So good! The atmosphere, music, food and service is all top notch! We love it here. It is loud, not…read morea place for a "romantic" dinner but great for family or friends!

We stopped in here for lunch and ate outside on a picnic table. We had a few beers and enjoyed the…read moreview of Ono Island across the water. The smoked tuna dip is very good and I enjoyed the vegetables that came with it. The gumbo was different and delicious. I usually don't care for fried okra, but they had the most amazing fried okra on top and it was perfect with the gumbo. I had the mahi-mahi Reuben sandwich and it was very good although mahi-mahi is one of my least favorite fish. I definitely recommend this place for the ambiance and food.

Great Food! Beautiful location!…read more Late Fall is a good time to come for less crowds! Love sitting on the back deck and watching the boats come in while we eat!

We had a great time! The atmosphere was gorgeous, with live music and some of the most reasonable…read moreprices we've found in the area. Both the kids and adults left happy, which is always a bonus. We enjoyed the charbroiled oysters, mozzarella sticks, blackened shrimp tacos, cheesesteaks, fried shrimp, and key lime pie--everything was delicious. Our server, Hailey, was fantastic. She was attentive and proactive without constantly interrupting our conversation, and she kept the drink refills coming the entire meal. We would highly recommend Flora-Bama Ole River Grill and will definitely be back!

I love the gulf! It has such an amazing view! And the food is awesome. The mahi tacos are my…read morefavorite! The gift shop has so much cute stuff and the girls in there are so sweet. Go see Panda at the bar and she'll make you the best margarita of your life!!

The atmosphere and location of The Gulf are unmatched. Beautiful views, palm trees, and right on…read morethe water. It was very busy when we arrived, so finding a seat was a little stressful. My advice, find a seat, have someone order at the order window, then head to the bar to order drinks. The wait to order food took about a half hour. It was very quick to get our drinks. We were able to snag a couch area on a platform. It was so comfy and we loved the views. A heads up- if you snag a couch like this, kids will get up on the platform and jump off of it. People will step up on the platform and walk extremely close to you. I had to ask a kid to stop throwing sand by us because we were eating our dinner. It was a little chaotic. We were extremely patient and understand, but I could see some people being very upset and annoyed. After ordering, our food came out pretty quick. I started with the coconut grouper bites and they were phenomenal. Light breading, lightly sweat, and flaky. I had the Gulf Grilled Cobia and it was phenomenal. The fish was tender, flaky, and light. No fishiness at all. The sauce on the fish was also delightful. My husband and son had the fajita skewers and both enjoyed them. My husband also had the peel and eat shrimp and said they were amazing at The Gulf. Our drinks were okay. We had better drinks at other places during the week, but they weren't bad. We would return, but try to come on an off-time that wasn't so busy.

This place is a great low key, hangout place. It's wonderful for kids too…read more We ordered the Cove Hamburger pizza and chilled at the water for the afternoon. The pizza was delicious! It's best of both worlds, a pizza and a hamburger combined. Interesting combo I've ever had, but it works! Service was great. They were able to open a ticket for us so we could chill at the water and order whenever we liked. Definitely will be coming back.

Food was very good! Was there later and too windy to sit outside but bet the view and the ambiance…read morewould be good in a warm afternoon ! BUT we had to sit inside! Young lady at the bar could barely tear herself away from A couple of guys she was talking to give us a menu or the process to order and get our food. Very rude! Wasn't very helpful when we ordered either! Worst was the conversation we could not avoid over hearing between her and the two fellows sitting at the bar! OmG ! One fellow had zero vocabulary as every other word was the F )$& word, then was bragging and bragging about the size of a member of his anatomy and his conquests with the same part! Was so disgusting! The table next to us moved outside but it was way too cold so we hurried up and left! Other patrons coming in with children. Really? Place also dirty! Looked in the bathroom decided I could wait it was beyond disgusting! Such a shame as it council be a very pleasant place to chill either a beverage and watch the water etc!

We recently moved to the area and have been wanting to hit this restaurant. We were really lucky to…read morestop here on this beautiful day. We sat outside in the view was terrific. I can't say enough about our service. It was just phenomenal. We were seated right away and it was pointed out to us that there were happy hour drinks, which we were thrilled about. We picked up the grouper bites, a grouper Reuben, a Caesar salad with fried oysters and could not have been happier with our food. Everything was fresh delicious, and made perfectly. This will now become one of our destinations because there's so many great places to eat in the area. So glad we finally stopped in. Thank you to the jellyfish for a phenomenal experience

Loved this place so much! The service was great and the food was amazing. We sat outside on the…read morebalcony which was lovely.

Had the best time ever! I ordered the blackened chicken pasta. It was really good and I have so…read moremany leftovers! The atmosphere was fun Corey J was the besttttt

While this seems to be a lovely establishment, I would steer clear of it if you have any food…read moreallergies. Apparently it is not important enough to service staff to understand what is like to have someone in your party that has a food allergy. The most important thing, is to have the ability to empathize with your guests, and make their experience a good one. If there is an issue with cross contamination in your kitchen, then create an area in the kitchen solely to address those with food allergy needs. For example, when your customer tells you the sprite has no flavor, you don't just come back and tell them it looks fine to me and everything is hooked up. Try tasting it yourself and at least bring a new cup of it to the table. Don't come back empty handed. Then there was the Crab Cakes. After all of the seafood places I have been to in the southeast I found these crab cakes to be just so so. If you are going to deep fry them, please understand that the crab meat will turn to the consistency of tuna salad and is not pleasant to eat whatsoever. Perhaps skip the breading/deep fry and pan fry them instead? While the breading on the crab cake was crisp and delicious, it was a little off setting to have mushy crab on the inside. Again, this was a beautiful venue with a great view. I am troubled by the lack of attention to detail, especially when it comes to addressing your guests.

Was a bit confused if they were open, doing research, several different names, and reports of…read moreclosed. Menu had Live Bait for the name, sign outside, says Sharkys. Service was fantastic. We showed up with a group of 16 for lunch. Overall, the food was good. Some sides were a little cool, but again, we had a large group. Kids saw a few turtles but the water needed some upkeep. Trashed and overgrown.

Decades ago this may have been the first place that I ever had sautéed blue crab claws and I fell…read morein love forever. Now they don't have it on the menu but they will still make it. We recently went on a Wednesday night in June (6ish) and there was plenty of seating which concerned me... It turns out that the food and menu were just as good as I remembered. It's a solid choice for your typical Gulf Shores beach fare. They also have live music!!

Delicious breakfast today with a beautiful server named Crystal. Thank you!…read more A wonderful drink to go along with it too. Happy Cinco de Mayo

A definite MEH We waited 40+ minutes, dripping sweat,…read moredespite joining the waitlist. We expected to be wowed with the food. And we were not. The beignets do not even taste like they should. Our waitress started out super strong. Hey I'm "A" and I'm here to take great care of you today! Every single interaction after that, she would literally turn around and start another conversation right in the middle of your sentence. Then whenever she got ready, she'd turn around and we had to start over. She was not just busy, she was rude. Oh and my food was cold on arrival, with burnt eggs.