Editor Pick
Oceanside Grille Daiquiri Deck
- June 29, 2001
- Rated 3 of 5 by
Tideone from Huntsville, Alabama
We had passed by this restaurant many times during our visits to Madeira Beach since it sits on the corner of Gulf Boulevard and Tom Stuart Causeway (the non- toll road to St. Petersburg) but we had never stopped. Having won an auction for a gift certificate to the Oceanside Grille Daiquiri Deck, my wife and I decided to eat lunch there one day.
The Oceanside Grille and Daiquiri Deck is not next to the ocean but is across the street and although there is an outdoor deck it does not overlook the water but the parking lot in front of the restaurant.
The restaurant is basically a sports bar that really comes alive at night, judging from the cars in the parking lot and the crowd on the deck.
There were a couple of people playing pool, and three or four people at the bar and two women with a baby at a table when we entered the restaurant shortly after 1 p.m.
After motioning from the back of the restaurant for us to sit anywhere we liked, we chose a table close to the empty band stand. On weekends, live bands entertain.
Our waitress was soon handing us menus and talking our drink orders.
The menu primarily consisted of sandwiches and an extensive list of daiquiris.
We decided on a grouper sandwichh and toyed with the idea of a daiquiri but since we were going sightseeing later we decided to forego the daiquiri until another time.
I thought we might come back later that night and order the Tie me to the Bedpost, which the description read, "Get ready for the bed will spin when you're tied tonight. Combination banana, mango and purple haze, then topped with Coruba rum.
While my wife was not too thrilled with that one she did get a kick out of some the others such as Voodoo Love Shack, Pain in the Ass, Cheap Date and Rumble in the Jungle.
After looking over and discussing the extensive list, our sandwiches arrived and they were delicious.
While finishing up the last bite of my sandwich, our waitress arrived wanting to know about dessert or if we had decided on a daiquiri.
I told her I was much to full from the sandwich for dessert, as was my wife, and we were going to take a rain check on the daiquiri.
I did find out, while she was getting my change, that the Tie Me to the Bedpost is one of the biggest selling drinks.
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