The restaurant's design, featuring a split layout with ample outdoor and indoor seating, is commendable. We shared the captain's platter, which comfortably served 2-3 people. The platter was impressively hot and fresh. The shrimp po' boy was outstanding in terms of flavor and deliciousness. The server was great. read more

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Tried parking at the front only to be told it was handicap by the two turds that worked in the cargo trailer across selling crap. They stated they work at hammerhead Fred's and it was a handicap spot after I parked. They didn't even ask if I was handicap getting out of the my car. I knew it wasn't though because there is no sign in front of your face. Here ya go Mr Owner or manager some info for you below . Get your place cleaned up. Burnt out signage can't even change a bulb outside on there main sign. Loser place. Save some time and skip this one. GOOGLE FOR YA! Is a handicap sign painted on the GROUND ONLY legal? Signs vs. stencils: what are the ADA requirements for disabled ... No, a handicap sign painted on the ground is not legally sufficient on its own. The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards require a vertical, elevated sign to officially designate a parking spot as accessible. The sign must be clearly visible, often mounted at least 60 inches above the ground. read more

Great beach vibes here, the live music and rustic furniture made it feel relaxing and upbeat at the same time. Food was great, and the only downside was I was hoping to get t-shirts/souvenirs but nobody was manning the register. read more

Hammerhead Fred's - Catfish and grits - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

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Decided to stop here for lunch since I was in the area,very good food I enjoyed my shrimp and garlic potato's ! We also had some baskets of popcorn shrimp which were delicious, tartar sauce was also very good and I recommend the bang bang sauce . The blackened mahi was different but super good too! read more

Hammerhead Fred's - Grilled Shrimp Dinner - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

Man, this place was phenomenal. We drove to Pineapple Willy's at 4:00pm and wanted to try it out and it was a madhouse. We aren't about all that, so we went back to our side of town to Hammerhead Fred's and it was splendid. We had the swamp bites, little pricey in my opinion. but DAMN. Gator was some of the best i've ever had and the gator boudin was 10/10 to die for. We shared half a dozen of chargrilled oysters and the Captains Platter. The Oysters were pretty good, not the best, but still very tasty. Let me tell you bout this fish and shrimp on the captains platter... Top 3 i've ever had in my life and Seafood is my favorite cuisine so I have had lots of it. Crab Arincini balls were not great, but the french fries is where they lost me a little bit. With zero exaggeration, they were cold... like very cold. Here's why I didn't say anything or complain at the time.. everything else was LEGIT!!!! Our server was awesome with an amazing atmosphere. The oysters (which were still pretty good, the fries, and crab balls are the only reason this spot isn't a glistening 5/5!! read more

Hammerhead Fred's - Chargrilled Oysters and The captains dinner - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

Its such a cool place to eat at, you can do indoor or outdoor eating. The service is great, fast and efficient. The food was absolutely amazing !!!! We had the oyster sampler, red fish and mahi mahi tacos. Everything was so delicous so much flavor! Definitely recommend this place. Are server Ursla was amazing and so sweet we did not need for anything and all her reccomendations for food were spot on!!! read more

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This place is a very mixed bag. I would say the atmosphere is pretty cool with live music and a very beachy environment. The service is pretty inconsistent, I've been a couple times and sometimes it's responsive and nice and others they couldn't care less about you, I most recently had the blackened catfish with cheese grits and it was pretty good. The grits were amazing and the fish was a bit over seasoned with a just ok sauce. The place is also pretty dirty with trash and food on the floor. Overall I enjoyed the experience. read more

We visited them for the first time as they had advertised Many specials for St Patrick's day. We called to make reservations but no one answered the phone after 13 minutes of music. We were skeptic that they're too busy but took a chance to drive there. There were like 8 cars and the place was almost empty. Sat at high top and the waitress said specials are only for card holders, rest normal menu. We decided to take a chance and ordered cheese curd, blackened pasta, and seafood platter. Food was bland, no taste unless you added Tabasco sauce. Neighbor table had a birthday and their waitress brought them a drink. We asked our server since St Patty's day is my Bday. She laughed and said "oh so nice, Happy Bday" and walked away. Super horrible experience and will NEVER return. read more

Great service went 2 nights Nari, Keith, Kayla gave Great service. Crab legs were great. Would recommend.

Prime rib very chewy, burger was overdone , loaded baked potato had only a tablespoon of grated cheese and some cold bacon bits and the potato itself was half cooked. Really not that fabulous. Waitress was good and so was the music. read more

We winter in Panama City Beach, and stay across the street from Hammerhead Fred's. When there, we eat at Fred's at least twice a week. Good food, good service, great snowbird specials!! read more

The plates were scraped clean! We wanted oysters and we got 'em. We had a dozen raw and a dozen of the chargrilled sampler and I'm IN LOVE! We ordered the redfish pasta dish, flounder dish, and mahi tacos... all GREAT! (The rice and beans had amazing flavor too) I was not surprised when my husband ordered the bread pudding for dessert (since it's his favorite) and WOW! Great, yummy dinner with a cool atmosphere. Something for all ages! read more

