K YO

This place is excellent, they do not take reservations but its worth the wait to stand in line. There is a bar outside on the patio to enjoy a drink while you wait. The shrimp and grits and the snapper and shrimp was awesome! The smoked redfish dip is excellent and I will be ordering it every time I visit. Black Marlin has delivered excellent food and service during my last two trips and I look forward to eating there again

Paul Gonzales

Amazing dining experience!! We had the lobster tostadas, shrimp and grits, red snapper with shrimp and creme brulee for dessert. Everything was delicious. The service was excellent. We even got to meet Chef Gail and her partner, "The Queen". We definitely plan on coming back. Our daughter and son-in-law will be here from Houston next week and we plan on bringing them here. Thank you Chef Gail for a fun, delicious and memorable dining experience! Paul and Esmeralda Gonzales

Jonathan Delgado

This place is making my island dreams come true, one crab cake at a time! Our dinner was promptly served and the crab cakes and ahi tostadas were so tasty. The bartender was super attentive and very friendly. Thank for the hospitality y’all!

+1

Jim Nabholz

Stopped by Black Marlin for dinner this evening... it's basically a clubhouse-restaurant-bar for a golf course. That's not a negative, just level setting on what the venue is. It's very nice, well decorated, very comfortable. The staff is super nice, friendly and gracious, very helpful with the menu. We started off with a Lemon Drop Martini and a Lemon Berry Mule. Both were good, but very sweet. As a counter-balance we ordered the crab cakes appetizer which was very good. A little more filler than we prefer, but very well-seasoned and pan-fried very well. And the spicy aioli was delicious. For entrees we followed some of our Yelpers suggestions and tried shrimp and grits and fish and chips. One of the advantages of off-season dining in Port A is that places are not crowded, and food is usually served HOT! That was the case tonight. Both entrees were just off the stove/out of the fryer, very hot and good. The shrimp and grits had a very creamy sauce, perhaps a bit much for the dish, the shrimp and grits were drowning! LOL The fish and chips were well fried and the sides made everything super tasty. We had Blue Bell at home so we passed on dessert. We may stop by later this week to try some of the more "lunch" dishes, e.g., fish tacos and the burger. Black Marlin provided a solid dinner tonight, we recommend dinner there, and perhaps lunch too!

+5

Angela Wilson

Sat ourselves, selected wine, companion stated we will have... and waitress bought one glass, without even questionioning if the lady would be interested in anything to drink. Requested second glass. No bread or butter before meal. Ordered crab cakes appetizer. The cakes were thin, about a 1/4 in thick. Did not taste freshly cooked as thay were not crispy and were luke warm. Flavor just ok. Moving on to salad, wonderful fresh lettuce, plenty of bacon and bleu cheese crumbles. Waitress came back to the table to I ask how I wanted my steak cooked. Then we waited.... and waited, we had arrived a bit before 6, it was now approaching 7 and still no entree. My companion was getting angry, as the service at this price point should have been impeccable, especially as the place was practically empty. Finally a bit after 7 our entrees arrived. We complained at the lateness and we were told the order had just gone in to kitchen 12 min prior... This person was apologetic and offered us second glass of wine or dessert but we declined both. We noticed when we received the bill 6.95 discount. Companion had ordered the seafood gumbo, he loved it, full of seafood and flavor, stated he would order again. I ordered the filet... a bit undercooked but tender, and flavorful. The sides were awful, sauteed spinach too salty to eat and full of stems. Pasta, spagetti with butter and garlic, flavorless. All this for $188. So very disappointed. Atmosphere could have been improved without the big screen TV's. Pictures made it look like a nice restaurant but more sports bar. Unlikely to return.

scott Starita

Very underwhelming. Vegetables literally had no seasoning. Baked potato looked like it had been sitting for two days waiting for me at six at night. The pork chop was halfway decent but not very big and $42 I came here to spend money, but expected more work into the food than what I got, what a change from when I was here four years ago. We sat with our plates in front of us for over 20 minutes, waiting to pay a bill Some tables had come in, but for those prices, we should have enough waitstaff

Aleksandra Majic

Frankly, I expected a better meal for the price I paid. I ordered a seafood plate, which looked and tasted like fast food with a bunch of Frenchfries and deep-fried seafood. Fish, oysters, shrimp, and vegetables seemed fresh but lack flavor.

Sidney R

The food was way too overpriced for the amount of food served and the quality of it, for instance the pasta Alfredo was bitter. I do have to say that the atmosphere is nice. You need reservations if you want to sit inside but the patio is first come first serve, which is what we did. Servers were very friendly.

+5

Another bad meal at Black Marlin in Port A tonight. Not for wife as she always orders Cobb salad with crab and it’s always good. Tonight i tried the 3-2-1 Sampler and the batter on the shrimp and fish tasted burnt. Terrible aftertaste that I still taste. Best food here is the baked bread for $2. First time I came the food was way over salted. 2nd time I got shrimp and grits and they were great. Gonna stick with that from now on.

Garrett C.

The food was incredibly overpriced and mediocre. The blackened mahi mahi was so overcooked. The Diablo sauce pasta tasted like Ragu sauce from a jar. The fried shrimp were great. The French fries were great. They have fried food locked down, but they charge a lot for it.

Average Gaming

Hello all. I've been to several restaurants on the island and I have to say. For the price. I would rather go to Castaways. Google Maps said there was no wait time. But we were seated outside because there was nothing available inside? Which is no problem, really, but they were short-handed. That's understandable. I get that. But the food took a long time to get served. One waitress for about 6 tables outside. The atmosphere was nice. Facing the Gulf. The Gulf is actually not visible because of a dune in the way. All in all, I would not really recommend Black Marlin Bar and Grill. Props to the Reds bar for taking care of us. Cheers 🍻

Nikki Haley

We were on a family vacation, went to have a nice dinner to end our trip and was absolutely disappointed. Server was terrible, never came back to refill waters, had to ask multiple times for the kids waters, food was brought out wrong and after waiting over an hour for ONE plate to be remade we asked for an ETA and waited another 15 minutes with “no response” from the kitchen per the server. I finally went and spoke with a manager. I had better service and food at Blue Water Cowboy the following day. I will never come back to this establishment.

Cade Stuczynski

The food was way to overpriced! For the price you would expect at least good service and excellent experience but no. The orders were all wrong. Our friend never got his food the server was passive and unapologetic. We practically had to serve ourselves. We never once had our waters refilled the whole time we were there and sitting in the heat. One of the worst overpriced experiences I’ve ever had. The only good part was the manager assisting us.