It felt great to spend the whole day with my husband. He’s my favorite.
Perfect Wedding
Our date began with a matinee showing of a local play at the Ocala Civic Theater.
The show, Perfect Wedding, was quite funny! It reminded me a lot of Rumors, the last show we saw at the theater and was filled with miscommunication and lots of humorous one-liners. So far I’m rather impressed with Ocala’s community theater!
I also appreciate that intermission snacks are reasonably priced.
$1? Yes, please!
When I was in New York with my friends and we went to see the show How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (which was awesome), a bag of M&Ms cost nearly $5! That’s like $.50 per M.
After the show, neither Ryan nor I were hungry enough for dinner quite yet, so we ran some errands.
We stopped by Barnes & Nobel because Ryan wanted to pick up the eighth book in a series he’s reading and I wanted to snag Fever, the sequel to Wither, the book I began reading last week.
Fever is on mega-hold at our local library (I’m 13th in line) and since I just finished Wither yesterday, I’m feeling quite anxious to continue on with the series.
Unfortunately Fever is only available in hardback and cost nearly $18 at Barnes & Noble, so I passed and ordered it on Amazon when we got home.
I saved $6! (And that’s my stink eye face. Not my best look.)
After our time at Barnes & Noble, we were ready for dinner.
Dinner at Bonefish Grill
We were excited to try out our local Bonefish Grill since we’ve only ever been to one in St. Petersburg with my family and we really enjoyed the food.
A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by an account associate with Bonefish Grill and offered $25 toward any meal at the restaurant. (Don’t worry, there’s something in it for you, too!)
Since we arrived before 6:30 p.m. we were able to take advantage of Bonefish Grill’s happy hour, which not only includes discounted drinks, but discounted food for only $5 from 4 – 6:30 p.m. through April 16, including:
- Fresh Ceviche
- Bang Bang Tacos (featuring Bonefish Grill’s signature Bang Bang Shrimp)
- Bang Bang Chicken
We started our meal with their freshly baked bread and olive oil.
I ended up eating three pieces. Stick warm, doughy bread in front of me even when I’m not hungry and I can’t say no!
For an appetizer, Ryan and I shared an order of the Mussels Josepheine, which included Prince Edward Island mussels sautéed with tomatoes, garlic, basil and lemon wine sauce.
Anytime I see mussels on a menu, I have to get them, so I was happy when Ryan was game! The sauce with the mussels was slightly sweet and incredibly delicious. I’d love to try to recreate it at home, but I have a feeling I’d botch it up pretty horribly and ruin perfectly good mussels in the process.
For our entrees, Ryan ended up getting the Bang Bang Tacos (only $5!) and they were fantastic!
I ordered the lobster with a side of asparagus and their vegetable of the day which included garbanzo beans and Andouille sausage.
We both cleared our plates!
Our date night to Bonefish Grill was a lot of fun and I’d gladly go back! Ryan and I both commented that we were especially impressed with our waiter. He was so personable, friendly and we had a great time joking around with him.
Annnnd here’s the best part!
You can win your own $25 gift card to Bonefish Grill!
A list of their locations may be seen here.
Bonefish Grill is giving away two $25 gift cards to two PBF readers! To enter this giveaway, simply comment below, telling me what dish you’d most like to try at Bonefish Grill or what your favorite dish from the restaurant is if you’ve been there before.
I will randomly select two winners tomorrow morning.
Good luck!
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It’s moments like these where I’m so mad that I can’t eat shellfish! Those mussels look fabulous (!!), but I’d be happy to try those bang bang tacos.
Ahhh! I’ve always wanted to try the Bonefish Grill! I pass it all the time on my way to the mall, but have yet to stop there to eat. I would definitely want to try the Norwegian Salmon. I love salmon, and it is just so good for you 🙂
I love getting the salmon with one of their delicious sauces! And of course, the wine choices there are pretty good!
I love Bonefish! My favorite dish is their grouper with pan-asian sauce, yum. Thanks for the giveaway!
they have such amazing ahi tuna!!!
