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6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Fri
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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4.5
Travellers' Choice 2024
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CUISINES
Steakhouse, Seafood
Special Diets
Gluten free options
Meals
Dinner, Brunch
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JWB Prime Steak and Seafood is an upscale restaurant concept for both resort guests and locals seeking a laid-back luxe dining experience. JWB offers a contemporary menu of prime steaks, fresh local seafood, and a raw bar, all paired with world-class wines and hand-crafted cocktails. Named after James (Jimmy) William Buffett himself, the restaurant offers impeccable service and intimate spaces perfect for romantic dinners or small group gatherings.
CUISINES
Steakhouse, Seafood
Special Diets
Gluten free options
Meals
Dinner, Brunch
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Private Dining, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music, Waterfront
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4.5
220 reviews
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Jennifer L
Honolulu113 contributions
Apr 2024 • couples
We went here to celebrate our anniversary. The food was excellent! We opted to split the surf and turf to be mindful of not wasting food, and the server did so without judgement or blinking an eye, which we appreciated. The steak was done perfect, and the lobster was tasty! The guava bread pudding dessert was lovely, and they also surprised us with a small slice of cake and "Happy Anniversary" written in chocolate on the plate.
The servers (Godfrey and Anowar) were personable and attentive, and asked about our visit so far and provided great recommendations for our next few days. The manager (Elwood) really cares about his team and his customers, and checked in during our meal and as we were leaving. We really enjoyed our experience here!
Written 5 May 2024
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Aaron E
1 contribution
Aug 2024 • family
JWB Steakhouse was a phenomenal experience. Food was flavorful and cooked perfectly (lobster Mac and loaded baked potato were delicious). The amazing experience was mostly due to our server Demeko who was by far the nicest server I’ve ever encountered (even cut my grandfathers steak for him without being asked).
Written 6 August 2024
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Jenny0124
Nassau114 contributions
Jun 2024 • couples
We thought of 15 different restaurants in Nassau to visit for our anniversary and finally decided on JWB. From the minute we walked in Jameaka the hosted had great vibe and was very friendly. She set the tone for the incredible evening. Our server Giles was top notch and his food knowledge and friendliness took our experience to the next level. Now on to the food, it was incredible!! We had the French Onion Soup, (DYNAMITE) the filet mignon was cooked perfect. But the VEAL CHOP was one of the best I ever had! The overall experience was excellent! I highly recommend!!
Written 22 June 2024
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Candy J
1 contribution
Jan 2024 • friends
Last night was a night to remember! Our server came to the table to take drink orders. This was surprising because we never got the drink menu. I ordered still bottled water for the table but received house water sometime while having my dinner. While the server got the drink orders one of my friends asked about a signature cocktail made with cucumber. The server was certain that it was gin based. Confused my friend who had the cocktail in the past thought it was vodka based. She decided to go with another option. I waited on the menu and what do ya know the gimlet is kettle one vodka based. When asked if she could change the drink the server responded the Margarita she ordered was already made. About 10-15 minutes later the drinks came. None of us were having wine and the glasses were only removed when I placed them to the end of the table. During our main course I asked my server for bread after all everyone else had some but us it seemed. I must say though the server had a great attitude and beautiful smile! One of my friends ordered the seafood linguine and I did too but she wanted hers extra spicy. When giving us the food there was no differentiation until of course I ended up with loads of spice lol. It was a friends birthday so we wanted to split the check in three. The server tried to separate it by item best he could and it seemed to be an issue for he and the manager who I will call SUSAN seemed to take forever to put the check together and then split equally in three. About 10 maybe 15 minutes later our car service came to pick us up. I pulled out the calculator to show the server the divided figures. All we needed to do was to pay the bill. The manager stood next to him assisting him with this complexed formula. I assertively let them know that at this point we was ready to go!!! Unapologetically, SUSAN threatened the server that if he was short it would be removed from his paycheck and he obviously became very intimidated. It was a twilight zone moment for me and very difficult to understand why the manager didn’t have the common sense to divide the figure and just charge it to our cards while they figure out how to balance out their back office in their own time rather than inconvenience us further. Instead Susan decided it was best to make us wait and closed out the checks waiting solely on the micros to give her the breakdown of how much we needed to pay . Maybe because we were locals and she wasn’t sure we could pay our bill or whatever her reason may be but overall the experience was distasteful! The calamari was good but not worth coming back.
