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A photo of The Grand Marlin of Pensacola Beach restaurant
4.8
Exceptional(7038)
Price: Moderate
• Seafood • Pensacola
Booked 81 times today
The Grand Marlin Restaurant features a main dining area with a shucked to order oyster bar, exterior North Drop Bar overlooking the beautiful Santa Rosa Sound, and private meeting rooms. This Pensacola Beach restaurant, with an air of island casualness, serves the highest-quality cuisine, including the freshest local seafood featured on menus designed and printed daily to take advantage of the local bounty. The atmosphere creates a fusion of the Caribbean and the Pensacola Bay Area. Executive Chef Gregg McCarthy has a passion for great-tasting food and particularly loves working his culinary magic with fresh Gulf Coast seafood. Boaters and beach-goers feel comfortable in shorts and flip-flops at the oyster bar, in the dining room and at the North Drop Bar. The Grand Marlin has a space and atmosphere for all occasions and is looking forward to creating an authentic experience between time and tide.
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4.5
Awesome(75)
Price: Moderate
• Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service • Pensacola Beach
Booked 1 time today
Salt offers a welcoming haven where people come together to enjoy fresh from the Gulf cuisine and share in the joy of good company. Inspired by the vibrant flavors and rich cultural traditions of the Mediterranean, our dishes are created from scratch using the freshest and most flavorful ingredients available.
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4.7
Exceptional(1114)
Price: Expensive
• American • Pensacola
Booked 6 times today
Join us for dinner and a beachside drinks. Located directly on the Gulf of Mexico, on the second floor, DRIFT is a casual fine dining restaurant serving steaks, seafood, craft cocktails and offering THE best view on Pensacola Beach. Our space features indoor & outdoor seating and full service bars! Join us for our Sunday night Prime Rib Dinner, only $39.95 and check out our Sunset Happy Hour (Bar Only) Wednesday-Sunday for Half Off our specialty cocktail menu plus all appetizers - Sunday 4pm-6pm. Check out our Chef Specials and come see for yourself why we won Best in Pensacola 2022 for 1. Best Restaurant - Pensacola Beach 2. Best Steakhouse - Pensacola 3. Best Happy Hour - Pensacola and 4. Best Girls Night Out - Pensacola.
A photo of Brother Fox restaurant
4.5
Awesome(172)
Price: Expensive
• Spanish • Pensacola
Booked 35 times today
We pay tribute to the rugged individualism of Pensacola’s unique historic cultural significance, specifically its Spanish influence. Real and super-rustic, the kitchen presents Old World cookery at its roots, with all the layers peeled back. Brother Fox utilizes a live-fire approach to cooking almost everything that we serve, from coal-roasted oysters to Carne Asada for two, served with hot tortillas. Our beautiful outdoor seating sets the stage for a casual meet up with friends for a glass of wine from regions near and far, carafes of Bathtub Gin or Sangrias from the bar. Inside, the cuisine and casually elegant design are the embodiment of a “neighborhood” spot that caters to visitors and residents alike, for special occasions, celebrations, and some of the finest wood-fired cuisine in Pensacola. Imagine food with soul, both exciting and traditional, in a breezy setting, right in the heart of Old East Hill. We are open daily for Dinner at 5pm
A photo of The Union Public House restaurant
4.8
Exceptional(1620)
Price: Moderate
• Gastro Pub • Pensacola
Booked 36 times today
UPH is a crafty southern pub where it all comes together. 36 East Garden St.
A photo of Restaurant IRON restaurant
4.9
Exceptional(2840)
Price: Expensive
• Southern • Pensacola
Booked 31 times today
Executive Chef, Alex McPhail has returned to his hometown after 6 years studying under some of the finest chefs in the industry in New Orleans. Taking culinary tips he picked up at Commander’s Palace, Restaurant August & the Roosevelt Hotel, Alex has created a dining environment unlike any other nearby. Restaurant IRON serves Southern contemporary cuisine fueled by local vegetables and herbs from the creative minds of true Southerners. We aim to bring together fresh local and regional specialties with the finest flavors and ingredients to deliver a dining experience you won't soon forget.
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4.5
Awesome(457)
Price: Moderate
• Contemporary American • Pensacola
Booked 3 times today
Voted -Best Locally Owned & Best Casual Dining Restaurant in Pensacola by VIP Pensacola Magazine readers poll.A small locally owned restaurant where great food is paired with great wine.O’Brien's Bistro is one of the few restaurants in Pensacola truly owned and operated by the chef!Our menu items are just some of the flavor combinations we have created. Our kitchen staff will try to accommodate menu changes or requests you may have. Our goal is if the ingredients are on the pages of our menu, we can cook it your way, well, of course, within reason!
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4.6
Exceptional(336)
Price: Moderate
• Southern • Pensacola
The Five Sisters' Blues Cafe is a restaurant built on some of Pensacola’s deepest history, right in the heart of downtown. The reconstruction of the old Gussies Record Shop heralds the reawakening of the old Belmont-DeVilliers neighborhood. Featuring good ol’ southern cuisine with kicks of Creole and Caribbean flair, the Five Sisters boasts a fantastic menu, daily blackboard and house specialties, and regular live blues music.

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  • JenniferVIP
    Northwest Florida •16 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 2 days ago
    Delicious meal. Our server Brad was spot on. Nice wine, salmon ceasar great. Lobster fingers never disappoint.
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    The Grand Marlin of Pensacola BeachPrice: Moderate• Seafood• Pensacola
    4.8
  • JenniferVIP
    Northwest Florida •16 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 5 days ago
    Food hit all the right notes. Frito pie is always a winner. Winter beet salad, delicious. Duck special, yum. Service great.
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    The Union Public HousePrice: Moderate• Gastro Pub• Pensacola
    4.8
  • SusanVIP
    Los Angeles •5 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Jan 1, 2025
    We love this place, and our New Year brunch did not disappoint. Brother Fox always has a trick up his sleeve. Never fails to surprise and delight. Extra thanks to our server Lauren for making a memorable day.
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    Brother FoxPrice: Expensive• Spanish• Pensacola
    4.5
  • Paul
    Northwest Florida •1 review
    5.0
    Dined on Dec 29, 2024
    Overall it was great as the food and our waiter was outstanding The only concern was it was dark in the room
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    DriftPrice: Expensive• American• Pensacola
    4.7
  • Chris
    Orlando / Central Florida East •9 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Dec 25, 2024
    I was promptly seated, yet was at my table about 8 mins before my server appeared, and only after I asked the bus boy if he could point out my server. Once the server got to my table, the rest of the service was fine. This is my 2nd Christmas to eat at Salt, and I, once again, was pleased. The charcuterie is superb, kudos to the tapenade! For my entree is got the prime rib, rare. The meat could have been more flavorful, and adding a bit of salt helped. The horseradish sauce was flavorful and fluffy (whipped?) and also very watery. The peel-em shrimp were quite tasty, plump, not over cooked, and the cocktail sauce was spot on. The sides were super - I loved the cornbread dressing with pork and sage. Excellent. I also enjoyed the Brussel sprouts and mashed potatoes. (I didn’t try the carrots or green bean casserole, nor the salad selections.) The croutons here are some of the best, house made, flavorful, not crazy-hard but light. I skipped dessert, opting for more shrimp. My drink was consistently refilled, and the waiter was not fussy. Another fine experience at Salt.
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    SALTPrice: Moderate• Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service• Pensacola Beach
    4.5
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