Halyards Restaurant - St Simons Island (GA)

3 /5 Eric Beckmann: Good restaurant in total. I had the grits and they were exceptional totally disagree with Emily Howard they were very flavorful and came to me scorching hot. My brother got the sweet tea fried chicken which was spicy it was very flavorful. The only thing I disliked was the appentizers. We got crabcake, calamari, snd salad all wasn’t very tasty.

3 /5 Reviews Wanderlust: I was so excited to come here, but the food wasnt as good as I expected based on what Id heard from others. We had the raw oysters. The first one was delicious, but the rest didnt have any liquid in them and were a little dried out. I ordered the sea bass with risotto. The fish was cooked nicely, but under seasoned. The risotto was awful--the rice was crunchy! We also ordered the flourless chocolate cake, which was decadent. I wish there had been more berries! Overall, hit or miss. I will go back, but maybe only stick to drinks and appetizers. It wasnt worth the price.

3 /5 Jonathan Allen: This is the restaurant right next to Tramici on SSI and I believe the same group owns both places. TL/DR: Go to Tramici instead. We went on a Saturday night at 6 which is roughly the same time we went to Tramici a week earlier. The Halyards atmosphere is slightly more upscale feeling, but not drastically. Basically, youll see the same clientele in both restaurants. Both restaurants were pretty busy, but the service at Halyards took noticeably longer. They may have been short staffed, but it seemed like our server was stretched too thin. The bread service is the same in both places, and I think its ridiculous that you have to pay for it. To be honest, the free bread at Longhorn is better and its...free. I do like the oil to dip though. I started with the spicy tuna cones which were disgusting. My mistake for thinking it was going to be sushi. It was cooked tuna in small waffle cones (bizarre already) then filled with way too much spicy mayo. It was like an unmixed tuna sandwich in an ice cream cone with a bunch of fluff for visuals. $18 for four tiny cones, mostly filled with mayo. I played it safe and got their $23 burger after. Its...a burger. It was perfectly fine, but not $23 fine. The fries and bacon were good, but that meal should have been $15-20 max. My wife got a salad and some type of vegetable soup since she doesnt eat meat. Add two bottles of sparkling water because Brunswick area water is disgusting so you have no choice. After the tip is was just over $100. It took minimum 15 minutes to get the check after I put my card on the table as a hint. The people around us also seemed to notice the wait times with their respective servers. As I said at the start, just go next door instead. The menu is way less floofy, but still high quality. Our server there was fantastic and I actually want to try more of their menu. Halyards feels more like youre paying for atmosphere.

3 /5 Theodore Beckmann: This restaurant was overall disappointing. At first I was excited to try it as it has 4.6 stars but after eating it I do not understand this rating. The food was not great and the service was not up to par. I ordered the shrimp and grits which were very mediocre. The grits had too many big flavors trying to stand out. Additionally, in the grits were celery and jalapeños. The menu does that state that the grits contain these ingredients and therefore I was startled when I shoved a mouthful of jalapeños in my mouth. Now the service. The waiter took our plates before everyone in my party was done eating. All waiters should know to not take part in this terrible habit. I do not recommend and would not go back.

5 /5 Julie Paysen: Our entire evening at Halyard’s was phenomenal! We were welcomed with true southern hospitality, amazing customer service, absolutely delicious food. We started out with Brussels sprouts and wedge salad which were fabulous. The main course of lamb chops w/ seared tomatoes and scallions and shrimp & grits. Both were out of this world! We wrapped up the experience with banana pudding and cappuccino. Thank you to the entire Halyard’s team for delivering with excellence once again. Halyard’s is a must every time we visit St. Simons.