understanding and took the plate back. We've eaten at this location before and had a great experience, hence our return, but this will be our last.

It was a good experience. The atmosphere and customer service was elegant and wonderful. The prices of the meals were pretty decent for the type of establishment. They had a vast amount of dishes to choose from. The dishes I chose were all good. Not the best I've had (I've eaten all over the world) but very good. Again I really enjoyed the customer care and service received. Definitely the type of place to go on a first date or anniversary like occasion.

Their “generous” portion of fish and chips didn’t seem all that “generous” in my opinion and I wasn’t the one eating them. The Cod Imperial wasn’t really impressive at all and that was mine. The crab cakes aren’t the best. Wasn’t mine but I tasted one. My glass of water sat empty as I waited for a refill. This is something I prefer to have a server on top of. Seeing as how there were a total of 6 tables, including us, I would think a refill of water isn’t too much to ask. There were definitely more more than one server on the floor as we noted others. I do understand that patience is necessary during these times and places can be short staffed which is why I made note of the staffing and the seating in the restaurant. There were two hosts just to seat us. Maybe this explains why the wait was so long at every other restaurant in this shopping center yet we were able to walk right in to be seated. It just wasn’t a meal either of us raved over or a trip we would repeat from Perry just to enjoy the food, because we wouldn’t.

Hands down probably one of my all time favorite restaurants WHEN they actually have food in stock. On multiple occasions I would order an item from the menu and after waiting 20 to 30 minutes I would be told what I ordered is not available. I would rather they be upfront and tell me what the don't have on the menu, instead of me wasting my time waiting for something I can't have. I definitely feel the limited shipments are due to COVID, however, that should be communicated to the customers. Besides that, amazing quality food, the servers are wonderful, and in my top 5 of go to date night restaurants.Lastly, BEST EVER Traditional Mule I have ever had. Haven't been able to find a place that can make it better. PERFECT EVERY time!