Our Favorite Restaurants & Bars
With Google maps and review websites such as "Yelp!" travelers to the Mississippi Gulf Coast can easily find Great places to eat & hang out. The places listed below are our favorites. They may become yours too. We encourage past guests to share their favorite places with us, so we can let future guests know.
CAPTAIN AL'S
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(closest & BEST!)
4 Miles From the Great Escape River House. Capt. Al's has the BEST (Sweetest & Prettiest) Wait Staff on the Coast!
Offering everything from lunch specials, Po-Boys, Steaks, Seafood and much more. It's a Local Favorite were locals and local celebrities meet.
We can be found at Capt. Al's as often as 4 or 5 times a week. This place has great people and awesome food.... what else could ya want?
(closest & BEST!)
4 Miles From the Great Escape River House. Capt. Al's has the BEST (Sweetest & Prettiest) Wait Staff on the Coast!
Offering everything from lunch specials, Po-Boys, Steaks, Seafood and much more. It's a Local Favorite were locals and local celebrities meet.
We can be found at Capt. Al's as often as 4 or 5 times a week. This place has great people and awesome food.... what else could ya want?
BLOW FLY INN
6.8 Miles
from the River Lookout. Blow Fly Inn Offers great water view while dining inside and out - Casual. Also has a small bar.
We'll grab a lunch at the Blow Fly Inn, a few times a month. Like Soup? Try their She Crab Bisque. They also have awesome Honey Mustard dressing. Its made from scratch.
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from the River Lookout. Blow Fly Inn Offers great water view while dining inside and out - Casual. Also has a small bar.
We'll grab a lunch at the Blow Fly Inn, a few times a month. Like Soup? Try their She Crab Bisque. They also have awesome Honey Mustard dressing. Its made from scratch.
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Other Restaurants, Bars, etc. we frequent....
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In Long Beach
We Love Steve's Marina & Shaggy's, both on Beach Blvd. (Hwy 90)
In Biloxi:
We recommend Half Shell Oyster House (also in Gulfport), Shaggy's and McElroy's (at the Marina behind Hardrock Casino - no website). Many of the Casinos also have some really good restaurants too.
In Gulfport, near the Beach:
Salute Italian Restaurant & The Chimneys
In Gulfport, Downtown, Bars:
The EO Club & Kelly's Irish Pub (also has a grill). The downtown area of Gulfport has other Bars close to these two that offer a good, safe fun time. Most within easy walking distance of each other. Many have live music.
In Gulfport, North of I-10:
CAPTAIN AL's is the closest restaurant to the Great Escape River House. They specialize in Steaks & Seafood. They have Daily Lunch and Dinner Specials.
Chain Restaurants like TGI Fridays, Long Horn Steakhouse, Cracker Barrel, Logan's Steak House, O'Charlie's, can all be found just North of I-10 at the Hwy 49 exit. If you have a craving for Chili's I'd pass on the one in Gulfport, there is one in the D'Iberville area, just North of I-10, that the service and food quality is much better. Well worth the trip. "Yelp!" reviews also show a marked difference in between these 2 locations.
In Gulfport, North of I-10, Bars:
2 of our favorites are DAFFY'S ON THE RIVER & ORANGUTANG'S DAIQUIRIS & BAR both right on the Biloxi River, the Biloxi side of the River. In September 2013 the Lorraine Road bridge that crosses the Biloxi River, making these 2 places easily accessible, was closed. Permanently or Temporarily? That is the question our local newspaper, TV news, and just about everyone on either side of the bridge wants to know. If the bridge isn't opened, you'll need a good GPS system to find your way to these popular hang-outs . . . and just about bread crumbs to find your way back the River House. So, how do we get there? By boat and we're usually picking up a few friends on the way down the river to these hangouts and beyond.
All our Favorite Casino places's to eat are their Buffets, these are our top picks:
The Palace Casino, IP Casino, & Beau Rivage Casino's have buffets that seem to go on for miles. Lots of choices and always good.
If you go to Gulfport's only casino, Island View, the Buffet makes an awesome French Vanilla Cappuccino. You have to ask your server for it.
I hear good things about Treasure Bay Casino's Buffet...but haven't been there in years
I'd also like to mention....
Closest Grocery Stores:
Winn-Dixie - 1444 E Pass Rd, Gulfport, MS
Rouses Market - 1345 E Pass Rd, Gulfport, MS
Closest Walmart is South of I-10 at Hwy 49
Sams Club is North of I-10 at Hwy 49
Best Fried Chicken in Gulfport:
Food Giant (Grocery Store)
- 12057 U.S. 49, Gulfport, MS 39503
pick a tray of Fried Chicken for your group at the Great Escape River House or River Lookout
More Dining Options on the Gulf Coast...and some Discounts
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Papa John's Pizza - (228)831-0838
Domino's Pizza - (closest) 11236 Lorraine Rd, Gulfport, MS 39503 - (228) 832-1111
Every year the Mississippi Gulf Coast hosts "The Covey Awards" of which several businesses in the area sponsor this event and the nominees and winners are voted on by the readers of the Coast Observer.
The 2017 Winners are:
BEST FAVORITE LOCAL HANGOUT
Adventures Pub & Spirits
Ole Biloxi Fillin' Station
Skybar @ The Reef
BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH
Chimney's
Harbor View Cafe
Salute Italian & Seafood Restaurant
BEST FINE DINING & CULINARY CUISINE
Chimney's
Corks & Cleavers
Thirty Two @ IP Casino Resort Spa
Mary Mahoney's Old French House (Winner 2016)
BEST SEAFOOD ON THE COAST
Chimney's
Half Shell Oyster House
The Reef
BEST SUSHI ON THE COAST
Chef Scott's
Rock n Roll Sushi
FAVORITE MEXICAN RESTAURANT
El Saltillo
Juan Tequila's
Pepe's Bosque
BEST BURGERS ON THE COAST
Mugshots Grill & Bar
Project Lounge
Woody's Roadside
FAVORITE SPORTS BAR
Buffalo Wild Wings
Kelly's Sports Bar
Skeeters Sports Bar
FAVORITE SPA
Beau Rivage Spa
Rock Spa @ Hard Rock Casino
Senses Spa @ IP Casino
BEST ITALIAN CUISINE ON THE COAST
Costa Cucina @ IP Casino Resort Spa
Salute Italian & Seafood Restaurant
Salvetti's Italian Grill
FAVORITE COFFEE HOUSE
Bankhouse Coffee
PJ's Coffee
The Grind Coffee & Nosh
BEST LOCAL CUISINE
Darwell's Cafe
Half Shell Oyster House
The Reef
BEST PIZZA ON THE' COAST
Brooklyn Pizzeria
Leo's Wood Fired Pizza
Tony's Brick Oven Pizzeria
Zeppelin's Pizzeria & Bar (Winner 2016)
BEST STEAKS ON THE COAST
Captain's Al's Steak & Shrimp
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
Thirty Two @ IP Casino Resort Spa
BEST BBQ ON THE COAST
Murky Waters Blues & BBQ
Slap Ya Momma's BBQ
Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
Even though these Businesses have been nominated and have won these
awards we hope that you will enjoy going to these places and enjoy what
they have to offer.
Please remember that most of them will
need reservations for large parties.
We hope you found the above information helpful. Your comments and suggestions are always Welcome!