Written 6 January 2024
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melicia t
Houston46 contributions
Dec 2024 • family
The food is not good to begin with, but that’s not even the reason I was unhappy. We all ordered steaks and my son’s steak, which he ordered medium rare, actually came out medium well. We asked to send it back, as it was overcooked. They brought him a new steak and the waiter proceeded to lecture my son that “his error was that he ordered the steak medium rare and that he should have asked for it to be rare.” My son didn’t say anything in retort, but we eat a lot of steaks, and we all know what color the meat should be when we order. It was very off putting for the waiter to not acknowledge that the steak was way overcooked, and insulting for him to say that it was his wrongdoing when ordering. This second steak that he brought out was too undercooked and was too rare. We again sent the steak back as it was obvious that it was undercooked. Another steak came out and it was even more raw. We sent that back as well, as it was coming out more and more raw, to the point that it was completely raw and uncuttable. The rest of us had already finished our meal and finally, a bartender and the hostess came to our table and asked how to ameliorate the situation. We showed them how raw the steak was and they immediately corrected it, brought out a steak made correctly to medium rare, and also complimentary grapefruit sodas. Normally, even if I don’t enjoy the food, I will not send it back or write a bad review. But the waiter’s egregious way of treating us was unnecessary and ruined our experience. I won’t ever return.
Written 4 January 2025
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Tiffany S
Hackensack68 contributions
Feb 2024 • couples
The best thing about this restaurant is the fact that it is OPEN after 6pm (which most restaurants are not). It's a VERY expensive spot for pretty good food but some of the worst service we received the entire week we were in Nassau. The food was tasty but expect to pay $50 for a pasta entree. The wine list was sub par. Our waiter started out friendly but then got less friendly when he realized we weren't getting apps and meals and cocktails and wine and dessert - we are not huge eaters. They must work on tips only.
Written 4 March 2024
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Paradise286952
1 contribution
Jan 2024 • business
This place was horrible, never again. The staff was rude, the waiter didn’t care about the experience . The cut of the meat was horrible and the meat was not prepared/cooked to specifications.
For the price of this restaurant they should have better service and the steak should be prepared better.
Written 13 January 2024
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Raymond G
England15 contributions
Feb 2023 • none
Supposedly the top end dining at the Margaritaville Beach Resort, it’s actually beaten hands down by the Vacation Cafe situated within the same resort hotel. Other than, that is, on price which is where JWB wins hands down with overpriced dishes. The oysters which require no preparation beyond opening fresh, had clearly been opened earlier in the day. Un-shucked and dried out, they were a real disgrace. The pan fried chicken (with some fancifully described mashed potato from Alaska (!) ) had never seen the inside of a frying pan and was extremely tough and rubbery. The lobster ravioli was fine. Service was desultory. When you ask somebody if everything is alright, it helps to do so with a degree of sincerity and a pause at the table for long enough to hear the response.
Written 18 February 2023
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judy t
8 contributions
Jun 2023 • solo
Ordered a cheeseburger at the bar, medium well, which was supposed to have caramelized onions and cheddar cheese. It came after 45 minutes, medium rare with blue cheese and no onions. It took another 10 minutes to cook it, and it came back with the cheddar but still no onions. The restaurant added a 15% “gratuity” (isn’t a gratuity voluntary?) and when I asked the bartender if the gratuity went to her, she said no, it went to the other staff. I asked doesn’t the restaurant pay them? and she said no the only money they make is through the gratuity, so I ended up giving her a cash tip on top of the gratuity. Turns out, the restaurant does pay its employees and she got a 17.00 tip for a 26.00 hamburger.
