I drove two hours just to try Avenue Pub. I had never heard of the restaurant before and only…read morediscovered it through a Facebook post, but it was absolutely worth the drive. The first thing that impressed me was the ample parking. The restaurant also has a small private beach area for customers, along with a great bar area overlooking the water. The property is handicap accessible with both ramps and stairs, making it easy for everyone to enjoy. As soon as I walked in, I was greeted by Assistant Manager Taylor. He made me feel extremely welcome and even recommended a lunch item from the menu. I took his advice and ordered the Pork Ribeye Sandwich, and it was absolutely amazing. On the side, I had a salad with their homemade ranch dressing. Without a doubt, this is some of the best ranch dressing I have ever had. The bartender, Cody, was outstanding as well. I tried the Lime Margarita, Blackberry Mojito, and the Strawberry Basil drink. Every one of them was fantastic. You can tell this is a place that people genuinely enjoy working at. The staff were friendly, the atmosphere was relaxing, and the customers all seemed happy to be there. It's rare to find a restaurant that gets everything right, but Avenue Pub comes very close. If you're anywhere near Orange Beach, I highly recommend giving this place a try. I'll definitely be back.

I'm Loving the vibe. This was a highly recommended place. I must say the Blonde bushwwacker was my…read morefave.. We also ordered the wings- subpar, hamburger were recommended and they were said to be top notch. So ofc I had try it and coming from Texas we had high hopes as the bar is set high. With that said, the burger was good, I have had better but for the other food I have eaten in the area I would agree that it was the best burger around here. But for the items we ordered, it was over priced. we sat at the bottom dock area, no server and we had to go to a window to order everything. Sorry no photos.

My wife ant I had a great experience. The service was great and the food was good. We were able…read moreto bring our dogs and the servers were extremely accommodating. They brought extra water for the dogs. My breakfast flatbread was really good and my wife enjoyed her sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit.

We spend tons of time in Gulf Shores, but, somehow we'd never heard of this small Italian…read moreRestaurant/Bar. We got a Margherita pizza because a great Margherita pizza can't be beat! There is no better pizza! This place has a great one, too!! Neighborhood Pub atmosphere. Clean and cozy. Staff was friendly. Now for the reason we won't go back. The parking lot is small and tight to navigate. That would still be fine. But, the parking lot is covered in some powdery white dusty substance. (No. It's not sand, Skippy) And the stuff sticks to your shoes until you get back in your car. Then, it gets on everything. It won't vacuum out, but comes out pretty easy if you wipe everything down with a wet towel. TWICE. There is a paved parking lot next door, at a beach store. But, you'd still have to walk through the stuff to get inside the restaurant and then back to your car. Maybe take a wet towel to wipe everybody's shoes? I don't know. But, the place is really good. We'll probably drive by every few months to see if maybe it was just some temporary issue that they are addressing. Until then, I recommend this restaurant, if you're staying at a condo within walking distance and your condo has one of those "rinse off" stations. Get the Margherita flatbread. You'll be impressed. If this place wasn't as outstanding as it was - this parking lot mess would have cost a lot more than the one star I subtracted.

Loved the breakfasts and dinners we had here! It's right on site so you don't have to get ready and…read morego out of your way. Very reasonably priced....try their shrimp and crab omelette!!! It's loaded with crabs....i had them 3 times during our stay! Servers were always helpful and delightful.

Really enjoyed the food and drinks! The atmosphere and vibes of this restaurant is very nice along…read morewith their lighting. Service could have been quicker but was still very good ! Our server was very attentive and social! Everything is crafted here to a T.

Cassie was awesome and held it down as a bad storm passed through! No music, limited power and she…read morekept the good time rollin! 5*'s all day !!! Y'all get over here for some good local fun

We went to the icehouse every night of our vacation. The staff was very friendly and recognized us…read moreafter the 2nd night and were very accommodating. They have good live music and TouchTunes when someone is not performing.

We saw flying adverts for this place while at the beach, so we figured why not?…read more We found it pretty easily and it gives a very comfortable vibe, so dress up or down they will welcome you in. Our server, Michael was absolutely wonderful. (Plus he has amazing hair!) Anyway, we started with my Smoked Old Fashioned (It was ok, bartender went a little heavy on the bitters, and I should've asked for Bulleit Rye but that was my bad.) Anyway, Honey got a Black and Blue. Both came out super quick and we were instantly refreshed. We chose to sit in the patio bc the weather was nice and not too hot or cold. It was just right. We started with the ColCannon Boxty Appetizer. It is small balls of shredded potatoes that are fried, and come with a delish aioli dipping sauce. We chose to split the Shepherds pie for our main course. The meat gave me meat loaf vibes but with a ground beef texture and a unique aftertaste.. It was good, just the texture is unique! It came with a small portion of the Brown Bread with Garlic butter. It was good! We asked for more Garlic butter. It was delicious! We would've ordered a Creme Brûlée but we were both stuffed. It was overall a great place and we will visit it again. A must visit if you are in Orange Beach!

