This place was the absolute best !!!! Our waitress, Gin was so sweet ! She made met the best mixed drink ever!!! Her bubble personality, will definitely have us coming back !! The food is yummy !!!! Mitchell & Leda Berman read more

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Great bar to eat and drink. Service was excellent being that it is off season and 11am. Had the grouper sandwich with fries. Sandwich was ok just a little small for $16. But their margaritas made up for that. Just love the outdoor tiki hut ambiance. read more

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Charged $14 for this chicken quesadilla even though the menu said $12 - I did get $2 back after telling the waiter that it isn't my fault that your menu prices aren't correct - you can't just charge more for that reason DO NOT RECOMMEND - also the quesadilla wasn't that good - just okay - maybe a little more beans & corn Also didn't receive a 10% local discount that this restaurant is supposed to offer - this waiter didn't know anything about it & there was no manager available read more

Barracuda Beach - Tiki Bars Near Me - Panama City, Florida

Just got back for dinner. Had 2 appetizers, a mojito & 2 meals. Absolutely fabulous service & food. Bought out a doggie water bowl which was so appreciated. Waitress was as nice as can be, bartender was sweet & the guy who was singing was awesome as well. Not too busy so food & drinks came out quick. Be sure to stop by as you'll be glad that you did. Thank you all so much for a great time Barracuda staff! read more

Barracuda Beach - Tiki Bars Near Me - Panama City, Florida

Yesterday was my family's first time here and it was very disappointing, well aside from the music. The food was bland. The drinks were SUPER watered down. The service was super for 10pm at night. I wouldn't recommend this place if you're hungry and desire a stiff drink. Now if you just want to listen to some good music and have a time with friends....this is the place for you. read more

Best bar ever!!!! We're in town visiting and Nathaniel and Gin made our time here so awesome!

This place is awesome! Exactly what you're looking for. Nathaniel and Chris were exceptional. Must go.

I have traveled up and down the Gulf Coast of Florida since 2008. The first meal that I order is a grouper sandwich. I can't get grouper where I live and it is my favorite fish. The photo on the yelp page looked delicious with the grouper hanging over the bun. When mine arrived it was a little thin square of of grouper with more bun than fish. It was smaller than a fish filet from a fast food restaurant. The flavor was good but I was very disappointed in the portion size. I did tell the waiter but didn't really get a response. I'll give it a three because of atmosphere and entertainment. read more

Service and atmosphere 10/10! The staff was so nice and accommodating to our large group. Food was yummy, too! Get the key lime pie! read more

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Don't hesitate to try this place, whether you are just coming for a drink or beer-food or entertainment The place hit all the marks. That wonderful gentleman was our server and he was more than outstanding I was very impressed with everything and will return and recommend read more

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This place took 23 minutes to finally serve us. The fish bites tasted worse than chopped up fish filet from McDonald's. The burger has my girlfriend in an absolute battle on the toilet. This isn't a joke either. Worst $80 of my life. read more

The outside of the restaurant is nothing great and if you didn't know you would probably pass right by but don't. The food is really good and reasonably priced. They had many drink options and daily specials.The wait staff was friendly, answered any questions, and checked on us often. The inside was decorated with a tiki theme with lights and a stage up front. The bar was located behind the open dining area. All very relaxing and comfortable. Look the directions up and venture out to the island feel. It will be worth it. read more

Um... ok. The family and I decided to eat here for lunch. The place looked amazing from the outside. When we arrived they weren't busy at all. Mind you it was Friday prime lunchtime. They have a big sign out front advertising .75 cent Budweiser. I actually got a couple but they weren't the best drafts. We did order a smoked tuna dip and it was pretty good. The waitress was nice but not fast at all. We sat outside in the front to eat. Like I said earlier cool little spot. I ordered the fried grouper bites which I thought was going to be a whole lot but I got about 7 pieces on a bed of fries. The fish was not good at all. Wasn't fresh. Had an old fishy cod taste or something. The fries were probably the best part. The rest of the family ordered random things and they weren't pleased as well. We're not the type to complain or send anything back. We will just not choose to do it again. I did have to use their restroom so I walked in and the inside was really nice looking. I just wish the food was good. It not being busy at lunch should have been a sign. read more

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We loved it! Couldn't get into our usual seafood place so we stopped here. Family of 6. We had crab legs and corn and broccoli and the best baked fried potatoes! All fresh and perfectly cooked. There was live music and our server was friendly and attentive. It was our 21st anniversary- dinner was perfect! read more

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This place has the greediest owners and it really shows in the performance throughout the restaurant. It's obvious no one knows what their doing here. It's a shame because it's an awesome building. read more

I had a great experience tonight at Barracuda's. The musician, Charlie Seagar, played everything that the audience requested, and the Bartender, Chelsie, was beautiful, attentive, and engaging. read more

Service was awful didn't get a single refill the whole time I was here. Food was mid for the price I swear it was taken from a school lunch line. I haven't seen my waiter since I got my food. Bathroom felt like a ww1 no man's land I got in there and started gagging it was so bad. The only reason this place gets a one star review is the music. I tried a hush puppy it and it was straight up sand. I went inside for some reason there was four mattresses stacked on top of each other probably for the people who passed out from the bathroom. Would not recommend even if it was the last place on earth. read more

