The Reef

Mary was a huge help! The food was amazing and the location is beautiful. There was a slight misunderstanding about how long we had the room for, but all and all the event was perfect.

We had a wonderful memorable wedding at The Reef. This was a destination wedding for us, neither of us had ever eaten or been to the restaurant before. However, we had been by the location on the outside and knew we were happy with it being in a more private area of the beach, there are no commercial properties close by. We had our wedding ceremony on the beach just north of The Reef. Our reception was in the upstairs banquet room of The Reef, the event coordinator Mary was so helpful, prompt, and kind. The room has access to 2 balconies and window views of the beach from the inside. Absolutely breathtaking day for us. Our family and friends totally enjoyed the food. We actually ate their two times at the restaurant for dinner once we arrived that week of the wedding and had fab food as well. I def recommend The Reef. Very Affordable too.

I highly recommend The Reef! The day of the wedding it was raining. I, of course, was highly stressed. After going back and forth on the phone with Mary, I made the call to bring it inside. Suddenly, my father walked in the room and yelled "I see the sun!" I called Mary and her and her staff were quick to move EVERYTHING outside. The wedding happened right out on the beach and it looked like nothing happened 15 minutes earlier. The food and staff were fantastic. I couldn't thank Mary enough for making my dream wedding come true!

We chose The Reef for our wedding reception for our wedding on November 6th. The value for the cost was incredible and they were extremely helpful from our initial inquiry through the very end of our event. Mary was very responsive and open to our many ideas about our reception and the staff at the Reef is absolutely superb. Their banquet room overlooking the beach was beautiful and the perfect setting to a perfect wedding!

We had our wedding reception here in June 2010, and Joyce worked with us to make everything turn out just PERFECT! My husband and I will have the best memories ever of our wedding day. The beachfront view was everything that we wanted incorporated into our summer wedding. Joyce worked diligently with us over the course of planning to make sure that every detail was to our liking. The Reef holds a special place in our hearts. I would definitely recommend this place to others for a special occasion or even an intimate dinner.

We had a wonderful reception. Joyce was wonderful. She listened to what we wanted, and she made sure everything went according to plan. The staff was excellent. The food was great. Everyone was extremely happy with the quality of the food. I would recommend this place to anyone.

Our daughter married in a small garden in St Augustine then we headed to the Reef for brunch as the reception. Great to work with. Accommodated us during their busy Sunday brunch. Delicious food!

We had our reception at The Reef and received great reviews from our guests! The food was fantastic, and the staff was very friendly! The only issue we had was with the event manager, Joyce - she was extremely rude, especially to my mom, which made us come very close to holding our reception elsewhere. Also, the centerpieces they offer are awful, so we had to use a florist to bring in our own.

We could not have been more pleased with the Reef. Joyce, the event coordinator handled both our ceremony and reception. Leading up to the event she was always very responsive to emails and phone calls. I was planning from Houston, so it was really nice to know that she was there when I needed something. The vendor recommendations she gave us were also great! Joyce was so flexible in letting us set up early the day before the wedding and handling the set up the day of. The food was fabulous and we've gotten so many comments on the prime rib, stuffed shrimp and mashed potatoes being delicious. The staff was excellent. We had such a wonderful, worry-free wedding, and that is largely due to Joyce and the Reef.

Our experience at The Reef for our rehearsal dinner was wonderful. We would highly recommend this venue to anyone. The view was spectacular and the food was amazing!!

The Reef Restaurant is an excellent place for your reception. I had a small wedding of 40 and the upstairs banquet room was perfect! The staff was very attentive and the food was great! Highly recommend!

We want to thank Joyce and her staff at the Reef for all their hard work! The banquet hall upstairs was so beautiful and the views are awesome from the decks! The food was outstanding and everyone had a great time! We would recommend this restaurant to anyone seeking a great wedding reception site. I bet it would even be great for a rehearsal dinner since the food is amazing. Thanks again and we will be back to eat there in the future when we come back to St. Augustine for a visit:)

The coordinator was extremely helpful and responsive when planning the rehearsal dinner event, but when it came to the day of the party things were forgotten until we reminded her of what we had agreed on (example: placement of cake table, alcohol menu, enough crackers to go with dip). Overall I was pleased, but the service fell short of expectations on the day of the event.

Joyce was an excellent host and lots of help. It was beautiful and very reasonable. I could not have been a happier bride!