Big Chill Surf Cantina

Pretty cool local bar. Nice big bar inside and outdoor sitting area with fire pits. Really cool vibe off and have a lot of live music and a big local clientele. Drinks are great wide selection and always have specials. They do not have a kitchen or make food however they are located right next to Smashmouth Burgers and you can carry your food and drinks between locations. It’s pretty great to hang out at an awesome bar with live music and have a Smashburger in front of you!

In all my years of working and patronizing bars and restaurants, I have never experienced such unabashedly misogynistic treatment to women in an establishment as I saw tonight at Big Chill Surf Cantina. When two strangers decided to shamelessly objectify my fiancé, security immediately came through to tell her, a disabled woman, that she was somehow escalating a situation she would have loved to extinguish from the get-go. The whole staff seemed dead-set on letting her know that she was unwelcome there. And when she brought that up, they had the audacity to tell us, “You can’t say this is an unsafe place for women.” A disabled woman made a fervent effort to convey that she felt unsafe, and she was immediately silenced by the entire staff. We hadn’t even ordered a drink by the time we were asked to leave, because somehow, the perverse desires of middle-aged men override the safety of women in general. Security staff behaved in a way that was clearly intended to directly intimidate us. It was absurd and disgusting. I’m sure someone will respond to this on behalf of the restaurant. I am imploring anyone who reads this to disregard that response. Their behavior was bottom-of-the-barrel. Their establishment is, beyond any reasonable doubt, an unsafe place for women. This is an absolutely toxic environment, and if your intention is to patronize a restaurant that regards women as human beings, I would suggest you go literally anywhere but Big Chill Surf Cantina. I cannot say it enough: Women are not safe at this establishment. (This review from 5/31/2022 was originally posted for Big Chill Beach Club by accident. It has been reposted to reflect the establishment for which it was intended.)