peg leg pete's

great stop on our vacation. i would have gone here a 2nd time in one trip, but hubby picked elsewhere. bestservicewe had while here and the food was good as well.

there are tons of seafood places in this area but surprisingly enough. there are not many with as good of food andserviceas peg leg pete's! we ate here twice while on our one week vacation. i almost never do that unless the food is outstanding. i really love the traditional jumbo gulf shrimp cocktails. you would think being on the ocean this would not be hard to find. these days its almost impossible. not only did peg leg pete's have them as a appetizer. they were very good! they do the traditional cold glass with 5 huge fresh shrimp around the rim with their spices and some of the best homemade cocktail sauce i have ever had.

the amazing food didn't stop there either. i had a very good fresh salad and a dozen of the best spicy lafitte baked oysters i have ever had. the oysters were seasoned and cooked to perfection. my wife had the king crab and unlike most places they were worthy of the name "king" crab ... they were huge and also cooked to perfection. theservicewas great and the place was very clean. i cant wait to visit them again the next time we are in town. i rate these guys a+++ in every category. i cant think of even one small negative remark.

amazing mahi mahi! iaea craving fish and this far exceeded my expectations. it was so delicious. the garlic bread was also very good.

but theservicewas the best. our waitress was so incredibly nice and helped us figure out other restaurants to visit during our trip.

i highly recommend this place if you're in town.

our go to place every time we visit pensacola beach. atmosphere is great! food is great!serviceis great! you can't go wrong with peg leg's!!

waited for 20 mins, sat for 20 more.. we had a short wait of 20 mins at bar. were seated without problems. server introduced herself and said she would be back for drink orders shortly thereafter. waited 20+ minutes with no server sighting and left to eat elsewhere. restaurant had a filthy feeling so we weren't exactly heartbroken theirserviceexecution was abysmal.

happy night out with family! long wait but got seated right away, downstairs and outside. just know the entire menu is not available downstairs. we were ok with selections but check in case your fave is not included. they also have gluten free menu. several of us had the shrimp and crab leg dinner and it was a huge amount of both! cooked perfectly! others had the grouper and it was really hefty portion as well. they were very happy with it. not heavily breaded either. loved the special shipwrecked drink! greatservicetoo!

i love this place. i go mostly by myself and sit at their bar. theserviceis always great and the beer is cold. but of course the main reason would be the oysters. i love their oysters rockefeller. i have also had the crab legs and shrimp, and i am never disappointed. sitting at the bar you get to meet some wonderful people traveling to our area. i highly recommend this place.

the food is delicious and they have greatservicetoo! the staff is very attentive. i've already been here a couple of times and all were good experiences. the experience is definitely worth the wait, this place is busy for a good reason.

good enough to go back to. we actually ate dinner here three times during the 6 days we were in pensacola beach. my wife enjoyed her salad. i had the grouper each of the 3 ways they make it. fried was best. nice crunchy thin coating. char grilled was also good. blackened was uninspiring. had raw oysters one night. they were ok at best. we are from british columbia so a little spoiled when it comes to raw oysters. these were small and ok, no more. got talked into the bread pudding for dessert. it was also ok. nothing like you might get in new orleans. peanut butter pie was also ok, no more (better than the bread pudding).
enjoyed being able to hear the live music from the bar downstairs. we waited about 20 minutes for a table, but theservicewas very good all three nights. i would recommend the place.

didn't find it "cheap". i'm a lifelong local but amazingly have never been to peg leg pete's for anything except drinks at night. i saw peg leg pete's listed under the "cheap eats" category on urbanspoon and thought that was somewhat misleading. i would put it in the next category up. this place is a great deal for oysters, that's for sure, and has a lot of affordable options, but it is still very easy to walk out of there with a hefty bill. there are half priced wine nights, and i believe now it is .60 cent oyster nights, so call for deals.the oyster prices are pretty darn good.

theservicewas excellent. our server was attentive but not overly so, our food arrived incredibly quickly and we didn't wait too long.

the side salad was nothing to write home about, just your standard iceberg situation. the crab claw appetizer was drenched in butter but no real trace of garlic. they were fairly lackluster so i recommend getting fried.

the oysters were great, even for summer when they aren't at their best. i got the sampler because i'd never had their baked oysters before and couldn't decide between imperial or cajun. i was surprised to discover my favorite of the bunch ended up being buffalo! a buffalo sauce, bleu cheese and breadcrumb topped oyster seemed pretty gimmicky and silly to me, but i really have to admit that it somehow worked really well. the peg leg pete's hot sauce was awesome, it has a very interesting flavor, almost like a tiger sauce, a hint of cinnamon or nutmeg or something like that? tastes awesome on oysters!

we split some snow crab legs and i was disappointed to find they were dreadfully overcooked, maybe even re-steamed or boiled. you can sort of tell when the legs look rather translucent, they bend instead of cracking open, the meat is all bunched up into nothing and hard to remove, etc. if you want snow crab, i know the place is kitschy but i would honestly recommend crabs we got 'em. it is gulf side with a nearly unbeatable view for a pcola beach restaurant, and they mainly do crab, so they have it down. for oysters i'm going to hands down say peg leg pete's is the best place in pensacola.

just okay. the oysters were very good but other than that nothing to special about this place. their prices were a little pricey for what you got but it was still pretty okay. theservicewas fair.

nothing special or memorable.. neither the seafood nor american food was anything special. it was a neat, upbeat atmosphere with goodservicebut i couldn't recommend this place because of the high prices and ok food.

food was pretty good. enjoyed the casino oysters and grouper supreme sandwich was delicious.servicewas a bit lacking. the mob of hostesses all seemed annoyed with us asking for a table indoors.servicewas a bit slow but it's a fun atmosphere.

awesome on a very busy day. visited plps on sunday afternoon. it was very crowded so we went down to the lower deck. ordered the oyster sampler, gumbo, and beer. it was awesome. the oyster sampler was a dozen of 6 different varieties, the gumbo has always great and consistent. the staff was working hard and the food from the kitchen was very fast. cudos to the staff. we have never had a bad meal or badservicehere. if i have one complaint, its getting my guinness in a plastic cup....thats a sin and illegal i think in europe.....but i understand since its an outdoors beach kinda place.


-----29 jul, 2011-----

really good food. of all the tourist palces, this is the only one i recommend to tourist. the gumbo is really good, portion sizes on the dishes are good,serviceis usually great, sometimes there can be a line during busy tourist season. i

we had a great time at plp. prices were very reasonable, food was good,servicewas quick and friendly, and the place was fairly neat and clean for the type of restaurant it is. we would definitely go back.