The Point is ON POINT. We elected to eat our last meal of 2025 here and we' were oh so very happy with our choice. The Point is a laid back, casual joint with seating for groups of any size. There's plenty of parking out front, out back, and across the street. The space is charming and homey. We were seated right away and told about the many specials being offered. Since it was a Wednesday, we were given a generous military discount of 50% off appetizers so we couldn't pass on the potato skins. They were delicious. We also received 10% off our entrees. It was so nice to be recognized for our service. For my entree, I tried the blackened triple tail and it was fantastic! For my sides I had a baked potato and coleslaw. My better half had the country fried steak and he was so very pleased. He also tried the onion rings and enjoyed them greatly. The service put this experience over the top. All of the staff are friendly and efficient and made us feel so welcome and at home. We have been recommending The Point to everyone else we have met in town. This was the best way to end out 2025 and I hope 2026 brings us back here! read more

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I hate to leave bad reviews. Especially here because I love this place. I am local and have eaten here many times. I ordered a soft shell crab on Gambinos bread. I got a postage stamp sized, little baby crab on texas toast. With iced tea the bill was $23.96. I told Sharon that I would be embarrassed to serve my customers such a sad looking plate. She deducted $4.00. See attached. read more

The Point Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

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We've been going here for years and it's never let us down! Great food & service. The sandwiches are delicious & homemade.

We discovered an incredible restaurant in Perdido Key that was perfect for a Sunday dinner with family, offering exceptional service, delicious food, and lovely music that made our evening truly special. read more

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great lunch today with the fresh catch of triple tail for the win! my downside was my order of salad. the greens were wilted and just not appetizing but the fish served a top was great. he also ordered the triple tail and said it was so fresh and tasty. danielle was our server and was so attentive. the interior isn't much to look at, just an old outdated building . the food and service is the draw for return customers! read more

The Point Restaurant - fried platter with upcharge special - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

Happy to point out that The Point is still 100% on point after all these years of Point dining (some 35 or so years for us now). Same familiar and comfortable ambiance; same friendly service (the lovely and personable Taylor today); and the same great fried mullet as always (which is what we drive from Pensacola for). We enjoyed a dozen of the LA oysters which today boasted a perfect brine followed by a cup of the hearty gumbo. And then... the piéce de résistance, fried mullet. We order a whole mullet each a la carte with no sides. $8 per mullet. We can make all the sides we love at home. When we're here in PNS/Perdido Key we want mullet , just mullet, without any side distractions, LOL. As I mentioned we did try the gumbo today as I'm on a gumbo reconnoiter, research and recipe mission this year. It's pretty darn good here. I would love to see an even darker roux, but it's plenty flavorful here. Our mullet, though not large, were perfectly breaded, seasoned, and fried. So enjoyable. Mullet nirvana. One of life's great pleasures here on God's great earth is restaurants like The Point which stand the test of time because of their commitment to the culinary craft, providing not only the pleasure of great food but as well of dining experiences that span and connect successive generations of family and friends. To wit see my Ray Smith story in a previous review. Included here is a pick of me and that bass player, Ray Smith with Bubba and Them from when we reconnected a couple years ago. Still playing at The Point. read more

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My wife and I arrive for an early dinner. There were only a couple of tables seated. We were ushered to a Table in the corner that was dark and cold. We did not want to sit there so we got up and moved to the bar. Our waitress who seated us took care of us at the bar. We opened with adult beverages and ordered our meals. My wife, a hamburger with blue cheese and I there small platter with the fresh catch of the day Blackened, cheesy grits, and fresh peas. Our food came out relatively quickly and we started our meal. It was at that point that we saw a couple of things that soured our appetite a bit. On our way out, I shared a couple of pictures to the man who appeared to be the manager that we observed from our vantage point at the bar. We hope they take care of them. We can't give anything higher than a three due to that. Hopefully, if we visit again, we'll see those issues taken care of. read more

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First visit here.... Had an awesome experience! We had a wonderful Young man who explained the daily specials, made suggestions & took our order. The sweet corn chowder was amazing! It Had potatoes& sausage in it. Loved it! The blackened shrimp po boy was one of the better ones we've had. Also had the fried flounder basket, which was excellent as well. We'll definitely be back & will tell our friends about it! Was told they have bluegrass music on Friday nights! Wanna check that out. read more

I just wasn't impressed with the food here..The bisque was SO THICK my granddaughter boyfriend was eating it on a cracker like dip..the fried crab is good but the Shrimp tasted like old oil... read more

Nothing but praise for this local restaurant. Have been a few times as I live down the street. Have always had great service and a good meal. read more

Shae served us and WOW! Service was AMAZING... and the FOOD Seriously, some of the best we have had on our southern tour this winter! Such a gem... a hidden treasure! GREAT REAL food and drinks... amazing service! I ate way too much... but it was too good not to read more

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We went there for our first time today. It was amazing !!! Logan our server was the greatest !!! He interacted so well with our grandchildren and he made the experience even better !!! They have a great selection of food and it was delicious. Reasonable prices and wonderful atmosphere !! This is one of our new favorites !! read more

Everything about the Point was great. Drinks were good, the live music, our waitress was very good, and the scallops were fantastic!

