Pensacola Beach
🍽️ Dock & Dine: Where to Pull Up Your Pontoon
One of the best parts about renting a pontoon? You’re the captain of your own floating restaurant tour! Pull up, tie off, and grab a bite at these mermazing waterfront spots. Most are pet-friendly, so your furry crew members can join the adventure too. 🐾
🐚 The Sandbar
Located right at our marina | Pet Friendly
Starting point alert! The Sandbar is right where you’ll pick up your pontoon rental, making it perfect for fueling up before you set sail or celebrating after you return. Easy-peasy, dock and roll!
🌴 Shaggy’s Pensacola Beach
Pet Friendly | Call: 850-934-4852
Pull your pontoon right up and enjoy high-energy island vibes from Shaggy’s amazing waterfront deck! Family-friendly, dog-friendly, and serving quality cuisine with the biggest craft beer list on Pensacola Beach. Tie off and enjoy!
Planning a celebration? Give them a call about hosting your next party!
🎣 Flounder’s Chowder House
Pet Friendly
Dock your pontoon and step into a warm atmosphere filled with antiques, quirky finds, and the Flounder Brothers’ famous fleet of boats. Excellent food and friendly service make this a sea-sational stop on your self-guided tour!
🌅 Paradise Bar & Grill
Pet Friendly
This award-winning, open-air bar and grill on the Santa Rosa Sound is made for boaters! Pull up your pontoon, tie off, and enjoy some of the best food on the island while talented Gulf Coast bands provide the soundtrack. It’s the hottest spot on the water—literally designed for you to boat it right up! 🚤
🦜 Peg Leg Pete’s
A beloved Pensacola Beach hot spot where locals and tourists alike pull up for great year-round prices and unbeatable hospitality. Dock your pontoon and be treated like family!
🎡 Pensacola Beach Boardwalk
Entertainment, Shopping & Dining
Pull up and tie off your pontoon for a little bit of everything – entertainment, pizza, seafood, ice cream, shopping, and more! The Boardwalk is the ultimate docking destination for fun, food, and making waves on Pensacola Beach.
🐬 Captain’s Note: All of these spots are easily accessible by pontoon! Make a day of it – cruise the coastline, spot some dolphins, pull up for lunch, then keep exploring. Your pontoon boat rental gives you the freedom to create your own perfect day on the water.
Need pontoon rental tips? Ask our crew about the best routes, hidden coves, and where to catch the most fin-tastic views!
Pensacola
Jacos Bayfront Bar and Grille
(Pet Friendly)
Pensacola’s Best Waterfront Restaurant & Bar
Located at the end of South Palafox St. overlooking the Palafox Pier Marina and the Bay’s spectacular sunsets.
The Oar House Pensacola
(Pet Friendly)
The Oar House is just minutes from downtown Pensacola on scenic Bayou Chico, overlooking Bahia Mar Marina. They invite you to watch the world go by on The Deck, enjoy the passing boats, observe the wildlife, and at no extra charge — soak up spectacular sunsets. Prefer the shade? Enjoy a meal and your favorite cocktail under their tiki roof!
Featuring live entertainment, daily happy hours (4PM-6PM), a variety of specials, and tasty menu items, The Oar House is sure to become one of your favorite spots! They boast award-winning dishes such as fresh fish sandwiches smothered in ooey-gooey cheese, sautéed peppers, and onions, gumbo, red beans and rice, and etouffée straight from the bayou (made by Cousin Boudreaux himself!), and a filet mignon that will knock your socks off — all in addition to a whole list of southern favorites and Caribbean treats.
Fish House
The Fish House is a Pensacola tradition. For over two decades, the Fish House has been known for its fresh seafood cuisine coupled with upscale dockside dining overlooking beautiful Pensacola Bay and Seville Harbor.
Just steps away from historic Seville Square, this award-winning restaurant features an inventive menu of fresh, daily seafood selections, house-smoked steaks, sushi, and the world-famous Grits á Ya Ya: A delectable Southern specialty of our smoked Gouda cheese grits smothered with a sauce of fresh cream, sauteed Gulf shrimp, spinach, portobello mushrooms, applewood-smoked bacon, garlic, and shallots. Full bar. Late night menu. Brunch on Sundays.
With over half a million visitors a year, locals and tourists alike enjoy the cuisine as well as the views from the restaurant’s waterfront location. Inside and outdoor dining are both available.