great atmosphere, below average food. as locals who get a little tired of the redneck riviera atmosphere, we were so excited to see red fish blue fish try something different on pensacola beach. and they have hit it out of the park for a funky decor and excellent location. but all in all we were really disappointed at our first trip there. the bottom line is thefoodwas pretty lousy, but read on for more details.
for a place that is built from recycled shipping containers and recycled indonesian tsunami wood furniture, and then serves everything in plastic cups, silverware, and canned beers, you'd think they would offer recycling for their own trash. but you'd be wrong. maybe pcb or gulf breeze doesn't offer it in that area, but it sure seems at odds with the restaurant theme.
now for the food. my nola fries were edible, but seemed like a concoction born from a hungover college student who raided the kitchen for leftovers. good fries but very greasy, with sausage and shrimp, but then imagine dumping some old, burnt spaghetti sauce all over it. i'm all about experiments with french fries, but this one wasn't a winner for me.
next "tropical" fish tacos. the fish was local and tasted fresh. but cheap shredded cheddar cheese on a fish taco? much less a tropical fish taco? no crunchy fresh shredded cabbage, just a chunck of fish with cheese and a dollop of a possibly interesting sauce. i say possibly because there wasn't enough to taste it over the cheese.
to be fair, my wife had a much better experience with her cold noodle salad. very yummy!
yes we were disappointed, but we will definitely go back and try again. the place has so much charm and atmosphere and pensacola needs far more places like this. just please please hire a chef!