The Backyard

Went here with a few coworkers last night. Good music, even better food. My coworker is allergic to gluten and they specially made chips for her chips and salsa. We had this lovely server who I think it was her first night. She was english and super friendly and accommodating. The drinks did take about 15 min to get after we ordered, but im guessing that was because of how busy the place was. At the end of the night after having about 5 rum and cokes and a grilled chicken sandwich, my bill only came out to 45 $. It was great, would recommend highly.

CLOSED!!! This place is under new management and is now «the twisted fish». The waitress mentioned that they will be having a grand opening «hopefully in a couple of weeks». I will upload a pic of the limited menu.

No longer the Backyard. it is the Twisted Fish… open for one week and still developing a following… food is not the same menu… more fish (obviously)…fish sandwich got a thumbs up… entertainment will have to see… definitely need to try

Nice local hangout, great breeze from the intercostal and live band was on point! Chicken quesadillas were amazing, fried calamari not so much. Calamari was half the portion size you’d expect and tasted cold and rubbery. Would go back for a beer and a bite.

So we have been back 3 times since my last review. 1^st time back, we said we will not eat here again and just come for the music and drinks. 2^nd time back, service was good but the band was just o.k. 3^rd time was last night. Service was good but we couldn’t finish our drinks fast enough and leave. The band was playing music my mother would like… and I’m not young. What happened to the cool vibe, the rock bands, the overall fun atmosphere where everyone is smiling and having a good time? We felt like we spent 20 minutes in an elevator.

First time here and had a great time! We hosted a retirement party here and everything was beyond wonderful. Out server Tina was beyond great I would like to commend her, we had a party of about 40 and she was so on top of everything and so beyond sweet and amazing, she checked on us the entire night. I wish every waitress/​bartender was like her. She is the reason I will be returning! Love it here amazing!!!

Honestly, I have given this place three chances. The reason is, it’s a really cool bar. However, the service is just so bad. The kitchen staff can’t get orders right or with any speed at all. Everything comes out wrong, everything is slow. Then they are rude when they mess up. It’s just not worth going to. Messed up another groups order 3 times, our drink orders twice, and dinner order as well. I’m just over this mess.
Pass.

Good place to sit at a bar outside with great hamburgers. Nice casual atmosphere! I haven’t gone there at night but I understand there is Music by a band.

Great atmosphere, great staff, great food, great music, & great management. I’ve been here 3 times in the last week and every time there was a different genre of live music (all of which was really good!)
I came with the Elation Vodka Team for the Sunday Reggae Fest; giving samples of the chronic tonic drink and pot brownie shot. We loved everything about this place, and decided to stay longer for some food and more of the good vibes.
I wish I was going to be in town when our Elation Vodka team does another round of tasting for international reggae fest this coming Sunday. I hope that someone reading this gets to enjoy the show for the both of us, (and you’re welcome for the free pot brownie shot or bloody mary jane that you’ll get to try if you do go.) ;)

This was the first time I had been to this place, but it was recommended by a friend who said it was a cool atmosphere and had live music (both of which were true, to be clear).
However, we waited almost 20 minutes for a waitress (and appeared to be ignored when we tried to get the attention of the servers). It wasn’t until one of the guys I was with got up and tracked someone down that we actually were waited on.
Despite the rough start, we were there for a solid 5 hours… they had cider on tap, so I was a happy camper. Prices were responsible for the drinks and the food was good (we had nachos and the pita/​hummus dips).
The music was decent… nothing wonderful but definitely gave this place a nice vibe.
We will certainly return.

My husband and I went to check out a local band at The Backyard tonight and the service was HORRIBLE enough to bring it down to one star. The band we were watching was playing two sets. When they announced the would play 2 more songs and then take a break, we made our way over to a table and ordered dinner so that we could eat during the set break and get back to dancing. I ordered fish dip and my husband ordered a cheeseburger.
After we ordered, another party sat down at the table next to us and also ordered fish dip. We waited about 15 minutes and a server walked over and said, «Fish dip and fries?» I said we had a fish dip but we were waiting on a burger. He walked away and gave the food to the table next to us. 5 minutes later, the server walked back over and handed my husband his burger and said, «I guess we’re out of fish dip. What else do you want?» I said, «But the fish dip just got to the table over there and we ordered ours first. So???» And he just looked at me blankly. I was annoyed but asked for a menu and asked what I could order and get quickly since my husband already had his food. He suggested the chips and salsa. Seriously? For my dinner? I said, «How about a salad? What’s in the salad of the day that’s listed on the menu?» He said, «I don’t know. Do you want me to check?» Again… seriously? I asked him to please check. He came back a couple of minutes later and said, «That’s not a good choice. It’s just lettuce, tomato, onion, and cucumber. I don’t think you’ll like it.» I was hungry and irritated at this point. I asked if the pulled pork in the pork tacos was already cooked (to make sure all they needed to do was assemble them) and he said yes. I ordered the tacos and asked him to please ask them to hurry since my husband was almost done with his food (I told him to go ahead and eat so it wouldn’t get ice cold) and the band was getting ready to go back on.
I waited. And waited. And waited. The band was in the middle of their set and I was stuck at the table instead of up dancing. I asked for a manager and explained the situation to the bartender since the waiter was nowhere to be found. He came back a few minutes later and said they would buy me a drink for my trouble. I insisted on talking to the manager and said if my food wasn’t free at this point (it was 45 minutes after my husband had gotten his food) that I didn’t want it. He said fine, I didn’t have to pay for the tacos. They finally showed up a few minutes later (as the band was playing their second to last song) and to add insult to injury, they were COLD. They tasted ok, not great, and after I dumped enough hot sauce on them they were edible, but certainly not worth the wait. And then when I asked for the check, THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR THE FISH DIP and only took the tacos off as a «dissatisfied guest» discount. It took ANOTHER 10 minutes to get the check fixed by the glassy eyed, bored server.
The band was excellent and that was the only saving grace of the whole evening, but I will never eat there again. Not worth the irritation.