(READ IF YOU PLAN ON GOING)To say the food was dryer than the Sahara desert would be an understatement. The service was terrible I have had a better service at a McDonald's. In fact I would have rather gone to McDonald's. This place has a lot to work on before they deserve 2 stars even. The only good thing was the drinks. (Which never got refilled.) Do better and if the owner reads this you need to train your employees better. The atmosphere was good. The only good thing about this place. Also I am not a picky person so it says a lot I went out of my way and wasted time to write a review. read more

I understand there's staffing issues, but the outside deck wasn't busy and there was no wait when I went. Sat immediately. It took 15+ minutes to get drinks, and when I tried my drink it didn't taste right so I sent it back (I bartended before, the fruit concentrate was over powering). It took another 15 minutes for the replacement drink and as it arrived we decided to take our business elsewhere. I handed the drink back to the server and told her I just wasn't going to have anything. Left a few dollars for her of course, but... When we went to leave, as we pulled out some man blocked the car. Arms spread eagle, the man started yelling/cursing at my group. Apparently it was the owner and he tried to say I took my drink with me... after saying multiple times how I hadn't even drank a sip and gave it back to the server, he kept calling us liars and saying other rude things. The server ended up sticking up for me, to her owner. Cudos to her, but if that's how management acts, I will not be bringing my business back there. Too many other great places in PCB. read more

Food decent. Shrimp basket and crab cakes pretty darn good. Service by Scoopy AMAZING!!! sje was awesome. Great DJ on patio. thanks Scoop for making our visit great! read more

My husband and I decided to try this place since it's close to our condo & we pass it every day while driving - it was SUCH A PLEASANT & FUN EXPERIENCE we wished we had tried it sooner in our week's stay! There was no wait for us or anyone else who walked up to dine at around 6pm or later. The outdoor open tiki bar & dining area had live music & the singer kept us entertained with 70s,80s,90s rock & occasional country. While we enjoyed our dinner on the outside, it appeared there was a good bunch of locals enjoying line dancing to country music on the inside of the building. The restaurant is fairly new, and they told us they opened in 2020. Our waitress & bartender gave exceptional service & menu recommendations. There were too many enticing things on the menu we wanted to try, and we'll likely go back in the future to try them all. My husband got Voodoo pasta, I got the Ribeye, grouper bites for appetizer, and bread pudding for desert. All food & drinks were tasty & delicious, I dare say MUCH BETTER than other popular tourist restaurants along Front Beach Road & on St. Andrews Bay. There were families with small children & larger groups of older adults & younger adults dining. We highly enjoyed ourselves, and we will definitely return on future vacations! If you're on the fence, definitely give this place a try - you'll be pleasantly surprised by this hidden gem on the East side of PCB! read more

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You guys gotta check this cool spot! Be sure to tip the best bartender in town "Gin" just like the alcohol. Gin took the time to make me a special Spicy Margarita. Drinks are priced reasonable and the Ambiance is awesome. The beach is literally right across the road. Be sure to go check out Gin during the day and night. A +++ Service. Gin is the hidden gem of Panama Beach, FL. read more

We ordered take out and the food was okay. We had wings, fish bites and fish tacos. The fish tacos were pretty good but the fish bites, not so much. Also when we picked up the food, we were about to add 10% for a tip and noticed they had already added 20% tip to the bill!! Not sure if they do this if you are dining in but that's a pretty steep tip for the 2 minutes it takes to bag up our meal. So look at your bill because they also didn't mention it. Probably hoping you will just add more without noticing. We won't be going back. read more

Service was decent. Food? Their "grouper" and "mahi" are the same. No ice anywhere here for us or anyone else. Hush puppies were very dry and very burnt. You can kind of feel the "this ain't it" vibe when you walk up to it. Maybe we should have turned around BUT we walked here and didn't have many options. I advise maybe not coming here unless some changes are made. Double check with them before you arrive! Lastly, love some good live music. But there isn't much worse than a bad live solo band. Dude seemed to have been a regular and well...it's no wonder he isn't on a tour somewhere. Good musician. Not a great singer. More balls than me though, gotta give him credit there! Anyways, save your time. Only thing that is worth staying is the darts inside. read more

Decided to finally try this place, and was very pleased. Just before dinnertime, so not crowded. As it was a nice day, we sat outside. We started with drinks which were very good. I had the wings, and my wife had the grouper sandwich. They were both very tasty. The wings were some of the best I've had in a long time. The server was pleasant and attentative. Overall it was a great experience. read more

Why o why did we go back?!? Friends invited us out for $2 tacos and we typically like the music, that's why. NEVER again! The Food: I ordered the Cali Chick sandwich, no bun. I wanted a healthier side option but they were out of the tomato/cucumber salad. The coleslaw has no flavor so I didn't want that. I asked to do a small side salad instead of getting 2 sides, nope! They wouldn't let me. Fries and chips were great as usual but the chicken was DRY!!! $14 for a piece of overcooked chicken?!?! Hubs got the $2/tacos. I tried the meat, eh. The music: They put on music while waiting for the singer. It was SO loud we couldn't have a conversation. Our friend asked them to turn it down. The base was making our brains shake. The singer was fabulous when she came on. Lots of 80's music but still too loud. read more

