Bonito Boathouse Restaurant

The restaurant is located in the marina with beautiful views. That's where the goodness ends. They don't take reservations, they say "first come first served" that is of course unless you have a large party. It's false advertising as we had 11 family members and were there well before parties of 4 and 5 who were seated and served and left before we even got a table. We were told initially it was 30 mins. Then it was another 20 mins. Then it was "oh the table we have to fit you just got dessert". So at an hour waiting outside in the heat and humidity we asked to be seated separately. When we were finally seated upstairs at a 7 and 4 table top. It was now 8 pm and they close at 9 pm. There were two other tables not yet cleaned that could have easily accommodated all of us! It took another 10

Great service and Great food. The stuffed flounder was great.. the sauce was really good. The boathouse ribeye and fried shrimp was done better than expected. The shrimp/crab pasta was really good too. For desert, the butter cake was delicious!

We had a large group with reservations and were seated fairly quickly in the upstairs area. What a beautiful view! The service was attentive by the server but the kitchen forgot items. I had ordered a wedge salad ($15) along with my fish taco entree and it didn’t come. The waiter checked on it and brought it when I was about finishing my meal. Two others in our group had similar issues with various foods. The food was OK, but not anything I’d recommend. Fripp Island has very limited dining options and having a captive customer base affects the quality of food in my opinion. If you’re looking for something on island, this is probably your best option. Prices are a bit high, but inline for a resort restaurant. Make certain you have a Fripp Island amenity card or you’ll be refused service.

We stopped here for late night drinks. Although we can’t speak to the food, we were surprised that the drink prices seemed realistic! The drinks were also much better than any other drinks we’d had in other locations around the island: they were actually “made” rather than being mostly poured from some kind of mix. Definitely a nice view and spot for a quality, late night cocktail.

Food and atmosphere was amazing! We love Fripp Island and all it has to offer!!! Ice. Team and brownie was delicious…