We had a large party (25) so called ahead to make arrangements. They were very helpful and when we arrived all was set for our dinner. The service was truly outstanding for such a large group and the food was good as normal. Overall a great evening. read more

Food is good but not great. The hush puppies are the best I have ever had but the fried mullet and the shrimp po boy were ok. Service was great, our waitress Taylor was very attentive and nice. read more

The Point Restaurant - Shrimp po boy - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

Great service. Best hush puppies and coleslaw I've had in a while. Tuna dip is amazing as well. Live music available, great ambience read more

The Point Restaurant - Home made key lime CAKE - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

Coming from out of town and looking to have a local feel atmosphere, this place did not disappoint!!! I cannot say enough great things, the service was excellent and our server was efficient and friendly even though her tables were packed. The food was great, I had the sampler as my meal with alligator, calamari, and fried pickles and my friend has the blackened shrimp po boy, both of which were delicious, finished with key lime pie and fried cheesecake everything was so amazing including the woman singing and the gentleman playing alongside her. read more

The Point Restaurant - Piña colada and fried cheesecake - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

Always, been great solid food and service. Well rounded menu with Fresh, Local Seafood, Oysters Raw and cooked, shrimp, Steaks, Burgers, Blue Plate Specials read more

Incredible hole in the wall with great food, prices, and live music! We will absolutely be coming back. They have the best prices on crab claws! One of our favorite spots in the area. read more

The Point Restaurant - Fried Crab Claws - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

Awesome food and staff. Band started playing at 6:30 Friday night. Lots of fun. Good drinks and tasty food. Sautéed Crab claws were amazing. Left full and happy. read more

The Point Restaurant - Mahi mahi and snapper - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

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This is a local restaurant about a mile from the main beach road. The waitress was very friendly and there were several good daily specials to choose from. The seafood was fresh and served hot. I wish the sauce was a bit more tangy but the waitress just brought me more lemons. Their tartar sauce was homemade and really good, not your average mayo and relish mixed together. The veggies were fresh and well prepared. We were full but were intrigued by deep fried cheesecake. When the waitress was halfway through describing it, we told her to stop because we had to have a piece. It was over the top delicious and not something light for sure, but if you're on vacation, this is the sort of dessert you should get. If you live here, I feel sorry for you because you know how good it is and how close you are from just dropping by to see if they have any left. It looked like a nice open area out back, but we just ate inside so I can't really comment on that. This is not a fancy restaurant, but it is a good place to eat with great food. read more

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Just a good old school seafood restaurant. Good food, great staff, and just a good feeling atmosphere. Very few place offer bay scallops and the Point does not disappoint. Seafood platters offer bigger selection than most other places. With the OB toll bridge now free, we don't mind the 30 minute drive from Gulf Shores. read more

We read the great reviews for this place and decided to give it a try since we were here visiting and wanted to try new places. Majority of our dishes didn't have any seasoning besides salt. Everyone left at least half of their meal on their plate and not wanting to take any as left overs. Place was cozy though. read more

I had reviewed the Original Point most recently right at the beginning of the pandemic, and while I love their food was upset at their handling of masks, sanitation and service - but since I recently returned and have always loved the food and atmosphere, figured it was time to update to the rating it deserves usually. First and perhaps most importantly this isn't a fancy place, nor does it pretend to be. It's big, a bit out of the way, has both indoor dining and a backyard atmosphere complete with live music. I love sitting out back, but the weather wasn't our friend this time. We sat in the main dining room which was pretty crowded at 8PM but we didn't have to wait for a table. Our sever was great, and the food as well. Son had chicken fingers (you see a lot of that in these reviews I write don't you?) and he enjoyed them, complete with seafood gumbo and new potatoes. Wife had the crab cakes which she gets every time she eats here, and always raves about them along with grilled shrimp. They also shared a friend green tomatoes (for the life of me I just don't understand that) as well. I had the seafood combo choosing to upgrade to mahi-mahi as a fresh catch, along with sea scallops. Both blackened and it was definitely spicy. Grits and Baked potato were my sides and the gumbo as an add on since I hate the fried green tomatoes. Another great trip and we will definitely return next time we're in the area!! read more

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The food and service was great. We had a very large group. We had the alligator bites as an appetizer and our meals ranged from blacked grouper, crab cakes, boiled shrimp, gulf shrimp, gumbo,hush puppies, fries, chicken sandwich, coleslaw, oysters and burgers. read more

I had their combo platter and it was so good. The service was great as well. The ambiance reminds me of a very well taken care of southern hospitality, mom-and-pops, seafood type restaurant. read more