Quick summary:…read more Reuben: Below expectations Fish & chips: Met expectations Chicken pot pie: Below expectations Wings: Below expectations Old Fashioned: Below expectations Guinness: Met expectations French 75: Met expectations I had heard great things about this place, so my expectations were high. The inside bar area is very cool, but it was extremely loud at night. If you're eating dinner, don't expect to have much of a conversation. We ordered several of the things they're supposedly exceptional at, and most of it was just "meh." The Reuben was the biggest disappointment. It was supposed to be one of the best Reubens around, but honestly, Arby's is just as good. If you want a truly exceptional Reuben, go to Napoleon House in New Orleans. The fish and chips were fine. The wings were also okay, but nothing memorable. The chicken pot pie was unique and clearly made fresh. It contained shredded chicken, which was a little different, and had a strong spice flavor that I couldn't identify (tarragon). I didn't dislike it, but I wouldn't reorder. The Old Fashioned was disappointing. The Guinness and French 75 were both good and met expectations. None of the food was actually bad. We simply had much higher expectations based on the restaurant's reputation and what we were told they do exceptionally well. Service was good, and the atmosphere was cool. Overall, it's an interesting place, but the food didn't live up to the hype. Clearly, I'm in the minority because this place has excellent reviews--especially on Yelp, where reviewers can be pretty tough. I don't enjoy leaving negative reviews because food is subjective, and this may simply be a "tomayto, tomahto" situation. Everything I found average could be amazing to someone else. This was just my experience.

4.5 - This is my second time coming, first time I just got drinks, second time I got a fish…read moresandwich. Let me say that the atmosphere and the view of this place is All-Star. This place can lend itself to families or parties because there's plenty to do while you're waiting on your food or just sitting around drinking a cold beer. The atmosphere is better than the Florabama and cleaner. I got the grouper sandwich, a healthy portion and a great taste. Since I'm over critical of my food, I will say that they could throw a few more garnishes like lettuce, tomato, and onion. Don't be scared folks put it on there if we don't want it, we'll take it off. Service is really good at the bar and at the table. I'd go back to this place either on foot or by boat, if you haven't been, it's certainly worth a go. With all the TVs inside, this could be your false spot for Saturday college football.

Four people ordered different items, only one was good, the grilled Gulf shrimp. Now, for the other…read morethree, you tell me if you would enjoy this. 1) Boiled Crawfish: Peeled them all and the insides were brown and gray ... not a lick of white tail meat. It's like they sat in a cooler all day and then were served up. Flavor was mid but was reheated after it was cooked, so that is not good. But they should have known this, right? 2) Grilled Chicken Tenders: Not a lick of seasoning, tasted like boiled chicken with no flavor. 3) Pork Belly Tacos: Got two tacos, one had pretty bad pork belly slices and the other, well, was empty. See the photo. Great atmosphere, nice staff, but way off the mark on food quality for 3 out of the 4 meals we had.

Been coming here for years. How I've never wrote a review I…read moredon't Know. Look beyond what's going on in the kitchen, Enjoy the views, the bushwackers and the greasy but delicious limited menu and have a good time.

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.

Husband and I have been become to Cosmo's Restaurant for a while now. It's our favorite Restaurant…read moreon Canal road. We had been to the State Park hiking. It was very hot and humid on this day. So, I order a Coconut and Pineapple Mojito, so cool and refreshing. We like to try something different each time we visit. Our waitress recommended the Chicken Roulade. We both ordered the Chicken Roulade. It was really delirious. Waitresses/manager also came by twice to ask us how we liked our food. Restaurant is clean and health rating is excellent too. Love all beautiful painting. Restaurant has covered outdoor patio and live band most of time.

My Wife and I have been visiting Cosmo's for many years. It's always been a place you can go to and…read morefeel comfortable. It can be hit or miss depending on what you order however, we have been enough to know and share with others what to order and what to stay away from. The following is from our most recent visit. We began the meal with a Cosmo and a Fairhope Brewery Blue Steel Sour. Both were very good. The Blue Steel sour has notes of blueberry. For an appetizer we ordered the cheese dip. It consist of three cheeses, including Gruyere, which is one of our favorites. The cheese also comes with feta cheese and a tomato relish over the top, which we find very good. It makes the cheese dip a little different than others. The tomatoes are very soft and the relish is on the sweeter side. My Wife got the chicken roulade. It was okay. The chicken was good however, it is wrapped in bacon and flash fried. In our opinion the flash fry isn't needed and it adds the risk of the bacon being overdone or burnt, which is what happened. The Parmesan risotto was a little gummy but had good flavor. The cream sauce that accompanied the dish was probably the best part. I got the fish sandwich and upgraded from sheepshead to grouper. You can get it fried, blackened or grilled. I chose grilled and it was really good. It was not the first time I have gotten the fish sandwich. The bun is a sourdough/Hawaiian roll hybrid. I got an order of fries to go with the fish sandwich. Their fries are really really. They're slightly battered and crunchy. Very good with ketchup or tartar sauce or both! If you visit I would suggest sticking to the fish sandwich, burger or fish dish (grilled/blackened) that comes with a cream based sauce. Their drinks and beer is selection really good as well. Most of the time on weekends they have live music if that's your kind of thing.