Bonefish is so good! I love thier sea bass, it is to die for.
fish & chips! fried food seems so much healthier when you eat at a nice restaurant 🙂
Mmm! I’ve never eaten at Bonefish before. I’d love to try the Bang Bang Tacos, they look delicious!
I’d love to try the Big Bang Shrimp, with a name like that it has to be good!
Those mussels look pretty amazing to me!
That food looks amazing, but unfortunately, there is no Bonefish in Massachusetts!
I love bonefish! I would definitely order Lilly’s chicken!
Bang bang shrimp is my favorite! Also ahi tuna! So good!
those bang bang tacos look amazing and i would love to try them!
I love bonefish and always get the bang bang shrimp!
I love the Baja fish tacos but would love to try that lobster!
I love to try the bang bang tacos–I hear lots of good things about the bang bang shrimp!
bang bang shrimp is my fav dish!
I LOVE the bang bang shrimp! I have not tried the bang bang shrimp tacos, so I would love to try them! And of course, I always end up eating at least half the bread basket with the delicious olive oil! YUM!
I’ve been to Bonefish once and I believe I had the bang bang shrimp, yum!
Love their bang bang shrimp! I would actually like to try to recreate that dish at home sometime!
Seared tuna appetizer! Delicious!!
My favorite is the bang bang shrimp!
The Big Bang Tacos looked good to me! 🙂
Saucy shrimp! I never thought feta, sundried tomatoes, and shrimp could make such a delicious appetizer, but it’s incredible! The sauce it comes in is amazing and I wipe my plate clean with the bread everytime!
MMM those tacos look delish! I’d love to try them!
I’ve never been before, but that bang bang shrimp looks YUMMU!!
Id love to try the Bang Bang Tacos! They look delicious!!!
Ive only been once but that doesn’t stop me from craving bang bang shrimp!!! I also enjoyed the lemon seasoned salmon option. Delish! Thank you for this opportunity Julie!
The bang bang tacos looked great!
I LOVE bang bang shrimp, I can eat my weight in them:-)
It would pain you to see the waiting lists I’m on at the library – here are my current numbers 51, 128, 16, and 4. I’m clearly a cheapo. I try to trick myself that building the anticipation is fun. Haha!
I loove bonefish grill and while lobster is just about my favorite food on the planet, I rarely splurge on it. If I had a gift certificate, that’s definitely the entre I’d choose!
I love eating at Bonefish! The Bang Bang shrimp are delicious and I would love to try the tacos!
I’ve never been, but I keep hearing about how great it is! I’d love to give those tacos a shot!
I am dying to try those bang bang tacos…. they look amazing! I LOVE Bonefish Grill 🙂
Yum, bang bang shrimp sounds delicious!
I’ve only been once a long time ago and have no idea what I ordered but I’d love to try their bang bang chicken since I’ve seen a lot of people recreate that and it always gets rave reviews!
We love Bonefish! My husband gets the Bang Bang and I get the Tilapia!
Chilean Sea Bass with the mango salsa sounds incredible!
bang bang shrimp! yum 😀
That lobster you ordered looked pretty phenomenal! I’m a sucker for lobster!
The Mussels Josephine look delicious!! I would love to try those!!
I go to Bonefish for the Bonefish Martini! So yummy!
Love the bang bang shrimp as an appetizer but I would love to try the tacos. The best part about Bonefish is you can split a meal and it is plenty of food for 2 people!
Well, the Fresh Blueberry Martini is my favorite….don’t judge 🙂 On the food front, I love the Pecan Parmesan Crusted Rainbow Trout…mmm.
I love bone fish grill, the bang bang shrimp is my fav!
Bonefish is my absolute favorite restaurant! Everytime I visit home in Daytona beach Florida I insist that we have dinner there! Bang bang shrimp, lilys chicken and their saucy shrimp are three of my favorite dishes! Their red sangria is pretty great as well 🙂
Bang bang shrimp! Definitely. And I would have to have a nice cocktails too!
I love the mahi mahi with the mango salsa!