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Coastal for plain old fashion fried seafood. It'll probably be on a styrofoam plate with plastic utensils. Good food and very reasonable.

Spring creek for a little nicer atmosphere, but still down home seafood. More variety and a little more pricey. Both are good.

Spring Creek and The Sienyard get my votes

Ate Spring Creek last night, Awesome grouper from the grill.

Is Coastal the place next to the Mini Mall? I have never been there and I can't figure out where it is within the metropolis of Panacea

Coastal is Directly across the street from Mike's Marine.

We like coastal because you can bring your catch and they will cook it however you want for $3.00 and $1.00 per side. We have have brought 10 grouper throats in and gotten hushpuppies, slaw and french fries and be out the door for less than 10 bucks. Can't beat that.

You can't hide cheap.

Tom Keels wrote:Coastal is Directly across the street from Mike's Marine.

We like coastal because you can bring your catch and they will cook it however you want for $3.00 and $1.00 per side. We have have brought 10 grouper throats in and gotten hushpuppies, slaw and french fries and be out the door for less than 10 bucks. Can't beat that.

Gotta love the Coastal.
It's where the local folks who catch fish for a living eat have eaten for years. The real deal. Our favorite.

I was surprized at the food at Hookwreck Harry's. Had a great Thanksgiving meal there last year.

Riverside sux. Go to the new place across the street.

JB

Went to Spring Creek restaurant Saturday night for dinner. It was so good I went to SCR for lunch on Sunday.

Took Mom and my Wife to the Coastal on Saturday evening. Got there around 5:30. Lots of menu items and the prices were very reasonable. The staff was really hustle’n and the place was "slammed" with folks coming in the whole time. Never saw anyone wait very long at all. Mom ordered the catfish and was served two nice whole catfish. I ordered the small platter that had fried grouper, oysters, scallops, shrimp, and a crab cake. For my sides I ordered cheese grits and potato salad. They have a large menu selection of sides and my wife choose fried okra and fried green tomatoes which were very good. I have to say that I would have a mixed review on my meal. Their hushpuppies were very good which are one of the first things I try when at a new sea food restaurant. The potato salad was nothing special and the cheese grits were disappointing to me. I'm a rather harsh judge when it comes to grits. These were very bland with little cheese taste to them. I had three pieces of grouper (I think) One of them was outstanding very fresh. The other two were grouper I guess but were thin, tough,(?, old, ?) and if I had it to do over I'd choose the catfish or mullet for my fish selection. The scallops were small but sweet and very enjoyable. The shrimp were also very nice and fried in a way that you could almost eat all the tail. The oysters were prepared well but extremely small! I don't believe I've ever been served oysters that small, ( size of a small grape) and as a result, you didn't get much of an oyster taste. The crab cake was very good. The sweet tea was just like momma use to make. We didn't try any of the homemade pies but the ones I saw sure looked good! I'd go back again but perhaps try a week night.

SCR always has very fresh fried mullet if they are serving it. That is what I always get, and then some of whatever my wife orders too..