We invite you to join us at City Grille & Raw Bar, located in San Marco at the site of the former Wine Cellar restaurant on the Downtown Southbank. Our menu will be nothing short of fresh and delicious. Expect seafood, steak and other seasonal specialties, as well as an extensive wine list from wine regions around the world. The Raw Bar will feature fresh oysters as well as a selection of ceviche, tartar and crudo.
One step inside will have you planning your next trip back. With a new experience around every corner, including our private Velvet Room, Tuscan Room, and Garden Room, you will be swept away in the surrounding atmosphere. Unique, welcoming and a bit sexy, we’re adding a Big City experience in the heart of our hometown!
JiM PiZarro
We celebrated our anniversary here and had a fantastic dinner. We started with the red shrimp appetizer and a couple of cocktails. For our mains, I ordered the beef short rib and my wife chose the lamb chops and also a side of mushrooms. The short rib was enormous and packed with flavor while the lamb chops were nicely cooked. Peach bread pudding for dessert. Service was outstanding. Our server was friendly, attentive, and accommodating. Overall, a great dinner and a wonderful way to celebrate a special occasion.
… moreNancy Clancy
We had dinner on Saturday at City Grille and Raw Bar before our Jacksonville Symphony concert. This restaurant is very close to the Center for Performing Arts and they offer complimentary valet parking. Our server, Kalie, came over to take our beverage orders and tell us about the specials. They have a wonderful wine list (by the glass, half and full bottles) and full bar. We shared the Burrata Salad to start which had an assortment of tomatoes, burrata cheese and basil microgreens. The tomatoes were cold instead of room temperature which was a little surprising. I ordered the Cape Cod Diver Scallops but was disappointed in the preparation. The potatoes are mixed in with the sautéed rainbow Swiss Chard which I am not a big fan of. I enjoy romesco sauce but there was so much on the plate, in my opinion, it overwhelmed the delicate scallops and the beurre Blanc sauce. My husband ordered Duck which was a special – the cost was $65.00 which is much higher than anything else they have on the menu. I think the servers should disclose this when they talk about the specials. They have an extensive menu so you won’t have any trouble finding something and we will definitely go back.
… moreClaire Salmon
Went for happy hour to get a quick bite—the sliders were delicious and the cucumber gimlet was refreshing. Everything came out quickly. Especially on happy hours prices, I’d fully recommend! I thought I’d have to order another appetizer to be full but the sliders alone left me satisfied. Definitely worth the trip. Will be coming back!
… moreSherri Meadows
Went for dinner last night and could not have had a more perfect dining experience. Our server Sydney was incredible. Her experience as a server was over the top. My ceaser salad so fresh and the dressing (Filling Station dressing..if you know,you know) was delicious. I also had the Sea Bass special entree, best sea bass entree with lobster chunks with risotto and asparagus. Desert was a lemenchella mouse with lemon cake so so good. Drinks were also very good. Highly recommend this restaurant.
… moreAdrian
I can’t express enough how much I enjoyed this place! Great use of space…very esthetically pleasing! But the service is what really stole the show!! Every encounter was very pleasant and warm!!! The food and drinks were absolutely amazing!!! Looking for a place where the steak doesn’t need any steak sauce…right here! You’re welcome! The Argentina shrimp….elite!!! Their crème brûlée the elite-est (lol) somebody’s whip game went crazy on that custard!!! The pineapple sidecar…showing out behind that bar! Whoever on the crab cakes I hope life is generous to you like you are with the crabmeat and flavor in those crab cakes, you deserve the world! Anyways, definitely gonna add the to the monthly places to visit…I love it here ❤️
… moreThe Real Kimberly Thomas
This was a huge surprise for my husband and I.. we came here by chance as most places are closed on Thanksgiving. It kept reminding us of somewhere we went 15 years ago so my husband looked up the details of the restaurant and it turned out to be the location we were at for our 3 year anniversary. Now we’re back 17 years later celebrating our anniversary and was happy to find that our beloved Wine Cellar did not die after all but was reborn into something else. Yes I cried as everything was PERFECT.
… moreS. TILLMAN
Dinner reservations for 6:45 on a Saturday night for an engagement celebration brought us to the “City Grille”.
We valeted the car and were quickly seated at a spacious four top overlooking the outside garden tables. Our waiter brought us menus,water and took cocktail orders pretty soon thereafter told us about the specials for the evening.
We did try a couple of dozen oysters on the half shell along with four “Rockefeller “ style that were all delicious.
Bridget tried the seared Sea Scallops and I ordered a full rack of lamb medium. Way too much for me, so everyone had some to help me out.
The lamb was cooked perfectly and it was delicious. We all enjoyed our meals and followed with dessert and we were on our way around 9:00.
It was a fun night, the service was great and I would definitely go again.
… moreMarty Shaw, Author
Great service with an old-school feel and engaging staff. Courtney greeted me as soon as I was seated and set the tone by making me feel welcome, reassured that Chris would be along shortly to get my drink order and make some recommendations for dinner. I was assured that the rib steak was certified aged and USDA Prime beef, but it was aged choice beef with plenty of lean meat inside. They did cook it to a nice med rare and it was flavorful with the bone marrow butter on top. The asparagus and mushrooms complemented my meal very nicely. I was grateful for the Elijah Craig with a gentleman’s rock and Chris made a frothy carpaccio that was probably the best I’ve ever had.
… moreAki A Tran
My husband and I stopped by for happy hour and absolutely loved everything we tried! The fresh oysters, tuna tartare, and beef carpaccio were all amazing. My personal favorite was the raw oyster topped with cream cheese—definitely planning to go back for more of that! (Bonus point: their coffee was also amazing)
… moreJanel Domenici
I can not say enough good things!! Marcella our server was amazing, the food was AMAZING!! EVERY BITE was delicious. It was such a pleasure to eat here. Everyone was so friendly but the FOOD!! OMG!! Literally cooked to perfection!! There must be magic in that kitchen because it was out of this world!! And im a good cook so I am judgy lol
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