Bonefish Grill Wellington, Fl (re-visited)

The other night (Saturday), the wife and I got a chance to go to dinner with just the two of us and we decided to go out to Bonefish. We arrived around 6:00 pm, the restaurant was crowded, but they were able to seat us right away. One thing I really enjoy about this restaurant is the ambiance. The restaurant is very dark inside, but avoids being gloomy and instead creates a cozy atmosphere. One other thing that we enjoy about it, is that despite being a full house, the restaurant was neither overly loud or too quiet. They have a good balance of background noise, but you're still able to have a quiet conversation with your dinning partner.

In what seems to be starting a tradition for us, we ordered the Crab Cakes and the Bacon Wrapped Scallops for appetizers just like last time. I won't go into the appetizers too much, other than to say that I love how the bacon really adds a nice touch of smokiness and texture to the scallops and chutney. The only thing I would change, is to add an option to order a bigger size, as you only get four of the scallops. Which is enough for one person, but if your sharing, can leave you wanting more.

(Menu)

For dinner, I ordered the Gulf Grouper and mashed potatoes and mango salsa.


The grouper was light and flaky with that wonderful and subtle wood fire taste and the potatoes were very creamy with the garlic seasoning.

The wifey had the Chilean Sea Bass also with the mashed potatoes. Like I talked about last time, you can get 4 types of sauces to go with your meal. We were talking with our server and he could tell that the wifey wasn't sure which sauce to get. So he offered to bring out a sampler of everything they offered.


All four of the sauces (Mango Salsa, Chimichurri, Pan Asian and Lemon Butter) went quite well with both of our dishes. But, I think the wife really enjoyed the Pan Asian, as it was similar to a teriaki type of flavor. She's not a big fan of the Mango Salsa, however much I enjoy it.

Our server was friendly, fast and knowledgeable. So far every time we've gone to Bonefish Grill, we've had a great experience and we recommend that you check it out.

Grades:
Food: A
Service: A
Portion Size: A

Bonefish Grill, Wellington, Fl.

Tonight was a spur of the moment decision to go out to eat. We decided on Bonefish as the wife was in the mood for seafood, this turned out to be a great decision on our part. The restaurant wasn't very crowded when we got there, and we were able to be seated right away. Our waiter was quite good, he was able to balance the right combination of leaving us to enjoy the meal, but around enough to make sure our drinks were filled and get anything else we may have needed. This was probably some of the BEST service we have received when dining out in a long time. I really cannot praise him enough.

The food was also very good, from the appetizers to the main course everything was very tasty. We started off by getting the Maryland Crab Cakes and the Bacon Wrapped Atlantic Sea Scallops. The crab cakes have quite a bit of a kick to them, but it doesn't over power the taste of the crab and other ingredients. The Scallops are fairly large, and they're topped with a "chutney". I'm not sure what was in the chutney but whatever it was, it worked great with the taste and texture of the bacon and scallops. The only thing I can find to complain about is the portion size, with the crab cakes they only serve 2 cakes as the appetizer and with the scallops you only get 4+ the mango salsa salad.

Our main course consisted of my meal which was the Grilled Atlantic Salmon with Potatoes Au Gratin, and the wife's meal of the Sir Will's fish and chips. With the grilled fish you get a choice of 4 signature sauces that include a Mango Salsa, Chimichurri, Pan Asian and Lemon Butter. Our server recommended that I get the mango salsa or pan asian with the salmon. I chose the Mango salsa and it was excellent. The fish and chips came tempura-style and a tartar sauce made in house. Again the food was very, very good. We both would order these meals again with no hesitation.

The only complaint that we could really bring up would be on portion sizes in relation to the prices. However, despite being bit smaller than you might expect, the meal did end up being quite filling.



Grades:
Food: A+
Portion Size: B-
Service A+

All in all, this was an outstanding "adventure" I encourage everyone to try this place out and experience it for yourself. I hope you will be as satisfied as we were.


As a side note, this restaurant also has quite a few Gluten free options on their menu for those who need it.