Find me great food near Palm Bay!

[rudykins]

Is there a terrific seafood joint, etc., near Palm Bay/Indialantic/Melbourne? We love great food, any kind, but will have a bunch of 10-year-olds with us, so nuthin' too fancy please. I'm thinking maybe a spot with fresh fish, but I'm open to anything tasty.

[PrezClinton2001]

I cant belive nobody has sent him a short drive south to Sebastian Fl (15 minutes).
Captian Hirams has gread seafood and a sandy beach bar outside with live music every day(My favorite!!), Squid Lips, Ozzies....all great seafood. AyJasisco for mexican.

[rudykins]

Someone mentioned Bunky's in another post. Any opinions?

[TomFl]

Close to the house.

Always a crowd.

Classic raw bar,with lots of fried seafood offerings.

Used to be in People Magazine,TV.etc, a lot.

Lots of variety,so the kids will like it.

Tom

[Densible]

Bizarros is best pizza for sure-two locations-one on beach in Indialantic-right down the street is Moo's-great soft-serve ice-cream and hot dogs/burgers etc. Bizarros on Wickham (way closer to I-95) has better pizza IMHO Eggplant sandwiches and rolls are good too.
Island Fish Grill is good casual better than average fish preparations.
New England Pub is very casual-local hang out on A1A in Melbourne Beach-not close to anything-about a mile past the Publix towards Sebastian. Good lobster salad and steamers. Inexpensive.Great for lunch or dinner right after hitting the beach.
Bone Fish Willies off of Eau Gallie has tables on the water-fun for kids to spot dolphins. Great oyster po-boy, bread, mussels/raw oysters. Very relaxing.
Mee Maws is a favourite BBQ place among locals.
Japanese-good sushi and other Japenese dishes like Tempura on Route 1 right near The MB causeway. Forgot the name. Very family friendly and wonderful Japanese hospitality.
Blueberry Muffin-is that what it is called ? in Satellite BEach on A1A is good for breakfast.
Also French Toast (again not sure of the name) in the mini mall on the bend after you turn left at the library toward the ocean (on the left) is good for breakfast too.

Have a wonderful time. We have a second home (we live on West Coast) in the area and love the ocean and the people there.

[rudykins]

This list sounds terrific. Can't wait to try something--maybe Island Fish Grill or Bone Fish Willies.

[Densible]

Great! Not sure if you are familar with the area or not-Island FIsh Grill is easy to find-but FBW is a little off the beaten path. Here is website:
www.bonefishwillys.com

Please report back as I am always looking for new places to try.

[TomFl]

You might find Bonefish Willy's a little pricey for all those 10 year olds.

Blueberry Muffin is a breakfast/lunch place in Indalantic.

Tom

[augiegator]

The sushi place on US1 is Miyako's - very friendly and from my experience very good food.

Da Kine Diego's in on A1A Satellite Beach and Big Island Burrito in Indialantic both have very casual burritos, fish tacos, etc. Da Kine is outdoor eating only, and they show surf movies sometimes at night.

[rudykins]

Know of any seafood places or maybe barbecue joints?

[TomFl]

As mentioned above good food/kids might be an oxymoron.

I'd still give Longdoggers a shot.

Try the original Charlie and Jakes on Eau Gallie Cswy for bbq.

Try Da Kine Burrito on A1A in IHB.
Giant burritoes and assorted TexMex

Try Doubles Bar and Grill in the hotel on South Patrick Dr. a couple miles from you.

People get off I-95 and even drive from Orlando for the NYC style pizza mentioed above.
It is close to you.

The kids may like RJ Gator's on the Eau Gallie Cswy.About like a TGI Friday's.

http://perpetualtravel.com/marc/brevr...

[pp48]

Another BBQ suggestion is MeeMaws, also on the Eau Gallie Cswy, on the north side.

I also second Longdoggers especially with kids.

[rudykins]

I did some searches and came up with some ideas. Any ideas? Even know if these are still open?
The Island Fish Grill for seafood
Bizarro's in Indialantic for pizza
Meg O'Malley's for pub grub
Goombays on the Beach for fish tacos
Tropical Grill at Austin's California Bistro
Conchy Joes

[cavandre]

I found that there's not a lot of us from Brevard County (PB's located there), so don't expect a ton of responses. Also, it's a little difficult to reconcile "good food" & keeping 10 yr olds happy.

Bizarro's probably has the best NYC style pizza in the area...however, having lived in the NYC area all my life until 2 years ago, the best here is only "average" up there.
Meg's has reliable pub grub...but there can be a wait for a table on certain nights, and not much for kids to do while waiting. I'd call ahead to see what the situation is on that given night.

Haven't eaten at the others you mention, so I can't give you a yea or nay on them.

You might also want to check out...
Coconuts on the beach ( http://www.coconutsonthebeach.com/ ) for beachside pub grub
Longdoggers ( http://www.longdoggers.com/ ) for lunch or light dinner

If you plan an adults-only night, check out the Yellow Dog Cafe (http://www.yellowdogcafe.net/YellowDo... )

[rudykins]

Thanks. I've been to Coconuts on the Beach and think it would be perfect (even though I had an awful gloppy chowder there) but it's far from the Crowne Plaze, where we're staying. Londoggers has promise although the food doesn't sound so tempting--but maybe I'll be surprised. No time for gronw-ups only, unfortunately.

[cavandre]

Might also want to check out City Tropics Bistro
( http://www.citytropics.com/)