When my wife and I were going to be in the Seaside area, we asked around and were told that Bud and Alley's had won culinary awards. We therefore looked forward to our dinner and didn't mind that the prices were quite high.
When the food arrived, however, our expectations quickly turned to utter disappointment. Although we both enjoy spicy food, my wife's scallops were so overseasoned and salty that they were truly inedible. The waiter brought her a crab cake instead, but it wasn't even as good as the crabcake we had for lunch a few days earlier at Ruby Tuesday's (for a whole lot less money). My grouper was equally disappointing: not terrible but quite bland and tasteless.
Do yourself a favor: forget the hype. Bud and Alley's is simply overrated and wouldn't be worth the cost if the price were cut in half.
