Blackbeard's Restaurant
After riding the trails and soaking up the Texas sun, you'll surely have worked up an appetite for sandwiches, burgers and seafood. Blackbeard's has been serving South Padre guests since 1978 in a relaxed, beach atmosphere with a full bar and 32 domestic and import beers. Blackbeard's has fresh Gulf seafood, including oysters, scallops, shrimp, calamari, flounder and tuna, as well as chicken dishes, salads and Po' boys. And if you don't mind splurging, Texans know how to cook a chicken fried steak. Plenty of menu items are under $10, but many of the seafood, steak and pasta entrees run from $10.99 to $23.99. Blackbeard's offers daily lunch specials from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., a kid's menu, appetizers and desserts. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. Dress is casual, so come in your flip flops and Hawaiian shirts.
Blackbeard's Restaurant
103 E. Saturn Lane
South Padre Island, TX 78597
(956) 761-2962
http://www.blackbeardsspi.com/
Cap'n Roy's Mexican Seafood
A trip to South Padre Island wouldn't be complete without some authentic Tex Mex. With seafood fresh from the Gulf, a variety of Mexican dishes and its beach-side atmosphere, Cap'n Roy's pays homage to fishing. The restaurant displays 35 years of fishing history, and the menu is full of seafood dishes such as oysters, fish and shrimp. Tex Mex dishes include enchiladas, tacos and chalupas. The menu also has salads, dishes just for kids and desserts. Dress is casual, and the prices are reasonable.
Cap'n Roy's Mexican Seafood
1313 Padre Blvd.
South Padre Island, TX 78597
(956) 761-9990
http://www.restauranteur.com/capnroys/
Louie's Backyard Bayside Dining & Cocktails
Watch the kiteboarders and windsurfers while you dine outside overlooking the water at Louie's. This fine-dining restaurant also has air-conditioned indoor dining and boasts gourmet chefs cooking fresh seafood, steaks, chicken and pasta. Try Louie's famous seafood buffet with prime rib, fried shrimp, crab legs, salad, potatoes and more. There's a kid's menu, and desserts include Louie's Death by Chocolate cake with six layers and triple chocolate. The restaurant offers guests free Wi-Fi and has two levels: The downstairs restaurant is open for dinner, and a second-floor sports bar is open until 2 a.m. and serves food until 11 p.m. The early-bird special runs from 4 to 6 p.m. daily. Visit Louie's website for a coupon for a free Death by Chocolate cake with the purchase of two entrees. The restaurant has banquet facilities for private parties of 25 to 500.
Louie's Backyard Bayside Dining & Cocktails
2305 Laguna Blvd.
South Padre Island, TX 78597
(956) 761-6406
http://www.lbyspi.com/
