When it comes to dining out, there aren’t many places that can beat a waterfront restaurant, especially during the summer months. Alabama is home to several waterfront restaurants, many of which you can arrive by boat. Listed below are seven of these restaurants, all of which are well known for their delicious food and incredible waterfront view.
Take a look:
- Pirates Cove - Elberta
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facebook/James Reeves Pirates Cove, which has been in business for more than 60 years, is located on Alabama’s beautiful Gulf Coast. This waterfront restaurant offers a variety of delicious food, but it’s best known for its famous Bushwacker.
- Kowaliga Restaurant - Alexander City
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google/Ron Lewter Kowaliga Restaurant is located on Lake Martin and is one of Alabama’s most secluded restaurants. Since opening for business in 1953, this restaurant’s delicious food and fantastic view has attracted guests from all across the Southeast.
- Big Daddy’s Grill - Fairhope
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facebook/Big Daddy’s Grill Big Daddy’s Grill is located on Fish River and serves a variety of seafood favorites such as shrimp, fish, oysters, and more. This casual restaurant is a great dining destination for the entire family.
- Stanfield’s River Bottom Grille - Florence
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facebook/River Bottom Grille by Stanfield’s Stanfield’s River Bottom Grille, which is located on the Tennessee River, is a floating restaurant that offers a variety of food, including several seafood favorites. This waterfront restaurant also offers an incredible surrounding view.
- Lash’s Restaurant at Fisherman’s Resort - Town Creek
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google/IrixGuy’s Adventure Channel Lash’s Restaurant at Fisherman’s Resort is a tiny, middle-of-nowhere restaurant that’s located on North Alabama’s Wilson Lake. It’s well known for its delicious seafood, which is served in large portions. Don’t forget to bring along your appetite!
- Top O’ The River - Guntersville
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google/Felecia Eddins Top O’ The River is a family owned and operated restaurant that’s located on Lake Guntersville. It’s best known for its fried catfish, which many people have been known to drive numerous miles for. Top O’ The River also has an Alabama location in Anniston and Gadsden.
- Fisher’s Dockside at Orange Beach Marina - Orange Beach
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google/Brandon Cockrell Fisher’s Dockside at Orange Beach Marina is located on Alabama’s beautiful Gulf Coast and offers a casual dining experience with a great view of the marina. Fisher’s at Orange Beach Marina, which includes both Upstairs and Dockside, is considered one of the South’s best restaurants.
Have you ever dined at any of these seven waterfront restaurants in Alabama? If so, did you arrive by boat? Let us know in the comments. Also, share with us any other waterfront restaurants where guests can arrive by boat.
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Pirates Cove, which has been in business for more than 60 years, is located on Alabama’s beautiful Gulf Coast. This waterfront restaurant offers a variety of delicious food, but it’s best known for its famous Bushwacker.
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google/Ron Lewter
Kowaliga Restaurant is located on Lake Martin and is one of Alabama’s most secluded restaurants. Since opening for business in 1953, this restaurant’s delicious food and fantastic view has attracted guests from all across the Southeast.
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Big Daddy’s Grill is located on Fish River and serves a variety of seafood favorites such as shrimp, fish, oysters, and more. This casual restaurant is a great dining destination for the entire family.
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Stanfield’s River Bottom Grille, which is located on the Tennessee River, is a floating restaurant that offers a variety of food, including several seafood favorites. This waterfront restaurant also offers an incredible surrounding view.
google/IrixGuy’s Adventure Channel
Lash’s Restaurant at Fisherman’s Resort is a tiny, middle-of-nowhere restaurant that’s located on North Alabama’s Wilson Lake. It’s well known for its delicious seafood, which is served in large portions. Don’t forget to bring along your appetite!
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Top O’ The River is a family owned and operated restaurant that’s located on Lake Guntersville. It’s best known for its fried catfish, which many people have been known to drive numerous miles for. Top O’ The River also has an Alabama location in Anniston and Gadsden.
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Fisher’s Dockside at Orange Beach Marina is located on Alabama’s beautiful Gulf Coast and offers a casual dining experience with a great view of the marina. Fisher’s at Orange Beach Marina, which includes both Upstairs and Dockside, is considered one of the South’s best restaurants.
For more information about Pirates Cove, be sure to take a look at the following article: The Tropical Themed Restaurant In Alabama You Must Visit Before Summer’s Over.
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Address: Pirates Cove, 6664 Co Rd 95, Elberta, AL 36530, USAAddress: Kowaliga Restaurant, 295 Kowaliga Marina Rd, Alexander City, AL 35010, USAAddress: Big Daddy’s Grill, LLC., 16542 Ferry Rd, Fairhope, AL 36532, USAAddress: River Bottom Grille By Stanfield’s, 1050 Clayborn Liles Dr, Florence, AL 35630, USAAddress: 300 Co Rd 411, Town Creek, AL 35672, USAAddress: 7004 Val Monte Dr, Guntersville, AL 35976, USAAddress: 27075 Marina Rd #100, Orange Beach, AL 36561, USA