We stopped in here for late lunch after a day at the beach and it did not disappoint. The service was some of the best so far. We have experienced very hospitable service all around in Pensacola. Such a friendly community! We started with some appetizers. We had the Mullet backbones very tasty and the experience was great. We had their house made marinated smoked Tuna steak dip delicious. I had the gumbo and shrimp salad with home made thousand island which was reminiscent of a shrimp Louie. Loved it all. DIL had the special grilled flounder new potatoes with side salad, we had the coconut shrimp and husband got the blackened Grouper with cole slaw. Everything was fresh it was all delicious. The hush puppies were good this place is worth eating. They know how to prepare fish blackened fried grilled. Yummy yum yum!!! read more

The Point Restaurant - Mullet Backbones - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

I really liked this place. There was a bit of a wait, but that's expected. They have live music. Bushwacker was really good! We got a small order of sautéed crab claws. Market price was around $21. It was a lot of crab claws. I'm curious how big the large is and how much it costs. They were really good. I could have drank the buttery sauce. I ordered the shrimp and crab bisque. It was strange. It had almost a yeasty flavor to it. It had whole shrimp in it and they were super over cooked. It was very thick. I was not a fan. Their crab cakes are good. I really liked the grilled mullet. Tilapia and green beans were both great too. read more

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Very reasonable drink prices but sneaky up charges on fish and if you don't pay cash they will charge you an additional 3.5%...petty IMO

Everything is always so good! Freshe seafood at decent prices and THE best softshell crab around!

Great service! Laid back atmosphere. There were 8 of us. Drinks were very good, we had a variety of menu options. Oysters from Apps. Several of seafood plates, gumbo, salads, steak and crab-legs- all great! read more

Talk about a great choice. The service was great, the food was great. Portions were also excellent. You can tell the fish is fresh and offerings differ from day to day. The only reason I didn't give this 5 starts is because of the fish being overcooked. We went here twice and everybody's fish was overcooked badly each time. Still great tasting and didn't ruin the meal or experience. Please tell the cooks to stop overcooking the fish! Get the new potatoes and cheese grits. Fantastic! read more

The Point Restaurant - Fresh fish catch-triggerfish - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

We went on Friday night about 6:30. No wait to get a table inside or out. If the weather is permitting, sit outside! The music by this band was great, even if you aren't a bluegrass fan (of which I am not). They all were so talented at their craft. Beyond that, it was overall great. Logan, our server, was very attentive and on top of everything. The food was really good. I had the Royal Red Shrimp, which I would highly advise to get. They were large, and really tender. It comes with two sides. I also got a cup of gumbo to start. It was really good and chock full of good things. When we come back to this area, this will definitely be a repeat! read more

The Point Restaurant - Amazing bluegrass music in the outdoor area. - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

Love this local restaurant.. as a local I love the consistent service and food. Whether it's off-season or on season if you're here for the tourist season, enjoy local music inside and then outside during the warmer time of year. Never disappointed! read more

The point is a restaurant that is frequently visited by locals and visitors often. It's one of my favorite places with great food, and generous portions. The servers are spot on with service, and the food come to you very fast and hot. You really can't ask for anything else, music is provided usually Thursday through Sunday and maybe even more days both inside and outside side dining. read more

Used to come here MANY years ago with my children. Sat at outside bar and all I heard people order was crab cakes so did a platter with fried shrimp. New potatoes and slaw. Hush puppies are still so good. BUT crab cakes. Did NOT taste or look anything like lump crab as noted on menu. Think it was blue crab. Bc lump crab is $40/lb. Oh well. Always get the lemon grilled fish. Next time will order that ! read more

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OMG. I don't know what to say about this place. We decided to stop in for happy hour at about 5:30 and we had our choice of dining room or bar room. We were seated at a table near the band, which wasn't playing yet. I saw the acoustic instruments and knew that they would not be too loud for us. We ordered some drinks and shared a Point Platter which included fish, oysters, hush puppies and more. The band began to play and we were totally thrilled. We just stumbled into a great bluegrass band and we wound up staying, and ordering more and more just so we could keep the table. By this time the place was packed. Loved the music, the food, the wait staff. Plenty of parking. Go here! read more

What a great surprise this place was for us. Stopped in for a quick lunch not expecting much based on its appearance. The food was absolutely awesome. Everything from the tuna spread appetizer to the mullet sandwich and the soft shell crab po boys were great. The crab and shrimp bisque was also amazing. Don't miss out on the desert. The key lime pie and the deep fried cheesecake were second to none. Our server, Shay, made the experience even better. Don't miss this place! read more

Was told it was an hour wait. Decided to wait the hour. After an hour and ten minutes of waiting patiently we were told it would be another hour. read more

Great food and atmosphere. They have plenty of workers which seems to be a major problem in the beach area restaurants. read more

The Point Restaurant - Ex LU baseball players enjoying the great fellowship and really good food and hospitality. This place does it right! - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida