We arrived at our vacation home in the later evening hours of May 8 with another couple who would be staying with us until we returned from Aruba. It had been an uneventful flight. We were tired and decided to cook at home the following day. On the Thursday we headed down for a road trip to Cocoa Beach, Florida to connect up with our friend's (the other couple) son who works on the cruise ships. After our scenic drive, we met up with their son at Captain J's Ocean Front Restaurant.
We ordered the coconut shrimp (not pictured). I ordered the grouper. This was a delicious, light meal perfect for a hot day. The meal would not score a ten on presentation but it was definitely better than some of the reviews indicated. What I didn't like and this is a very common practice at many pub-style restaurants is the baked potato came wrapped in tin foil. Not only does this get the diner's hands dirty while leaving the potato skin almost soggy, it is a safety issue if the potato has not been kept in the proper temperature zone prior to serving. Potatoes in foil present a very good opportunity for food born illness including botulism.
On a scale of one to ten for pub grub food, I would rate this restaurant a six but will admit the view definitely helped tip the scale. The food itself was very much average for Florida beach side bars. What was nice, is most of their dishes could easily be duplicated at home. In fact, I would almost call their food home style cooking because there was nothing pretentious about it. The food was simply good.
When it comes to restaurants, you don't always need spectacular food, you need good food. Captain J's did not disappoint. This really is a nice beach front restaurant to visit. The view is well worth it!
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