The Wharf restaurant building, shown on the water at the end of a long pier.The Wharf restaurant building, shown on the water at the end of a long pier.
River Restaurant Group plans to open The Wharf in the former Santa Maria restaurant building at 135 Avenida Menendez in St. Augustine. | Zach Gardner

Wharf restaurant planned this year on St. Augustine waterfront

Published on October 6, 2026 at 1:25 pm
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River Restaurant Group hopes to open The Wharf in St. Augustine this year with a seafood-focused menu, said Jeff McCusker, co-owner of the business. 

The Wharf will replace the shuttered Santa Maria restaurant on the city’s bayfront.

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McCusker’s restaurant company, which he owns with his business partner Bob Fleckenstein, operates River & Post in Jacksonville and River & Fort and SAINT in St. Augustine. 


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