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SoWal Bound - High Pointe & Seafood?

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Beach Hawk

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My wife, 3 boys (age 6-12) and myself are anxiously counting down the hours until Wednesday when we can head south to our favorite vacation spot and beautiful sand and water of SoWal! We're going to putter around Destin/Pensacola/Mobile for two days before spending the week at High Pointe. My 10 and 12 year olds remember the beach bar at High Pointe where they love sipping cokes with baskets of french fries and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me if it is still open? They have also become addicted to boiled shrimp and want to try oysters..can anyone recommend the best restaurant/bar where we can go to enjoy the view (my better half doesn't do seafood but loves having a drink with a beach/harbor view), some ice cold beer and platters of oysters/shrimp/fish in the SoWa area?

I've read the good reviews of Shorty's and can't wait to try that out as well as the obligatory stop at the Red Bar. We also want to have some pizza on the beach at sunset - can someone please recommend the best pizza close to High Pointe? I love reading the forum threads through the winter and it's a big part of the anticipation and buildup to our SoWal trips....thanks everyone for making our visits to SoWal so enjoyable! :wave:
 
Beach Hawk said:
My wife, 3 boys (age 6-12) and myself are anxiously counting down the hours until Wednesday when we can head south to our favorite vacation spot and beautiful sand and water of SoWal! We're going to putter around Destin/Pensacola/Mobile for two days before spending the week at High Pointe. My 10 and 12 year olds remember the beach bar at High Pointe where they love sipping cokes with baskets of french fries and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me if it is still open? They have also become addicted to boiled shrimp and want to try oysters..can anyone recommend the best restaurant/bar where we can go to enjoy the view (my better half doesn't do seafood but loves having a drink with a beach/harbor view), some ice cold beer and platters of oysters/shrimp/fish in the SoWa area?

I've read the good reviews of Shorty's and can't wait to try that out as well as the obligatory stop at the Red Bar. We also want to have some pizza on the beach at sunset - can someone please recommend the best pizza close to High Pointe? I love reading the forum threads through the winter and it's a big part of the anticipation and buildup to our SoWal trips....thanks everyone for making our visits to SoWal so enjoyable! :wave:
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The high Pointe bar/restaurant is still open. Probably a new owner since you last visited but it is still there doing the same stuff. A great place to enjoy a cold one.
 
A note on the Pensacola-SoWal leg of the trip: The coast road between Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach is finally open again after sustaining a lot of damage from Ivan (2004) and Dennis (2005) It's one of the prettiest roads on the Gulf Coast and well worth the $1 bridge toll you pay coming from the west.

From US 98, take the Pensacola Beach toll bridge south at Gulf Breeze, and once you get to the traffic light, go east on Via de Luna. Enjoy the view and follow the road to Navarre Beach causeway, go left over the bridge and continue your journey by going right onto US 98.
 
Many thanks beachmouse and rb for your reply.........we're counting down the minutes 'til we can enjoy the SoWal hospitality :D
 
beachmouse said:
A note on the Pensacola-SoWal leg of the trip: The coast road between Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach is finally open again after sustaining a lot of damage from Ivan (2004) and Dennis (2005) It's one of the prettiest roads on the Gulf Coast and well worth the $1 bridge toll you pay coming from the west.

From US 98, take the Pensacola Beach toll bridge south at Gulf Breeze, and once you get to the traffic light, go east on Via de Luna. Enjoy the view and follow the road to Navarre Beach causeway, go left over the bridge and continue your journey by going right onto US 98.
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A word of caution to anyone planning on making the Pensacola-Navarre (or visa-versa) drive from Wednesday (July 8) to Saturday (July 11). The Navy Blue Angels are practicing Wednesday-Friday for their big show on the beach on Saturday, so the beach traffic through the rest of the week will be a dog!
 
Spicy Noodle on 98 (go thru Rosemary and turn Left onto 98....Spicy Noodle is on the Right) for pizza...it's very easy to get in and out of....call in your order to go and it will be ready when you get there...Also, Angelina's on 30-A...they tend to get pretty crowded, but you can easily get a pizza to go. We have done both plenty of times, but I tend to lean towards Spicy Noodle for ease.

Pizza on the beach at sunset is a great idea....I will be stealing that one! :D
 
Not many places to eat and have the beach view, however, the Dawsons (Heavenly Short cakes, Dawsons Yogart, Pickles - I think ) just opened a place called The Shrimp Shack in Seaside at the old Roly-Poly location ( next to Bud and Alleys ). They have tables and chairs set up on the pavillion behind them on the top of the dune. Great views and you're in Seaside for walks after dinner/lunch, whatever.
 
seacrestgirl said:
Spicy Noodle on 98 (go thru Rosemary and turn Left onto 98....Spicy Noodle is on the Right) for pizza...it's very easy to get in and out of....call in your order to go and it will be ready when you get there...Also, Angelina's on 30-A...they tend to get pretty crowded, but you can easily get a pizza to go. We have done both plenty of times, but I tend to lean towards Spicy Noodle for ease.

Pizza on the beach at sunset is a great idea....I will be stealing that one! :D
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After you go through Rosemary, you turn right on 98 and Spicy Noodle will be on the left.
 
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