Bowley's on the Bay

I decided to try something new for date night and ended up here for dinner. Upon arrival, parking was somewhat easy to find even though they were packed.

We checked into the outdoor hostess stand. Due to the sun, we asked for shade and was advised there will be a 15 minute wait. I gave her my number in order for us to receive a text when our table was ready. Not sure how long we waited, but we did finally receive our notification and taken to our table. Was not totally happy since the hostess sat us still in the sun. There was more shade near the hostess stand area.

I had to play musical chairs just to avoid the sun and poor hubby ended up sun burned after our dining experience. There was a long wait before our server greeted us and take our order. Here is what we ordered:
Me- Cup of Cream of crab soup and the broiled crabcake with sautéed spinach and roasted rosemary potatoes and for dessert crem brulee. Hubby- Pork Chop (medium rare) with spinach and sweet potatoes.

It was weird when she asked hubby how he would like his pork chop cooked. Food was not bad, but had some complaints. My soup was more creme than crabmeat and my creme brulee sugar coating was burnt. And these two items I know how to prepare because I make them all the time. The sweet tea was overly sweet, which I had to water down.

Overall the music was a whole vibe, and they have live music Fri- Sun. The band was okay, but would have preferred the music they were playing. Was not thrilled when a patron walked through from the water park nearby smoking past our table, also there was a wait to use the ladies room since there was only two stalls for an indoor/ outdoor restaurant. Thank God for the sweet lady who helped me out while we both utilized the men's restroom. I was happy it was clean enough to use because I could not hold it long enough. I would return but either make a reservation if the evening is very sunny to get a decent shadey view if we dine outdoors.

Great atmosphere and pretty good food. Service was a bit slow but our waitress was super friendly and attentive. It's a great place for date night, girls night out or a celebration. The views at sunset are absolutely beautiful. Definitely will visit again.

Went for Mother's day lunch a day early. Great idea. Not too crowded and my mom liked it! She and I had the crab cake, very tasty. Her sweet potato bacon hash was really good and a nice generous portion. The asparagus was nicely cooked as well, al dente and yummy. The guys had the burgers. All thumbs up! We will definitely go back to check out the outdoor beach bar area.

This place was pretty good for a cold spring day. The food was very good and the drinks were tasty. My issues were that my toast was cold and it didn't have any butter on it. I asked for butter and they just brought me cold butter that wouldn't spread. My other issue was that the window looking out to the bay was dirty and not pleasant to look through. Both are not a huge deal and I don't want to make it sound bad because it wasn't. My wife and I enjoyed our visit here and enjoying the food.

The management and staff at Bowleys on the Bay went above and beyond to make our wedding weekend so special!

They hosted our 50 person rehearsal dinner in their dining room, and our family and friends are still talking about the quality meal, as well as the attentive, professional service received that evening. Their three-course party menu is phenomenal, and each of our guests received every course timely, and cooked perfectly to their liking (a steak special was a popular item among our guests). The portions were generous, too!

They also hosted our wedding after party and again, the management and staff were prepared for our large crowd and even provided special amenities including a bonfire on the beach!

The GM Kyle regularly checked in with us and our guests at both events to make sure we had everything we needed, and we can’t thank him enough! We highly recommend Bowleys on the Bay for your private event needs! We certainly will use their private event services in the future!