Backyard is a real local pub. It is an interesting place to stop by, have a beer and watch the crowd. The concept is simple, outdoor establishment with two big bars and some tables around, they have live music and cover bands every weekend. The menu consists simply of a typical bar food. I had the fish tacos and I’m not sure why the other customers are raving about them, they were just ok as well were the conch fritters. Beers on tap include some local (by local I mean Floridian) selection which was nice and of course they have bottled brew from the big American companies. The bar tenders were a little bit overwhelmed on Friday night, you may need to work harder to get their attention, but service was overall ok. If it stands true they have country music night on Wednesday I made a promise to be back next time I’m around. Otherwise Backyard is a little bit too rowdy for my taste.

My first time experience was great. My wife and I loved the atmosphere, food, and music. Great place to unwind and relax. Only issue is parking and finding the location. It’s well hidden behind other building on Federal Highway. I highly suggest using your GPS to find this location. Other than that I would recommend this place to others.

First time I visited Backyard, they had an offer that said, if you signed up with them, giving them your date of birth, you would receive a birthday present! I did… and got an email later, where they invited me to a free appetizer and a piece of cake for a group of four or more! I went there with my best friend and really enjoyed it. Got my favorite Key Lime pie for dessert! Delicious!!!
Good music, nice atmosphere and in all a bar of my taste and a place I’ll definitely visit again, whenever I get a chance.

Have been here more than a handful of times, but the service lately has been great. Michael’s the man. Remembers a face, what you drink, event he water. Greets you with a smile and makes you feel at home, even when it’s tourist season. Well done sir. Well done.

. Extremely Pet Friendly. Local spot hidden between a few businesses. We stopped off because it was close by where we were visiting, and it was dog friendly they even had a bowl of water for our buddy. We were able walk him around the outdoor restaurant with no issues.. Unfortunately there was no live music when we went. The food menu is limited and cooked in the trailer next to the stage. The bars are huge and I could see this place would get crowded on weekends. Frozen drink machines a secondary bar in the back. There were sone locals sipping on a few cold guys at the bar and a few state troopers having lunch in this hide away spot. I had the pork tacos which was decent. the homemade Mozzarella sticks they were excellent. Good selection on tap beers also if you check in on Unilocal u save $ 5. Pleasant and efficient service. Not fancy what so ever did I mention it was pet friendly.

It has been a while since we had gone to «The Backyard» and we were around the area so hey, why not. Still had the same atmosphere and lay out as we remember… The tiki torches, backyard theme which we liked… On Fridays and on most weekend nights they have a band playing and the one that performed last night rocked! They played mostly alternative rock from the late 90’s and 2000’s but they could play!
We ordered to start their guacamole chips and they were ok, also ordered their sweet potato fries and that we sent back because they were bad! I guess they must have changed the cook since we last came because the last time — their sweet potato fries were to die for! Not this time around…
Service was awesome… But the drinks felt watered down and came in small plastic cups — yet our friend got an actual glass? Strange… Fish tacos were actually very good and the atmosphere as well.
We wished they had drink specials because other local restaurants have amazing deals and much better selections. We don’t think we are going to be returning any time soon as the bill seemed pretty high for what was ordered. There are better local selections around town for dinning and entertainment.

Really cute hidden outdoor bar. It wasn’t that busy because it was raining off and on but it’s a great place for live music and a drink.
I got shrimp tacos. OMG, why would a place a mile from the beach IN Florida for crying out loud use CANNED shrimp on tacos??? Absolutely disgusted, sent it back not to mention beyond salty.
I ordered a burger and fries because how can that get screwed up? Burger was ok. It was salty and the fries were all salt. I don’t get it? Why?!
Great place, service great, maybe it was the cook that night but I won’t eat there again.

Great open air bar for live music and never a cover charge
Super staff
Great food
Hilarious happy hour
And VERY pet friendly!

Unilocalers beware: they will not honor the $ 5 off lunch check-​in offer on Unilocal :(
Granted, I went there for the first time for lunch. It’s close to the office and I’ve always wanted to go so, hey — why not?
Lindsay the bartender was nice, informative and enthusiastic. You can tell by the way the place is laid out, it’s a live music/​party venue. I’ve heard good things about the bands and the vibe so I promise to revisit this review with a evening perspective.
The food: I ordered a cheese burger — medium. It was rare :(. I ate it anyway, scooping out some raw meat from the center of the burger. My co-​working had fish tacos and they said they were ok.
Beer was cold and that’s never a bad thing. I think if you venture in at night for live music and drinks, it’s a winner. For lunch, not so much.