Written 20 June 2023
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Kris F
2 contributions
Jul 2022 • family
My sister and I attended JWB for brunch recently and the experience was very poor. I was ready to get up and leave. We had a reservation and still had to wait 10-12 minutes to be seated. When we were seated we literally waited another 10-15 minutes for a server to even acknowledge us, all after we had to call out and wave one down. When a server came, he stated that he wasn’t our server and our server was busy but he’ll try to assist. Eventually, our sever assisted us but still ignored us most of the time. The food was not as expected, the calamari was very bland, we ordered our steak medium but instead they gave us a well done steak. Our drink of choice was the endless mimosas, I understand someone can’t come immediately to refill but to wait 10+ minutes just to get a refill was ridiculous. Also, the eye level dust behind the booth and dead fruit flies didn’t make it any better. Eventually, a waiter by the name of Gilles tried his best to control the situation as he noticed how annoyed we were. For a first time I already decided that it would be the last time. But, Gilles encouraged us to come back again. Eventually, we spoke to the Manager who apologized and encouraged us to come back again.
Written 18 July 2022
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Erin B
1 contribution
May 2023 • none
Price of food was outrageously overpriced for what you were getting. Not only the prices were overpriced, but the service that we experienced was underwhelming. Mario our waiter was quite rude to us, and quite frankly we will never go there again. There are better restaurants in Nassau with better food and cheaper prices with better quality cut steaks. Please do not go here your money will be wasted and you won’t be treated like you are having a fine dining experience.
Written 14 May 2023
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K Culmer
10 contributions
Dec 2022 • business
Terrible group experience for dinner. Service was poor and from the hostess to the server, rude and hostile. The meal took over 3 hours for a previously sent set menu. We were told repeatedly that this was our fault because part of the group was late but honestly, if they were still going to seat us only to reprimand us constantly then not provide any drinks or other service, it would have been preferable for the reservation to have been cancelled so we could have made alternative arrangements. Absolutely disappointing experience.
Two stars only because JWB’s happy hour is excellent, as is the service on the bar side.
Written 17 December 2022
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Steph B
Philadelphia9 contributions
Mar 2024 • couples
Enjoyed an excellent birthday meal and great service by Antonio. Antonio and the wait staff were very attentive, checking frequently and clearing dishes as needed. My boyfriend and I both enjoyed the lobster bisque for an appetizer, lobster ravioli for an entree, and was surprised with a chocolate cake for dessert! Food was tasty, just a little salty as a forewarning. Would come back!
Written 29 March 2024
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Sightsee21565781654
1 contribution
Sept 2023 • friends
Everything about this restaurant was great. The place was clean and smelled good. The staff were very nice. Our waiter GILES was awesome and exceptionally knowledgeable I would recommend that anyone who goes there ask for him as their server seeing as that’s exactly what I will be doing when I revisit JWB…the staff also worked as a team in bringing and cleaning up our food. The food was fresh and delicious and arrived rather quickly (I had the porterhouse steak). Then we also had dessert and that was really good as well. Great atmosphere with really nice people (especially GILES) I give my experience a 11/10 I will definitely be revisiting very soon.
Written 25 September 2023
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Mamadou Kane
7 contributions
Nov 2023 • family
I just left this place for my Birthday,
Flew out from NYC just to discover the worst SteakHouse in the world, $200 for a 32onces Tomahawk that was so nasty, tasteless, smells bad and small.
The service is so poor for a place that gratuity is included.
Server didn’t even bother to care, I’m so disappointed about this experience specially the fact we came out here for my birthday my family and I.
-I wouldn’t recommend nobody traveling into the Bahamas to go out there, prices are off the roof and food is terrible.
Written 2 November 2023
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Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort
Hello,
We are sorry to hear that your JWB dining expectations were not met. Our guest experience is our most valued asset here at Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, and we take your concerns very seriously. If you would like to discuss this further, please send us an email at info@mhbr.com. Thank you.
Written 21 November 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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