Port Canaveral restaurants

[Hoop0527]

We will be staying in Port Canaveral in October the night before the cruise. It happens to be my birthday that day, so I'm looking for somewhere to go for a nice dinner. I don't eat seafood but DH does so I'm hoping to find a place that has a variety of options. Can anyone help? Thanks!

[Clarea]

If you are interested in being on the channel where the ships dock, Rusty's, Grill's, and Fishlips have a variety of non-seafood items.

[EBFURR]

Agree with Hoop. We like Grills best, but that is just our preference. Great place to watch the other ships sail away.

[Pyrate13]

We like the channel area too and tend to go to Fishlips. Not that Grills is bad, just prefer Fishlips. Haven't tried Rusty's but hear it is good as well. Don't worry, there will be several posters that likely will come on and tell you none of these places are any good and give other names too. Food is always a personal preference.

[jennmaybe]

Milliken's Reef is our favorite in Port Canaveral. Lots of good options to choose from.

 

http://millikensreef.com/menu/

[crewsweeper]

Most of the places mentioned specialize in seafood.

 

But there are a couple of good places with more variety in food a short way down Atlantic Blvd, the main drag where most of the hotels are in Port Canaveral. One is Café Vargas, a good Cuban place for something you might not get in PA. Another is Papa Vito's an excellent Italian restaurant, very popular. Backwoods Steakhouse has really good ribeyes and offers a selection of other meats as well as seafood. Very casual place with good service. All of these are short taxi rides if you don't have a car or straight shots down A1A if you do.

 

And if you happen to be staying at the Radisson (or even the Renaissance Inn or Country Inn and Suites) you should at least stop into Preachers Bar for a drink just to gawk at the décor. :)

[Capt_BJ]

moving up the nice scale

 

 

Heidelberg Restaurant (Bavarian with an attached Jazz Cub .. Cocoa Beach)

http://heidelbergcocoabeach.com/

Edited July 29, 2016 by Capt_BJ

[SteerageJoe]

I read someone mentioned Backwoods, etc. Please know the restaurant scene here is always changing! Barcelona closed, Beef O'Brady's closed, Mango Tree, etc.

 

Backwoods closed a few months ago! The new place is called Ohana J's and we ate there on the 2nd night after opening. It is pricey. Steaks are good but we cannot recommend the limited seafood choices at this time. Décor and ambience is basic with paper napkins, no tablecloths, no placemats, etc. Good for families with $$$ perhaps but not special occasions.

 

Can the OP share a bit more information? Will you have a vehicle? Looking for a top dinner experience (E.g. Florida's Fresh Grill) or an affordable good night out? Want water views or not important? How about somewhere not typical beach-style - e.g. Euro Café)

Edited July 30, 2016 by SteerageJoe

[Hoop0527]

Thank you to everyone for all of the suggestions! There are definitely lots of options.

 

We will have a vehicle there so we can pretty much travel wherever. I'm not looking for top of the line restaurants but something that is average price and decent.

[Capt_BJ]

average price and decent takes you back to the port trilogy

 

Grills, Fishlips and Rusty's ... these look out at the port

 

prefer an ocean view? Coconuts on the beach

Edited July 31, 2016 by Capt_BJ

[Hoop0527]

Thank you to everyone for all of the suggestions! There are definitely lots of options.

 

We will have a vehicle there so we can pretty much travel wherever. I'm not looking for top of the line restaurants but something that is average price and decent.

[KittyCatRya]

FISHLIPS! We loved that place, we went twice in the two days we were in port. :)