Beach Eats...Pensacola, Florida

For the past few days I have been relaxing on the beach in Pensacola, Florida.  Pensacola is only a few hours drive away and we have family there so it is very convenient for us to visit.  Pensacola is by far one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen.  The sand is almost pure white.  In spite of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Pensacola Beach is still untouched.

I didn't cook while I was there, but I sure did eat some good food.  It was actually really nice not to have to cook and not to have to clean the kitchen.  Now for me no trip to Pensacola is complete without a visit to Peg Leg Pete's Oyster Bar.  It may seem hard to believe that this restaurant with a pirate theme can have such good food, but they do.  There is always a long line of people waiting for a table, but waiting is fine with me it gives me a chance to grab a Bushwacker in the bar downstairs.

A Bushwacker really is the perfect beach drink.  Its a blend of rum, cream of coconut, and ice cream with a shot of 151 proof rum floated on the top.  Now a Bushwacker is reason enough to visit the bar, but there is also a band.

And an amazing view!

When your table is ready you really don't want to leave the bar.  Too bad they don't serve food in the bar.  The food is amazing and the portions are huge!  There is no way you will leave hungry.

At the time all this food and four Bushwackers didn't seem like such a bad idea, but today when was struggling to button my pants it was a different story.  I would hate to know the calorie count of this meal, but it was worth every calorie.

Another great place we ate was McGuire's Irish Pub. From the outside it looks just like an other Irish pub, but inside there really is a pot of gold.  Well not gold, but an awful lot of money. 

Dollar bills are stapled to everything. They provide the the stapler and the marker and you write your name on your dollar bill and you dollar becomes part of the decor.  If you don't mind eating surrounded by dollar bills and under the glow of neon bar signs, then you will love this place.  They also have this fantastic bean soup that only costs 18 cents.  Definitely the cheapest thing I have ever eaten at a restaurant.

While Indian food is by no means traditional beach food, I always seek out Indian restaurants every place I go.  In Pensacola we found one of the best Indian restaurants I have ever eaten at, The Taste of India.

The decor inside was minimal, but they had large TVs on the wall playing Bollywood music videos. I have become a huge fan of Bollywood films so I really enjoyed this.  Plus the food was fantastic!

Their onion kulch was one of the best things I have ever eaten.

Beach Vacations are never long enough.