Posted: 6/8/2024 3:43:01 PM EDT
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I’ll be heading down next week with the family(wife and 2 kids). We are staying at the caribe resort. Just curious what some decent places to eat are in the area, kid friendly of course. We love breakfast places. I plan on fishing everyday too. Probably surf fishing in the mornings and evenings, and maybe even the Perdido pass bridge or Caribe Marina for mangroves and sheepshead. I hope the pompano are still running on the beach. Maybe there’s still trout out there too. Seems like yalls Gun laws are like they are in GA. Don’t carry in a govt building, and don’t be an idiot. |
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Tagged, mean to get back down there this year. Hope you enjoy, op. Strongly suggest the battleship park if you haven't done it. https://www.ussalabama.com/ |
Alabama: That the great, general and essential principles of liberty and free government may be recognized and established, we declare....That every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of himself and the state. (Art. I, § 26)
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Watch your speed coming up and over the bridge in between the Caribe and the rest of the beach. The police love to hand out tickets at both ends, specifically from the public beach launch right next to the bridge (across the street from the Caribe). Btw, fun fact, parts of the movie "Meyer Lansky" (about the costa nostra mobster) were filmed under that bridge. In some scenes you can see the Caribe in the background. Insofar as places to eat, like others have mentioned, I recommend Doc's Seafood, and the Ruby Slipper (breakfast). Tacky Jack's and The Gulf are pretty good too. Tacky Jack's has exceptional outdoor seating so if you have a group of people you might check it out. I hope you have a lot of fun, we love it down there. |
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Breakfast- Brick and Spoon Costal is a new place close by. Has a restaurant side and a bar side. Breakfast-brunch and dinner Tons of another really good places like Cobalt next door, Tin Top ( a bit of a drive) Jesses on the Bay (need reservation, upscale) Tacky Jacks can be fun for the kids. Multi colored building you can probably see across Cotton Bayou from your condo. |
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Sea & Suds in Gulf Shores is our go-to. Great raw oysters, cheap, cold beer, and pretty good prices compared to most other places. It's also one of the few places actually on the beach. We also have been going to OSO at Bear Point the past two times down. The menu is a bit different than "friend everything," and it's at a marina so you can look at all of the boats. We have gone to the new Coastal restaurant the past two times as well. It is very cool; the food is OK, I'd say, but the tuna poke nachos are outstanding. Parking is a bit of a bear, though. I'm thinking you can probably park across the street at the Publix parking lot if the Coastal lot is full. For breakfast, someone already mentioned Brick and Spoon. We really like that place. Ruby Slipper is also good, though it is a chain, and wait times can be really long if you don't get there early. There's also a beignet place that I wanted to check out last time but we didn't make it over there. I'd say Doc's is overrated... |
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Well, I forgot to come back and say thanks for the recommendations. I went to Cobalt, GTs, The Gulf, Doc’s, got some wings at bird dogs, and went to Coastal. All were great. Then my mother in law bought a condo in Gulf Shores a few months ago. My wife and I went down last month without the kids(it was great). Brick and spoon was an amazing breakfast. Also had breakfast at Ducks diner. It was also great. Went to acme oyster house, and was not impressed. Service was terrible and our waitress was this short, mid 50s woman with a bad attitude. Anyway, after acme we hit up big beach brewing next door. Got there in time for trivia. Seemed to be a more locals place. Fun times there. Everyone just talking to everyone. Ate dinner at Louisiana Lagniappe. Heard good things, but wasn’t impressed given the price. Service was impeccable though. I might give it another shot. Anyway. Thanks for the hospitality. Look forward to being down there often. I’ll be back in July. You’ll probably see me at the pier trying to catch mackerels and sheeps |