Slow start. No masks on server. No distancing in place. It seems they have no clue that 300,000+ Americans have died from a worldwide pandemic... Oh well, Prices ate very beachy. The burger was fair. A $5 special with no accompaniments and lettuce and tomato only. Not impressed enough to try the 13-15$ ones. The smoked then fried wings were good 20 for $18. Nice and crunchy outside. The celery, ordered extra, was not stringed but crisp. The blue cheese is rather thin and weak. It could use a lot more actual Bleu cheese. Overall, fair. Nothing to write home about. Much better food nextdoor at Outlaw's BBQ. But we might try again, later. read more

So the bartenders are going to be rude and the fact there are only 2 at each bar during spring break. Maybe i'm being much but you'd think a popular place such as this would foresee this. Bartenders also should not be picking favorites for who to serve when there's 25 people at the counter. Music was great that's about it. read more

When we walked in, from the start I knew it was a bad idea. We walked in and didn't know where to go or what to do bc there were no signs and nobody greeted us. Finally we found someone and they told us it was seat yourself service. The owner found us a table in the quieter of the 3 sections (you have the quiet section, music with an okay band section, and a loud and crowded section with overly loud playing music). Once we sat down, the owner took our drink orders and disappeared. 20 minutes later he came back to the table to inform us he forgot to put the order in and was working on it. A few minutes later, a waitress came by and told us the owner had only rung in one drink and didn't know what the other drink order was. We finally got our drinks maybe almost 30 minutes of when we sat down. We ordered the chip wreck for an appetizer. All it really was, was chips drenched in blue cheese dressing and bacon pieces. Our main dinner choices came out before the salads, so we didn't really get to enjoy those either. The main course was pretty good (shrimp a large size and grouper was flaky and good flavor). I do believe it is a tad bit overpriced for what you're getting, and should be re-evaluated. I think the biggest problem with this place is the miscommunication between the owner, waitresses and kitchen staff. Once they get the kinks worked out and start the positive vibes from the moment guests enter the door, this place has potential. The owner was very nice, but I think he should allow the staff to do their job. read more

We just celebrated my husband's 60th bday at Batracuda, and it was so much fun! The restaurant is set up perfectly for a celebration. The food, catered by Barracuda Beach, was good and the service was excellent. We kept the bartender hopping, and she did a great job for us. Thanks, Cathy, Ted and Ashley! read more

In for lunch, food was tasty and drinks were cold, good service too in a fun, upbeat atmosphere.

Service is A+. Just imagine a crew of the friendliest Jamaican guys you've ever met. Live Music: A (excellent performers just not my personal cup of tea music selections. 5/28/22 Amazing 'Old school Country' performer who sounded JUST like Merl Haggard and other legends. And he played a fiddle! 5/29/22 old school rock and blues piano player/singer.) Fried Shrimp basket A. Cheeseburger is A+! Fries are B+. Why aren't you here right now? read more

Barracuda Beach - Performance 5/29/22 - Tiki Bars Near Me - Panama City, Florida

We drove by this place and it looked like a hidden gem. When we got here on New Year's Eve it was dead. The drinks were good and the staff is nice, but the food is terrible. The fish was frozen, the food was cold, and everything seemed to come out of the freezer. Huge disappointment, this place has huge potential. read more

Bartender took care of us outside. The food was great, service was good, atmosphere was amazing. Timing was not bad at all, we love this place! read more

Stopped here for its convenience to our our room. Amazing ambience with the outside area. Unfortunately weather didn't allow for live music. The food is done perfectly! Wings, pasta and fresh fried seafood are done so perfectly! This will not be the last time we visit while in town for the week. Highly recommend!! The staff was so nice and helpful. read more

Friendly service & great atmosphere. Yeah, it may have taken a little longer than usual to be greeted, but it was a pretty busy bar outside. The atmosphere was so much fun. The guy & girl that were singing were great. We ordered to go, but had a drink & listened to music while we waited. The drinks were great & so is the food. We'll definitely be going back this week. read more

Don't wast your time. There's plenty of other spots to eat and drink. All the waiters and cooks left and the owner had to come in and cook our food. The bartender had "no clue" that all the cooks have left... wish I could get my wasted time and money back..... read more

We went here a couple different times and the first was great- on Saturday night they had great music and dancing and then the following Friday it was a bit slow and only one waitress for the whole place. read more

Terrible service. Takes forever to get a Waitress. Seems like a cool place but we left before we could eat and drink. We couldn't get a hold of waitress and we waited forever. I don't recommend this place. read more

Very disappointing in last night dinnerKnew they were short on help he tried very hard but the salad was wilted and the grouper bites were cold but we did not say nothing because of the lack of help there and the guy bartender trying to do his best but we won't be back to eat anymore I just think that was a waste of $35 for nothing read more