McCoy’s Oceanfront

Went there for Christmas Day Dinner as recommended by a food blogger Nicole Danna who obviously gets free hotel nights stays here because what they had to offer can’t make them one of the top 10 restaurants to dine at. They had two main course entrees of ham or beef tip only. Decent number of side items to complement the dishes but they were all old and the fish did not taste or smell right. Desert table was very minimal and bare. The pictures that show you eat along the view of the ocean are incorrect. They do have a few tables along the pool side but you do not get a view of the ocean. Server was good and extremely nice. Now I know why they automatically added 20% gratuity for a party of 2.

The menu stays true to what you would expect a South Florida oceanside restaurant to offer with a great selection of seafood entrees. Some of those entrees include Florida Pompano, Crispy Skin Florida Snapper, Blackened Salmon, and a Five Spice Grilled Tuna. For you non seafood lovers, they also have a wonderful Sauteed Short Rib, Pork Paillard and Farro Risotto among other offerings.
McCoy’s is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. At breakfast you can order a la carte off the menu, or you can opt for the buffet. The buffet is full of wonderful choices and is not your average continental breakfast. Home fries, eggs and omelets cooked to order, applewood smoked bacon, sausage egg and cheese stuffed biscuits and buttermilk pancakes are just a few of the selections.
McCoy’s prides itself on custom cocktails and the Giggle Water with Crop Organic cucumber vodka and fresh lemonade pictured left, and the Alderman’s Mule with New Amsterdam vodka, fresh lime juice and ginger beer were pretty tasty libations.
The Fried Green Tomato Mozzarella is stacked with thick slices of mozzarella, heirloom tomatoes and fried green tomatoes with pesto and a balsamic glaze. Spicy Tuna Tartar is an elegant display of fresh and spicy tuna with avocado, wakame and wontons for dipping.
You can’t go to Pompano Beach and not get the namesake fish. The Florida Pompano at McCoy’s is flour dusted and Fried and served with Yukon potatoes, lemon white wine butter sauce and baby arugula. The taste and preparation of this fish was simply amazing.
The Braised Short Rib with caramelized fennel mash and oyster mushroom haricot verts with a horseradish cream sauce is an outstanding dish. The short rib itself was wonderful, but just as impressive was the caramelized fennel mash.
Whether you want lunch or dinner, McCoy’s has you covered. The Avocado Turkey Burger served on a honey wheat bun with ground turkey and an avocado purée was a delicious choice with plenty of flavor. If you’re not sure about what to have for dessert, try the Best Of Both Worlds with a chocolate cake, chocolate mousse, crème brûlée and a raspberry coulis. Very light, and very good.

Stayed at the hotel for a few days, ventured out and ate at a couple of different places, ate at the hotel as well. The hotel was the best food we had while in Fort Lauderdale. A couple of things to try for sure, sweet potato chips, The hummus dip and pita bread and the fried shrimp balls of some sort! They were delicious! Just to name a few!

Enjoyed dinner here and completely loved our meals. The Salmon was delicious with a creamed cauliflower. The meal was served beautifully.

With limited places in Deerfield on the beach for brunch we gave this place a try. Alas there was no brunch. It seems a bit tired and worn so we left to get breakfast down the street. Won’t be back

I was pleasantly surprised by this restaurant and quality of the food. The service was phenomenal especially the manager Anna. I had the wonderfully prepared risotto with perfectly cook scallops and prawns with pancetta, peas, wild mushrooms, and a truffle drizzle. For dessert I had the New York cheesecake with a berry compote… It was delightful with a decaf coffee that I could take back to my room and finish. I definitely recommend this place and I will be sure to come back next time I’m in town. Thumbs up :)

This place didnt seem that exciting, but the first two dishes we had, rock shrimp in shirachi sauce and the tuna tartar was so good that we came back and ate it two more times! More people should come here. Never crowed, great customer service, and again.,. We loves the two dishes we had. Pass on chicken fingers and chicken sandwhich. The breakfast buffet was fantastic and kids 12 and under were free!

The «hotel restaurant» is a thing of the past. McCoy’s has a friendly welcoming regular wait staff, along with a menu that stands above other fine dining establishments. With the location of this hotel (right on the ocean) and the menu that has very high quality food and variety, and impeccable yet comfortable indoor/​outdoor ambiance– I would choose McCoy’s over most other restaurants that appear on the «nearby» Unilocal feed. Terry has been the bartender on all of my visits– good thing! He is attentive and his menu knowledge has never steered me in the wrong direction– what a great asset to the McCoy’s team! You would never know that this isn’t a «locally owned» restaurant. Chef and Terry make it feel just like home (but with an ocean and all of those cool wave sounds– and a beach). :)

Really poor-​unorganized service.
Arrived at 1:20 pm, was escorted to the patio. At 1:45 moved myself inside. No one even attempted to serve me, or offer water/​cocktail. While I was on the patio, 2 other tables that self-​seated themselves with the «patio» menu had already left the patio due to no attention. I was hungry, decided to move inside. I was greeted as I entered, and sat at a dirty table. Asked for an ice tea, delivered… still no place setting/​dirty table. Tea needed sugar, asked another server to deliver sugar and please wipe my table. Ordered corn-​crab chowder, FAIR. Shrimp cocktail– disappointing. Happy to leave at 2:25pm. Yes, I was polite and left 20%…but sad statement for a restaurant at a Marriott. This entire staff needs to be re-​trained the Marriott Way.

My niece made reservations for Mother’s Day lunch for my visiting sister, herself and me. This hotel is newer and has a beautiful ocean setting. They offered a special Mother’s Day brunch. As none of us are big eaters, she confirmed with the restaurant personnel that we could also order from the main menu. We ask for an indoor table as we were dressed nicely, coming in from church.
We made 1:30 reservations, arrived on time, and found the dining room only half full. The brunch ran until 3:00. We were seated promptly at the back of the room, even though there were closer tables with better ocean views.
Our waitress was very kind and attentive. We ask for a menu. She said she could only offer the buffet. We explained we were told a regular menu would be available when we made the reservations. She left to check with the manager, came back and said the the buffet was all that could be served in the dining room. The manager was standing over by the podium where we entered and never once offered any explanation. He acted very pompous, and could not be bothered. I could understand if the room was busy, but it was not. The waitress once again went over to plead our case. When she came back, this time, we were told we could order from the menu, if we ate outside by the pool.
I commented that we would accept poolside, but I would write a review telling of our treatment. She told us to wait, and when she came back, we were told that they would serve is in the dining room. At this point, my niece had checked out the pool area, said it was acceptable, and we had gotten up and started moving there.
We went on and enjoyed our lunch trying not to ruin our celebration. The waitress was very apologetic and gracious. However the manager was not
The food was very good and we also ordered three of their speciality cocktails. When served, I was told that the cocktail I ordered was not available. The waitress offered me a mimosa on her. I thanked her but told her, that would not be necessary. Our bill for three sandwiches with fries and two cocktails came to $ 95 with tip. I feel it is a little overpriced, especially with the the. rudeness of the restaurant manager.