Pensacola Restaurant: Restaurants Reviews & Dining in Pensacola
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Pensacola Restaurant: Reviews of Restaurants in Pensacola, Florida

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Posted by Seven at 26 Dec 2007, 8:38 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Jackson's Restaurant

Jackson's Restaurant provides the best dining experience in Pensacola. Awarded as one of the best 25 restaurants in Florida, the dining experience they offer is flawless. From the experience of making the recommended reservation to decor and service to the food. Impeccable. Jackson's Restaurant can easily be compared to any fine restaurant in any larger metropolitan area. While the dining experience will cost you more than most in Pensacola are accustomed to paying I am happy to say that it is worth every Ben Franklin you can muster. << MORE >>
Posted by Seven at 3 Dec 2007, 6:28 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Eat!

Eat! is a downtown Pensacola restaurant adding location and services all the time. Eat! is characterized by a trendy metropolitan atmosphere, fine cuisine, and outstanding service. During lunchtime, this place is all business, one of the preferred lunch meeting places in the downtown area. In the evening, the restaurant switches to fine dining and does it well. The deco bar offers a great place to start your evening and relax before dinner.

Eat! 's menu offers some items not otherwise found in Pensacola restaurants...

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Posted by Seven at 13 Nov 2007, 11:51 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Zea Rotisserie and Grill

This is a relatively new chain restaurant for Pensacola, and in general. There is 10 locations across the south United States. In a nutshell, the food is great but the service is lacking. I've eaten here over a half dozen times in the last year (and recently) in a varitey of settings- lunch, dinner, meeting room. overall this assessment stands true. I ate lunch at Zea Rotisserie and Grill recently with an associate, and we sat for over ten minutes until we were approached for a drink order.

That being said, they have some fantastic stuff on their menu. Their dry rub ribs are absolutely excellent and their salads are delicious. The atmosphere and ecor are clean and warm, with special touches everywhere. If you can get service, it is the perfect location and environment for a business lunch. The tabels are not too close and sound doesn't trave. In addition, ...
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Posted by Seven at 13 Nov 2007, 11:23 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

City Grocery

Every city is full of deli restaurant counters, many of them outstanding. Pensacola is no different. The City Grocery is unique in its atmosphere, history, and location. Inside, it is completely urban, like any deli you find on a street corner in New York. It has an old feel to it, and for a reason. The City Grocery has been around for a very long time, since the antique building was built.

Prior to 2003, you could find articles on the stores shelves that seemed to date back to the seventies. What kept it in business was its neighborhood location, its outstanding deli ...
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Posted by Seven at 9 Nov 2007, 9:29 AM | Add Comment

Red Barn BBQ

Just west of the intersection of Avalon Blvd. on Highway 90, about 10 minutes from I-10,this BBQ joint is worth the drive to Milton from Pensacola. It is a country atmosphere with a focus on the barbeque, and oh my, is it ever. Regular specials provide all-you-can-eat opportunities, but you've got to have a big appetite to go for seconds. Everything about Red Barn's fare is tasty. Even the fries are perfect. They offer a selection of house sauces that hit every note just right.

I'm not sure that can write anything more to praise a BBQ place ...
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Posted by Seven at 9 Nov 2007, 8:49 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

The Global Grill

Though I think this Pensacola restaurant got a rough start and much of the art on its walls is atrocious, we have become quite the fans of The Global Grill recently. It has become a weekly stop and we've even begun to develop a regular order. This restaurant has become additionally attractive as we have begun a carb-controlled diet.

Let's first address the atmosphere, which will further explain the "rough start" comment. The Global Grill is well recognized in Pensacola for its...um..."cooler than thou" attititude. To be sure, it is one of the coolest restaurants in Pensacola, with its hip "tapas" menu, artsy atmosphere, designed decor, and downtown location. The servers are noted for the same hip, artsy, pierced, model-like attitude. And while all this could lend itself to a patron's feeling of inclusion in a hip set, a restaurant can not survive by decorum alone. The Global Grill quickly became home to ...
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Posted by Seven at 31 Oct 2007, 8:22 AM | Add Comment

Franco's Italian Restaurant


There are people in Pensacola that swear upon Franco's as the end all of Italian food. They say that if you ever want REAL Italian food, not that commercial stuff you get at Tres Fratelli or Carrabbas (both excellent restaurants), Franco's is the place to go. 

Franco's is in a great location, downtown, admist powerhouses like MacGuires, Zeas, Outback, The Melting Pot, and Carrabbas. When you enter you know it is genuine Italian. There is bad art of Italian landscapes on the wall, and a table full of people talking Italian in the back... you know, mobster style. But either it is ...
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Posted by Seven at 3 Oct 2007, 7:21 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

O'Brien's Bistro

O'Brien's is truly unique in Pensacola restaurants. For starters, it is small and intimate. This is not an easy charateristic to find in this town. Its food it delicious, its wine list is magnificent, and its service is (usually) sophsticated yet friendly. That few short sentences say it all. It is one of the few restaurants in Pensacola in which you can truly feel that you are someplace special. Sometimes it shows its age, and falters, but it delivers something that you can't find elsewhere in Penacola restaurants.

