Blue at the Topaz PERMANENTLY CLOSED

WE WERE A PARTY OF FOUR WHO EAT HERE LAST FRIDAY. WE HAD THE SEA BASS AND IT WAS EXCELLENT. HE HAD A LONG WAIT FOR A TABLE, BUT THE PLACE WAS VERY BUSY AT THE TIME. THE WAIT WAS WORTH IT ....

An absolute gem, Beautiful view, Excelent atmosphere and lots of history. The restaurant is a converted mansion situated on a beautiful stretch of coastline. There is nothing like it for miles, diverse menu and reasonable prices.

Don't let the entrance and decor fool you. This is a great place to eat.

I love Blue for lunch. Great sandwiches and variety.

My wife and I have eaten here six or seven times, and we have never failed to be 100% satisfied with the quality of food served here. We can't think of a nicer restaurant in the area. Everything is fresh, well-prepared, never bland and accompanied by a decent wine list. Prices are reasonable for the quality. The entry is a little disorganized, however, and some of the wait staff could be more efficient. Nevertheless, we will be back many times.

Ate here once and never again. Waited 10 minutes to get waited on and over 30 minutes for food. $1.79 for 6 ounces of soda with no refills ridiculous.

We visited Blue in celebration of my parent's 51st wedding anniversary and couldn't have asked for a better experience. From the attentive and professional wait staff to the superb entrees (the hawaiian steak dish was incredible!) it was a total success. My husband and I enjoyed it so much we are planning to visit them again for our anniversary this month. For a very pleasant, but not "cheap", special evening I highly recommend Blue.

Friendly staff, and excellent atmosphere even while the weather wasn't the best. We had a very tasty lunch of Mahi, her's fried, mine blacked, and were very satisfied. We'll be back for dinner...the Hawaiian rib eye sounds enticing.

Actually I never sat down to eat. Stopped to see the place and a menu at about 6pm one evening. Three people standing around, had to ask someone about a menu. Wasn't impressed with the plastic chair decor and lack of interest by staff. I figured the food would be the same as my first impression. Didn't return and probably won't.

I took my wife here for her birthday and we were both pleased.

For appetisers, she had the seafood bisque which was very good and I had seared Ahi Tuna which was perfectly cooked (rare) and excellent tasting.

Our salads were nicely dressed and very tasty.

For main courses, my wife had stuffed flounder with some kind of sauce that was (I think) mango and jalapeno. It was a nice combination of sweet and spicy (not at all hot).

I had the rack of lamb which was perfectly medium-rare and beautifully presented. The mustard in the sauce was a little too tart for my taste, but the dish was quite servicable.

For dessert, we shared a creme brulee which was delicious.

Blue was comfortable, attractively decorated and the service was prompt and attentive.

My only criticisms are that they don't have a full bar (beer and wine only) and, although they have an extensive wine list, my wife and I weren't up for a full bottle, so we each ordered a glass of Cabernet which was a bit lower in quality then one would expect from such a fine restaurant.

On the whole, this was a very pleasant experience and we will definately be back, hopefully in the daytime when we can enjoy the fabulous view.

Had a great dining experience.We will be back for sure.

The food was well presented but just didn't taste as good as it looked. I found it rather bland and it needed more "oomph!" Pricey too. Service was good and it's definitely a nice setting.

BLUE is spear headed by John Reade, with Chef Troy Wendt by his side. If you are in the mood for the finer dining, and not in the mood for a lengthy drive (like Orlando), then BLUE is the place for you.

From the appetizers, soups, thru main course, to dessert, we found our experience to be more than delightful. The menu is as diversified has having Quesidilla's for an appetizer, to Rack of Lamb for a main course. (May I suggest the calamari as an appetizer to begin.) Don't just take my word for it, stop in and see John for a pleasant evening of fine food and service.