Bonefish Grill Specials Menu Review

This post is sponsored by Bonefish Grill. As always, all thoughts & opinions are my own.

Bonefish Grill Specials Menu Review

If you have been following my blog since it’s inception in 2009, you will know that my husband and I love Bonefish Grill.  We love their appetizers, fresh fish and tasty desserts. This winter I was given the opportunity to try out and review their new Specials Menu. Of course I jumped on the opportunity. I’m not a restaurant reviewer, so in some ways, I always feel ill-equipped to publicly review food I get at restaurants. I am instead a busy (and tired) mom who has a 3 and 5 year old while attempting to work full time on my blog. I also very seldom get a night out without the kids. So when I do get a rare night out, I want to know that I’m going to a place where the atmosphere will be friendly and laid back and the food will be tried and true. Bonefish Grill never disappoints!

The Specials Menu changes frequently at Bonefish. Right now they have fun specials like Caribbean Style Fresh Cobia, Italian Seafood Risotto, Wild Orchid Hawaiian Martinis and so much more.

Head HERE to see my Bonefish Grill Review from last year when I checked out our local Bonefish after their remodel. And don’t forget that Bonefish Grill has Brunch on Sundays! Read my blog post Looking for an Affordable Sunday Brunch? Try Bonefish Grill! to read about our experience!

When you head to Bonefish Grill, do not miss out on their Wild Orchid Hawaiian Martini. This martini has Cruzan Guava rum, pineapple juice, Zico coconut water & the island flavors of desert pear and coconut. In your martini will be an orchid. If you are adventurous, don’t do what I did and remove the orchid from your drink! Instead, take a taste! It’s edible. This drink was sweet and refreshing. A fun frugal tip is to head to Bonefish on Martini  Mondays to get $5 Martinis! This includes their Wild Orchid Hawaiian Martini, Bonefish Pomegranate, Fresh Raspberry, Tropic Heat, Fresh Pineapple, Cosmopolitan, and Espresso Martini!

Bonefish Grill’s new Imperial Dip was definitely one of my highlights of the night. This dip has tender shrimp, bay scallops, lump crab and lemon caper butter. It is STUFFED with seafood. Every bite had shrimp, scallops and crab meat. The dip is served with seasoned house-made tortilla chips. The chips have a bit of heat from the seasoning and the spiciness of the chips combined with the creaminess of the Imperial Dip was amazing. The bummer about this dip is that it was only available through the 19th of February. If it goes on their menu again, make sure you try it out. It is amazing.

And then there is our absolute favorite appetizer. We’ve never been disappointed by Bonefish’s Bang Bang Shrimp. If you like shrimp, make sure you try this appetizer out. You will not be disappointed. It is crispy shrimp tossed in a creamy and spicy sauce. The shrimp is on a bed of lettuce. Every bite is amazing. If you are gluten free, tell your server and the kitchen will make you Naked Bang Bang Shrimp. And if you are a fan of Bang Bang Shrimp, don’t miss this frugal tip! On Wednesdays, Bang Bang Shrimp is just $6.00! It’s a steal!

This is a rare candid of me in front of the Imperial Dip. I loved it so much I needed a photo to capture the moment.

One of Bonefish Grill’s current specials is Italian Seafood Risotto Shrimp. One of the foods I would not expect to get at Bonefish is risotto. I was a bit skeptical about how it would taste and if it would taste truly Italian. I was not disappointed. The creamy pesto Parmesan risotto is covered with bay scallops, asparagus, tomatoes and red onions. This entree was filling. And so good. If you like pesto sauce (I adore it), you will really enjoy the flavor of this dish. We actually weren’t able to finish all of this dish so we brought some home in a doggy bag. It was just as good the next day (if not better)!

My husband and I love seafood but we have never tried cobia. When we saw that Caribbean-Style Fresh Cobia was one of the entrees on the Specials Menu, we had to try it out. Caribbean-Style Fresh Cobia is wood-grilled fresh Atlantic Cobia on freshly grilled pineapple with three jumbo shrimp, topped with pineapple salsa, a house-made vanilla rum butter sauce and toasted coconut, with your choice of two fresh sides. Cobia reminded me a bit of swordfish. It’s a denser fish that’s not fatty nor does it taste “fishy.” The vanilla rum butter sauce with toasted coconut was the perfect compliment to the grilled Cobia. The pineapple salsa was a fresh, flavorful topping that added a fun twist to the fish. My husband isn’t a fan of pineapple but he loved this dish and the flavoring of pineapple on the fish. This entree one of higher priced entrees on Bonefish’s menu. Don’t let that deter you from trying this entree out. It is filling and so flavorful. You can choose two sides to go with it. We chose broccoli and asparagus and the veggies were cooked perfectly. This Caribbean-Style Fresh Cobia also goes perfectly with the Wild Orchid Hawaiian Martini or a glass of Cabernet!

Bonefish’s Key Lime Pie is one of our go-to desserts at Bonefish. I actually never had Key Lime Pie until we moved to Florida over 14 years ago. I was hooked after my first bite. Bonefish’s Key Lime Pie has a creamy and tangy key lime filling which is on an amazing graham cracker crust. Every time we go to Bonefish we get this dessert. This is one of their desserts that they have year-round.

This amazing Chocolate Lava Cake is  found on Bonefish’s Specials Menu. I’ve had Chocolate Lava Cake at other restaurants but what made this dessert so special was the combination of the chocolate cake with the fresh sweet strawberries and sauce. The hot chocolate molten center combined with the sweet, cool strawberries was the perfect combination. We weren’t able to finish this dessert so we brought leftovers home to our kiddos. They loved it just as much as we did.

Have you been to Bonefish Grill before? If not, you truly must stop in. And if you are a long time fan like we are, make sure you branch out and try out some of the specials. A lot of times I get stuck in a rut and order the same meal time and time again. We loved this opportunity because we tried food we wouldn’t have normally ordered and we would definitely order these dishes again!

Head HERE to see my Bonefish Grill Review from last year when I checked out our local Bonefish after their remodel. And don’t forget that Bonefish Grill has Brunch on Sundays! Read my blog post Looking for an Affordable Sunday Brunch? Try Bonefish Grill! to read about our experience!