Rae’s Coastal Cafe

10 Reviews on “Rae’s Coastal Cafe”

• Avis Anderson

  Today was my second visit. The first one was for a dinner and it was fantastic. This one was for lunch and it was very disappointing. We were seated promptly. The restaurant was not overly crowded. Our order was taken promptly and then started the long wait. Finally my grandson received his grilled cheese – an untoasted hamburger bun with a piece of warmed American cheese. No other order was delivered to our table. We waited another 10 minutes and then 5 other lunches were delivered but not the hamburger my other grandchild had ordered. We waited and waited and asked the waiter what was the delay and he made several excuses. Our dishes were getting cold. we ate them. we finished them and still no hamburger. We asked to speak to the manager. 5 minutes latter she brought the hamburger and said she hoped it would be the best ever. We asked for catsup. It never came. We asked for the bill. It came and we were told we would not be charged for the hamburger. I doubt we will return aqgain

  September 20, 2016, 6:38 am

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• Jj Edge

  Can’t say enough about this place. Staff and service were excellent. Ask for V…awesome waitress. In town for conference and will be eating all dinners here I suspect. Hand cut steaks, all desserts made in house, she crab soup and crab cakes were unbelievably good.

  January 8, 2015, 3:48 am

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• Mary Sicard

  Over the past 15 years, Ive dined at Raes Coastal Caf 40+ times, and, though I could put it more eloquently, I have this to say: It doesnt suck, Mon!The attentive service, drool-worthy apps and entrees and the good company of the gracious, gregarious owner Walter Clay…This is my restaurant of choice for business, for buddies, for after-workout-grab-it-to-go delectable fare.Certain characteristics distinguish a good restaurant from an average one, but theres one characteristic that makes a good restaurant great, and thats consistency. Its easy to get it right one time, but to get it right time and time again? That takes good management, a passion for pleasing patrons and a little bit of magic.And theres magic at Raes.You leave some restaurants having enjoyed the meal and service but questioning the value: Does a great dining experience have to cost that much? And you leave other restaurants thrilled by the whole event only to return a week or two later, and, well, it sucks.Raes Coastal Caf doesnt suck. Try the black bean dip and nacho chips, shrimp pate with a tease of mango chutney or the perfectly spiced jerk chicken wings for an appetizer. (The wings, along with the house salad and its homemade dressing, are one of my favorite to-go combos. I make two meals out of one serving.)For lunch, try the grilled salmon marinated in an orange rum sauce, mahi mahi topped with Raes mango chutney or the moist Jamaican jerk pork. And if the crab cake is one of the daily specials, you have got to order it: the patty is generously packed with sweet, fresh crab. (I dont think theres a crumb of filler in those babies.)Try anything jerked with the triple hot dipping sauce made from Scotch bonnet peppers thats prepared daily.This is a review, not an invitation. I hope that you, like others, will have trouble finding this place, because its hard enough to find a seat at the bar. (Reservations are not accepted, so please stay home.)

  December 10, 2014, 9:46 pm

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