Iguanas - Saint Simons

Best fried shrimp and Greek salad !! Free ice cream!

So I’ve eaten at Iguanas quite a few times when visiting SSI. It’s honestly one of the better places down by the pier in my opinion. But, I will say the restaurant seemed kinda depressing. Like maybe Chef Ramsey could help them give the place a facelift. Iguanas is known for its fried shrimp and I always look forward to it. However, on this visit the shrimp was lackluster. It just seemed like they didn’t even try. And the fried shrimp appetizer was $12 and we received 7 literally seven shrimp. Don’t waste your money on that fried shrimp appetizer…it’s not worth it at all. Don’t care how famous that shrimp is supposed to be! A family member and I shared the grilled scallop platter which was quite a bit of food for around $27. It was quite tasty, but the hush puppies were lukewarm…seemed banked. Another family member ordered the wings and enjoyed them..said they tasted fresh and were hot. Went back another day and ordered fried clam strips basket. Now that was yum and you definitely get your money’s worth….easily shareable. Get the fried clam strips as an appetizer instead of those measly 7 fried shrimp. Service was excellent! Overall, I recommend Iguanas, just wishing they would put a little more pride and effort into the menu! Parking: Parking can be atrocious at certain times! Really just gotta toss the dice and hope you get lucky! Kid-friendliness: It’s pretty family friendly. Kids menu is standard fare and there’s free ice cream available after your meal.

First time here and I came b/c family had referenced it. I ordered the Caribbean Mahi Mahi. I loved it! I'm coming back here.

Food is not worth the money. This is a $26 shrimp plate. I’ve had better shrimp reheated in the microwave. “Mac-n-cheese” tasted like it came out of a bag. Manager tried to make it better by giving me ice cream. The ice cream is free anyway. Don’t waste your money.

Great food! We decided to do just appetizers. The appetizers were big and big portions. The staff were great. They treated you like a local.