Favorite restaurants

That's ok, I'm not a teacher but I way over plan everything :wink: . This thread could go on for days so here's my .02😀

The best and most expensive that I have eaten at are Cafe 30A and The Terrace. Cafe 30A has an ever changing menu and great atmosphere :cool: We have taken our kids there but they were armed with Gameboys and new games 😀 . You will need reservations. I have heard several times that A Fish Out of Water is the best but I haven't eaten there :( .

2 or 3 trips ago Graytonbound and I discovered The Smiling Fish Cafe at Gulf Place. 40% less than Cafe 30A and the same type of food and quality. Make sure you sit outdoors. The staff there is sooooo nice :cool: .

Angelinas is a great, casual, itallian restaurant. They serve everything from pizza to sea food. We always go there sometimes twice per trip. :oops:

Search thru the pages and you will find numerous posts on this topic.
However, some of the restaurants are now out of operation. By the way, your new affirmation needs to be, "relax, I am at the Beach."

Most famous, most awards: Criollas $$$$
http://www.graytonbeach.com/criollas

Best bartender, best Italian food: Borago $$$
http://www.graytonbeach.com/borago

Best Thai food: Royal Orchid $$
Best family Italian: Angelina's $$
Best steak: Pandora's $$$
Best seafood: it's funny that we don't have a superb seafood restaurant but many restaurants that do seafood very well. I prefer to buy mine raw and cook it up myself mostly.

Some favorites - Cafe Tango, Bloom's Cafe, Piccolo's Restaurant (aka The Red Bar http://graytonbeach.com/redbar.html), Basmati's, The 3-Thirty-1 http://www.graytonbeach.com/the331, Smiling Fish, Fish Out of Water http://www.graytonbeach.com/fishoutofwater, Luna Del Mar, The Donut Hole.

If I've left anyone off it may be because I haven't eaten at your restaurant and you should call me and invite me before I start writing my reviews. 😀

Hurricanes in Seaside is pretty good and fun just sit and people watch.


There is a small cafe serving breakfast, lunch and dinner in Rosemary Beach. It's real good.

Hurricanes in Seaside is pretty good and fun just sit and people watch.


There is a small cafe serving breakfast, lunch and dinner in Rosemary Beach. It's real good.

That would be Summer Kitchen / Blue by Night.

Thanks SJ and Kurt, I knew Blue By Night but Summer Kitchen never sticks. anyway... both very good. Blue By Night was a great surprise. Very good food and service but also expensive. :cool:

Search thru the pages and you will find numerous posts on this topic.
However, some of the restaurants are now out of operation. By the way, your new affirmation needs to be, "relax, I am at the Beach."

I like the food at Snapperheads, not to mention the beers! :cool:

Don't forget Yianni's Seagrove Grille. Very reasonably priced and great food. Good kids' menu too!

Don't forget Yianni's Seagrove Grille. Very reasonably priced and great food. Good kids' menu too!

This is good to hear. We have driven by that place 100 times and have yet to stop. What are their specialties?

The restuarant at Rosemary Beach, Summer Kitchen/Blue by Night, has two names for a reason. For breakfast and lunch Summer Kitchen has casual food like muffins, wraps, sandwhiches, and salads. People who frequent the restaurant are usually in flip flops and swim suits. For dinner it becomes an upscale bistro with great food and a more dressed up atmosphere. Having two names makes a distinction between the two very different types of food served.

Those who come to or live on the East end of 30A, use both names. It isn't a big deal for the restaurant to have two names.

The restuarant at Rosemary Beach, Summer Kitchen/Blue by Night, has two names for a reason. For breakfast and lunch Summer Kitchen has casual food like muffins, wraps, sandwhiches, and salads. People who frequent the restaurant are usually in flip flops and swim suits. For dinner it becomes an upscale bistro with great food and a more dressed up atmosphere. Having two names makes a distinction between the two very different types of food served.

Those who come to or live on the East end of 30A, use both names. It isn't a big deal for the restaurant to have two names.

:laughing1 Imagine our surprise when we walked up to Blue By Night in our right off of Grayton Beach attire :oops: . They were so great though. Seated us outside at a candle lit table and served us a wonderful meal. :cool:

One of the most elegant, and most delicious seafood dinners I have ever had was at the restaurant in the Embassy Suites in the evening on Scenic 98.....Really, really excellent!

SUSIESURF2004 :cool:

This is good to hear. We have driven by that place 100 times and have yet to stop. What are their specialties?

Yianni's is good and reasonably priced. Great real burgers and fries, calamari, and pizza.

FYI -Snapperheads, has the best apple smoked bacon on their burgers, but keep in mind it is a local dive -- don't dress up. They have good oyster po-boys. Snapperheads is also for sale, so get here fast.

Seagrove Wheel House??... Anybody.... Anybody... Passed it 100 times and never stopped. Is it any good? :idontno:

Yiannis has great seafood too. Great salads and very reasonable lunches.

Had breakfast at the Wheelhouse once a few years ago. Very inexpensive, plentiful and food was ok. Decor was very rustic.

The Wheel House is basic and cheap. Big breakfast and lunch crowd - lots of pickups. They have a lunch buffet that's usually fried chicken, fish, a few veggies, salad, soup, desert. The menu is burgers, fried seafood, etc.

The restuarant at Rosemary Beach, Summer Kitchen/Blue by Night, has two names for a reason. For breakfast and lunch Summer Kitchen has casual food like muffins, wraps, sandwhiches, and salads. People who frequent the restaurant are usually in flip flops and swim suits. For dinner it becomes an upscale bistro with great food and a more dressed up atmosphere. Having two names makes a distinction between the two very different types of food served.

Those who come to or live on the East end of 30A, use both names. It isn't a big deal for the restaurant to have two names.

Yes, but as you can read on this board, people typically remember only one name, and for advertising, it pays to hit people with one name. Fortunately for Blue by Night (I forget the other name), the have a captured audience in Rosemary. By the way, I have eaten lunch there, while pricey, the food was great. I never knew they had anything different for dinner, even with the different name.

Seagrove Wheel House??... Anybody.... Anybody... Passed it 100 times and never stopped. Is it any good? :idontno:

I bet I have passed it more times than you, and I, too, have never stopped. People tell me that they go there to eat, but the food is very average (filler food). I guess these people are hungry, and the Wheel House is open and serving. Until I hear differently, the Wheel House will not be on my list, unless they are the only place serving after a hurricane. If that happens, they may become my favorite restaurant.

Great list. I've copied and pasted to Word to take with us in June. Some of the places we've tried. Like to try new places each time plus at least have a drink and appetizers at the same places we enjoy.

Did you mention Elmo's? Kids will love it. Very nice people. Have even run into people I know. It's not on the beach, but they have some nice specials. All you can eat crab legs one night. (Don't tell me they are for sale, too.)