Recommendations? The entres range from seafood to steak. The atmosphere is "neighborhood fine dining". Try their ...
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Posted by Seven at 27 Aug 2007, 6:50 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

The Melting Pot


Another chain that delivers. The Melting Pot is not mainstream, even in larger cities than Pensacola. Dinner at The Melting Pot can not be "grabbed". You have to commit to it. You are there for two and a half hours minimum. Your service is attentive and thorough, they may even have to teach you a few things. Becasue of these time/labor factors, you are going to pay a few dollars for your meal. The quality of the food? Well, that is up to you, because YOU cook it at your table!

If you have never eaten a fondue dinner, Melting Pot ...
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Posted by Seven at 11 Aug 2007, 7:56 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Bonefish Grill

What a surprise! This is a restaurant franchise. It is not unique to Pensacola. I am not a huge fan of chain restaurants and do not frequent them often. To further set the stage on this review, I have eaten at this Bonefish location in Pensacola on three prior occasions...

Last Tuesday however, I had a completely different experience. We dropped in to use a gift certificate, and walked out impressed. We started with the chicken spring rolls...
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Posted by Seven at 29 Jul 2007, 7:34 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Jerry's Drive-In

Another icon of Pensacola restaurants, Jerry's Drive-In is a 1960s throw-back. I am sure it has been around at least that long. While it no longer offers drive-in service, it does offer a generous slice of old-school american diner. Its is typically "seat yourself". The menu is a one pager from a deskjet. There are local ads laminated onto the table top; and the walls are plaster with bumperstickers- funny bumperstickers. The menu consists of burgers, BBQ, fish sandwiches, and a slew of southern sides. There is no effort to be gorumet, just good meat done right. And it is.

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Posted by Seven at 13 Jul 2007, 6:24 AM | Add Comment

Hemingway's Island Grill

I've had mostly great though mixed experiences at this Pensacola Beach restaurant. Let me first say that until you get to the roof bar, this restaurant is well furnished and decorated. Lots of Key West style wood beams and earth tones- not the neon-pastel Caribbean stuff. Most tables give a sense of seclusion and intimacy, even the outdoor dining area. All this lends itself to a great atmosphere makes us expect great food and service.

Great service is almost always executed. Even the new server I had once indicated that she knew what she should have been doing, though she didn't do it. The servers ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Seven at 11 Jul 2007, 10:02 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Horizen

Now I am about to say that Horizen offers the best sushi in Pensacola, but I want to qualify my statement first. Pensacola is a town of superior sushi. Its about the very fresh fish we have here and our long relationships with the Japanese via the Navy, and that is long and complicated. Suffice it to say that in a town of great sushi, Horizen edges out the competition. Why? I think its the sticky rice, but I am not sure.

The Tiger Roll is the item to get on this menu. Never have I eaten here and not ordered a ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Seven at 9 Jul 2007, 7:32 PM | Add Comment

McGuires Irish Pub

Talk about atmosphere? McGuires Irish Pub has it in spades, or should I say clovers? This is a true Irish pub, in every corner of its massive and growing number of dining areas. Loud and noisy, but also intimate and conversation, McGuires Irish Pub begs you to drink just one more beer. Brewing seasonals and standards onsite, there is plenty of beer to choose from. If you like your beer you may want to consider getting your own mug. If you are not a drinker, try the root beer made in house.

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Posted by Seven at 9 Jul 2007, 9:25 AM | Add Comment

Fish House

If we had to pick one restaurant that would best represent Pensacola, it would have to be the Fish House. Located on the water, this restaurant has outdoor waterfront dining, delicious fine seafood menu, and lots of local flavor. For starters, though the food is fine dining quality and presentation, the atmosphere is decidedly casual. There are many business suits for lunch and the same at dinner, but you'll always find shorts, flops, and suntans.

It is the Fish House, and they serve the best seafood in Pensacola. This is quite an accolade, as I consider Pensacola seafood some of the very best in the world. But not only is the Fish House good at fish, it is good at everything. For example, their burger sits as one of the best I have ever had. Their steaks are also superior. While the supremacy of the food at the Fish House waxes and ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Seven at 9 Jul 2007, 9:05 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Cactus Flower Cafe

Cactus Flower is charming in many ways, but the focus is on the food. The food is "California-Style Mexican" as opposed to Tex-Mex. This means that you get more than beans, rice, tortillas, and pseudo-cheese. The food tastes healthy, is filling, and has been cared for by someone. Think of it as gourmet American-Mexican. While the recipes are continually evolving, they are becoming more delicious. Try ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Seven at 9 Jul 2007, 8:22 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

H2O

The Hilton just completed a transition from a Hilton Garden Inn to a proper Hilton. This is a big deal. I expected great things from this for the Pensacola Beach resturant named H2O. No such luck.

H2O used to be the only real fine dining experience available on Pensacola Beach. Delightful food and an intimate atmosphere are tough to find on a beach oriented primary around family tourism. The decor had a warmth to it and I used to go just to get the riblets.

Times have changed and in my opinion, not for the better. The decor is now hard and cold- literally- ...<< MORE >>

Posted by Seven at 9 Jul 2007, 7:57 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Siam Thai

Siam Thai has to have mention in any Pensacola restaurant review page. It is simply one of the most delicious buffets out there. It is the only Thai restaurant remaining in Pensacola. And its is great Thai food to boot! The service process is easy. The buffet is always fresh. Siam Thai is my "go to" place for a quick, easy, healthy meal. My favorite is the "Chicken with Cashews", which is often on the buffet.

If you order off the menu, be warned, it could take a while. Siam Thai is focused on keeping the buffet fresh. If you are ordering take ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Seven at 7 Jul 2007, 7:07 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment
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