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    John Seafood

    4.4 (148 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:30 pm

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    Hush puppies and onion rings.
    Jill R.

    Consistently a wonderful, clean, and cute restaurant. This is the place to be for the best seafood boil in town. The staff is attentive and move things along quickly. We've never had a bad, or even mediocre meal here. Pro tip - they had out these amazing guava candies with your bill. If you love them like I do they'll sell you a whoe bag!

    john's special
    Courtney C.

    We found John Seafood on yelp- definitely a hole in the wall- almost didn't go in due to the outside look- looked tacky- it's clearly a former fast food place that was changed into a restaurant- they did a pretty good job trying to make the inside different- it's definitely a casual vibe which is fun- we were eating late on a sunday night and the clientele was interesting- most were vaping or smoking outside before coming in- perhaps this is just the environment of this town- no idea. The inside feels a little dirty- the bathrooms are old and falling a part and give that dirty vibe. The plates are styrofoam which seems crazy for spending $70 and eating ooff styrofoam- at least it would be nicer if they were paper plates... 5/5 for the food though! The prices are pretty reasonable considering it's seafood. The kids split a catfish platter and it was nice and large- plenty of food for the kiddos. We split the john's special- very flavorful and mild was perfect. it came with a good variety. We really enjoyed the fried okra and the hush puppies which we ordered and are so glad we did! highly recommend both! The service was ok- they were clearly understaffed and did their best so gotta give them grace. The flavors were on point!

    Crab and shrimp boil
    Alora M.

    Wow, what a lucky find! Just started working in the area and was trying to decide what the Hubby and I wanted for dinner. Read the reviews and decided to try the place out... so glad that we did. It's a small restaurant, and even on a weekday night it was packed, mostly with large groups of families, still we made it just in time to grab a table. There were so many choices on the menu, and I knew I had to try a boil while the Hubby opted for catfish and sides. You know you're in for a treat when they set a "dinner kit" including a bib, gloves and hand wipes before your meal. My boil was shaken at the table and poured out in a spicy, glorious mess. I was in the mood for crab, and it was steamed so well you could use the plastic fork to break the shell for those tiny pesky pieces. One potato was a little undercooked but I wasn't mad at it so I didn't take a star off just for that. The shrimps were large and flavorful. Hubby has eaten catfish his whole life and declared their catfish to be some of the "best he's ever had" which is quite a compliment. We both thoroughly enjoyed our meals and left very full. Service was fast and friendly, and you just toss everything into the little trashcans set up at every table. We definitely plan to come back!

    1 lb. Headless Shrimp
    Sanjana R.

    Food is so so so good here!! The seafood boil here is seasoned so well, definitely one of the best I've had in the Pensacola region. The waiter we had for dinner the day we went was so friendly and sweet!

    Large Seafood Platter
    Anca D.

    This is my second time ordering the large seafood platter from John's Seafood, and just like the first time, everything was amazing! The food was fresh, flavorful, and still piping hot even as takeout. You can really tell they care about quality. I'll definitely be returning again!

    Weekly special seafood boil!
    Dawn O.

    Food was delicious and not overpriced! Service was excellent. The only drawback was they had plastic silverware, doesn't work well with the seafood boil I got. Other than that is was excellent!

    Snow Crab & Headless Shrimp Combo Corn on the Cob Potatoes Sausages 2 Boiled Eggs
    Krystle B.

    Do not skip out on this place! Wait staff were friendly and extremely attentive. Pricing fair. The seafood- ahhhmazing! We did one of the combo meals and shared. We also got a mixture of sauces on the food- took the flavor to another level. A little messy to eat but worth it!

    Okra, Calamari, and Onion Rings
    Mike S.

    Went here for the seafood boil--it was amazing: the cajun sauce had the right blend of spice, hot sauce, and just the right amount of butter. Sides and appetizer portions are large and plentiful. Highly recommend this place for the delicious seafood, sides, and very good pricing/value! Service was great, everyone is friendly, would come back again!

    Seafood platter
    Kristie M.

    Yes yes yes, this place was so good. The shrimp was large and the crab legs were medium size and quite a nice amount of meat in them! Will be back!!!

    John seafood

    Waiters are very sigma and food is delicious ,so good I've came 4 times in a row best seafood in America Great environment

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    Staff was super friendly and quick. The parking area is a bit small and inside might be older looking but the food did not disappoint.

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    Great venue on this side of town. Service is fantastic, the ambience is fun to look at, the food is off the chain.

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    Flavor wasn't there. Very watery flavor. Service was average. I will probably will not be back but willing to try again.

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