3/5 Big Boy Dining O. 1 year ago on Google
Tin
Whiskey
Southern
Kitchen
&
Still,
3
Forrest
Avenue,
Cocoa,
Florida
32922-
3-Stars
Located
in
the
old
Norman's
Raw
Bar
building,
the
former
owners
of
Murdock's
Southern
Bistro
in
Cocoa
Village
opened
this
lovely,
fully
remodeled
restaurant
during
the
pandemic.
Tin
Whiskey
is
a
perfect
example
of
why
I
do
not
grade
on
service.
To
say
service
was
glacial
the
day
we
tried
it
would
be
an
understatement.
After
being
seated
by
an
amicable
hostess,
we
waited
for
18
minutes
and
32
seconds
before
further
contact
by
any
restaurant
representative.
I
noticed
a
boisterous
30-top
demanding
separate
checks
for
all
30
people.
Turns
out
our
waitstaff,
Kyla,
was
their
server
as
well.
About
15
minutes
into
our
wait,
we
were
inclined
to
walk
out,
but
when
Kyla
finally
showed,
she
apologized
profusely,
appeared
sincere,
and
had
a
winning
personality.
We
gave
her
the
benefit
of
the
doubt
and
stayed.
Tin
Whiskey
has
a
diverse
menu
of
flatbreads,
sandwiches,
and
full-blown
meals.
I
ordered
my
go-to
Chicken
&
Waffles
described
on
the
menu
as
two
waffles
with
caramelized
pearl
sugar
and
topped
with
four
large
hand
breaded
chicken
digits.
Hand
breaded?
When
I
pressed
her,
Kyla
confessed
that
they
were
not
breaded
by
hand
by
a
human
being
in
the
back,
but
indeed
frozen
chicken
tenders.
At
least
they
were
not
low
quality.
The
waffles
were
the
prepackaged
Le
Waf
waffles
sold
by
the
Little
Debbie
company.
One
pop
in
the
microwave
and
voilà,
chicken
and
waffles.
Not
sure
unwrapping
waffles
from
cellophane
is
gourmet,
but
hey,
it
worked.
I
also
ordered
the
Shrimp
&
Sausage
Po'boy
which
was
advertised
as
Fried
shrimp,
Andouille
sausage,
peppers,
onions,
shredded
lettuce,
tomato
and
a
Cajun
remoulade
sauce
on
a
fresh
hoagie
roll.
While
the
roll
was
not
toasted,
the
shrimp
were
of
a
higher
quality
than
most
places
serve.
The
execution
was
above
average.
I
even
tried
to
find
out
the
cook's
name,
but
no
one
knew.
My
dining
companion
ordered
the
Char-grilled
Caesar
with
Chicken.
It
didn't
look
too
bad.
After
delivering
the
food,
Kyla
disappeared
again
and
at
the
1
hour
14-minute
mark--each
torturous
minute
like
a
bastinado
whipping
with
a
cane
on
bare
feet--I'd
had
enough.
I
went
and
got
boxes
from
a
not-unpleasant
bartender
for
our
food,
paid,
and
left.
This
is
another
restaurant
that
should
be
in
Cocoa
Beach
clipping
tourists.
The
Big
Boy
says,
"Tin
Whiskey
Report
Card:
Ambiance
A+,
Food
B-,
Service
F."