Red Fish Blue Fish Pensacola Beach — Restaurant in Santa Rosa Island

2nd Swing- Bangin Shrimp, still amazing! We got a lb of the Peel & Eat, they were good. Menu says $28, they charge $29, I’m not complaining bc there was plenty. Lot of season flavor and not spicy. Not the spice flavor I was looking for but nothing to complain about, just nothing for me to rage about (nor anyone else that ate them with me.) I said I’d be cautious about what I’d order the 2nd time around & I was extremely cautious to the point that for the price, I wasn’t going to jump too quick. I’ll research what people really descriptively rage about and then check that out.

For now, I’d play it safe & get the sidewinder fries! Super cool cut and the taste was great…Except they were cold. 🤦🏻‍♂️ So, I asked if the person who responded to this review. “-Rena” The waitress laughed and said no idea who that is. I explained they responded to the review & she said must be corporate. 🤷🏻‍♂️ So I told her the fries were good but I’d like to try them fresh. She was was very pleasant about it and in 5 minutes brought me some that were burn your mouth Hot! As we watched the sunset, it was a good send off for the night before an eventful day tomorrow.

Again, nothing I wouldn’t return to try again but I won’t get the Penne Shrimp, not the peel & eat at that price, nor the grouper as was mentioned below… but sidewinder fries and Bangin shrimp are good… I’ll probably just stick to the banging shrimp.

Update 11/02/23 🔝

I’m not saying the food & service CANT be great, I’m just saying that this night, it wasn’t great. I believe it was just a mishap in the kitchen & maybe just poor choice of food. It did take us 45 minutes to get the food the first time but our waitress did stay on top of checking on us & making sure to tell us she was checking on the delay. I understand, this sorta thing happens. If you like a Cajun style or Louisiana style to your food, I’m betting that it was top notch. I’ll definitely try it again and cautiously choose my meal next time. I’d have them hold the sausage overload in the penne pasta and hold the Cajun style sauce on the blackened Grouper fish. You may ask to try whatever sauce they are going to pour on top of something if you haven’t experienced it.

The Bangin Shrimp on the other hand, 5 ⭐️ hands down! It was fantastic and I’d make a meal off of it if there was an option. It would’ve been cheaper to order 4 of them for sure.

As for the atmosphere, it was very nice outside. The fires are great & the noise is low! I’d go back with a good book and my dog & just eat Bang Bang Shrimp...

This was our last dinner in Pensacola before we left the next morning. We saved this place for last we planned all the restaurants we would try while on vacation. First off I’d like to say this place has the BEST atmosphere of all the places we ate during our stay. Great open atmosphere with beautiful views of the sound. There were games to play to pass the time while we waited for our table like cornhole and a large open air bar to enjoy a beverage as well. The service was excellent. Staff was friendly and attentive.The food? Well it wasn’t what we had hoped it would be. The portions were great and everything was fresh. The problem we had was how bland everything tasted. For starters we all had a cup of gumbo. Honestly the most tasteless gumbo I have ever eaten. I was the only one who didn’t get a cup. My wife and teenage sons complained first and I thought they were being dramatic. I tasted a bite from my wife’s cup and they were correct. Bland is the best I can say. Even the sausage was bland. We thought maybe it’s just the recipe they used as some people may not like a spicy gumbo. Then came our main course. I will say that my dish was very good. I had the Penne cola shrimp pasta. With sun roasted tomatoes and Parmesan cheese you really can’t go wrong. My wife had the blackened shrimp tacos. My sons had the grilled fish tacos and the fish and chips my daughter had the steak tacos. They all complained about how bland there’s were. I tried a piece of fried fish from my sons plate and thought surely a piece of fried fish can’t be bland….but it was! I tasted no seasoning at all. The fish itself was alright but the meal was tasteless. My wife’s was ok but needed more seasoning same with my daughters. Overall just ok. Really wanted the food food to knock our socks off being it was the last day and we were keeping tabs of our favorite restaurants. Conclusion; 1) Great atmosphere 2) Great service 3) Mediocre meal. I’d recommend seasoning the food a little more and it would be the...

I hate to leave a bad review of a restaurant however the last couple experiences here have been awful. The food was hardly edible however for the price you felt as if you needed to eat something. The shrimp Po Boys were not worth the calories. The shrimp were way over cooked and breaded. The sandwich was dressed as if lettuce and tomato were not available but in such a way that they had less toppings than a depression time taco bell taco. My wife's ordered a chicken sandwich without guacamole and the the sandwich came with guacamole on it she really dislikes guacamole and was not going to eat the sandwich. I politely asked a waitress that we had ordered the sandwich without guacamole and she immediately said that the kitchen must not have been paying attention. She said let me get you a new one, everyone was done eating what they could and the sandwich was about to come out so we just asked for it to go. In my wildest dreams I would not have assumed they would have charged her for the sandwich since everyone else had eaten already. We received our bill and I noticed the sandwich was on the bill I politely told the waitress that I was going to pay the bill with no issues but the sandwich really should have been taken off of the bill. She immediately changed her attitude and stated that if we were taking it with us then we needed to be charged for it. I explained to her that she was just trying to be polite as opposed to canceling the order completely. This place years ago used to be a great go to and I'm hoping they were just having a bad days the last couple of times we've been in there. The restaurant was not busy by any means. I want to give this place five stars however I must be truthful to other patrons of my experience. I wish them success in the future however, we will not be revisiting this...