The food here was on point some of the best popcorn shrimp and hammerhead shark seamen I've ever had in my entire years of existence.My waitress was amazing she was very nice and sweet and took very good care of me .The interior was so immaculate the only thing that kind of through me off was the dinger on the shark but other than that the place was beautiful and you could pull it for a surprise. read more

This place is Awesome every time we go here we have a blast your served right away and the workers are so nice and last their food is always delicious I've never had trouble at hammerhead Fred's and neither will you read more

We love Sharky's & are staying down by the state park so we checked Fred's out. By far this was my best meal this trip. I had the oyster flight & the boys had shrimp po boys. Same owners but this one has a Cajun flare. Huge outdoor area with a band too. Food and service great definitely coming back next trip! read more

The food was awful. The char broiled oysters look like can oysters. They were $27.95. They sucked. Want oysters go to Hunts. The burger was burnt and the chicken nachos didn't even come with Salsa or guacamole. The restaurant was empty and the didn't even offer a military discount. Overall don't go. read more

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This place is huge, the food is good, and they've been around for a while for a reason. It's a go to restaurant for us.

We have been wanting to try this restaurant for 2 years. The food was decent, we tried the swamp bites and boudin balls for appetizers. Both were good the swamp bites were a little chewy. They have indoor and outdoor seating, outdoor for sure if you'd like to listen to the live band. Our waitress was friendly but not the best, brought drinks and then didn't come back until we got the check. 2 people had crab legs not the best seasoned and their butter tasted like movie theater butter. Also had the mahi fish and shrimp. read more

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The food was delicious, the Captain's Platter was great. It was fresh and flavorful, and took advantage of their 50% happy hour discount on it between 4pm - 6pm. The draft IPA was also good, perfectly complementing the meal. The atmosphere was laid-back and welcoming, making it a great spot for a casual dining experience read more

Hammerhead Fred's - IPA on tap - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

Cat was an amazing bartender, she made me very tasty drinks and was very kind and helpful. Highly recommended this place and Cat as a bartender. read more

Food was good enjoyed the atmosphere but I had sticker shock when I good my check food prices were alright we had 3 beer's each they were 7 dollars each way over priced probably won't go back read more

One of the many popular seafood places in the PCB area and my friend happens to love seafood. We don't have many options back home in Louisville KY, so we try what we can when in Florida. We came here after some beer tasting but, also did our research before coming here. The garlic bread cheese curds is what basically won me over, I developed a love for cheese curds recently. There is inside and outside seating. We got to sit outside but had protected roofing over us. Our server was friendly and attentive. My friend wanted to try oysters for the first time and opted for a fish platter basically and yes we got the garlic bread cheese curds!!! They were delicious and were able to split between the 2 of us. Now to the interesting part, our server educated my friend how to eat the oysters and actually liked them. My fish platter was good although I thought the fish could be a bit crispier. Other than that no major complaints. The inside looked quite interesting but, a little dark. Souvenir shop had interesting Knick knacks. I'm happy that we ate outside but, would've been just as happy if seated inside. I myself am not a big seafood person but, I loved the cheese curds and would come back for those. This was definitely a good place. read more

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Hostess greeted us politely and quickly found us a seat outside in the beautiful weather. We got the shrimp and mahi mahi with a side sweet potato tots. Food was nice and had a good butter overlay. I didn't take a picture, BUT the STRAWBERRY MARGARITA WAS SO GOOD!!! read more

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Service was phenomenal! Food was delicious. Fun atmosphere! Will return next year!

Most all the dishes were fried. Not great . Not a big selection of grilled or steamed fish. They tacked on a 5 percent credit card fee even though Florida law says 3 percent. Music was good. Servers were nice. It seems pricey for fried seafood. read more

Hammerhead Fred's - Research saying 3% is the maximum credit card fee allowed. - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

This was a rough experience. We came in the middle of the day with no wait. After 30 minutes of waiting for someone to come take our drink order I spoke to the host. She asked not one, but two servers to pick up our table and both said no. Then the manager got involved. After 45 minutes of still nothing finally a male server came and took the table. He did a great job, service was excellent. Food was just ok. The Mahi was too salty. Garlic bites were very good. read more

We ended up here when the place we wanted to eat at had a 2 1/2 hour wait We added our name to the list and my son and daughter-in-law walked up to the bar for a drink (Bottle of beer) and was there 15 min before being served Our wait ended up being about 40 minutes, servers running around crazy , tables needing cleaned, waited 10 minutes for a waiter to serve us. Our server was great and attentive even as busy as he was Son and DIL got a few different types of oysters and loved them. Says their meals were just ok Me, I had a different experience as my food came out cold, had to wait to get it sent back and when it finally did it was still cold. It would have been good if it was hot Alcoholic drinks weren't as good here as other places read more

Hammerhead Fred's - Raw oysters - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

Just recently went here, the food service and location were amazing. We came during a not so busy time, but you can tell there's lots to do during evenings and weekends, and I'm sure during a high season. The fish tacos were the best. We will definitely put us on our list of restaurants to come back to and visit every year read more

Decent enough food. The rudest wait staff I've come across since getting to Florida. Asked for extra ranch, and got an eye roll. One of many similar instances. read more

Can't visit Hammerhead Fred's without thinking about Spring Break and how different the place was those nights. During the day it's a family restaurant. Make sure you ask about any specials they have going on, when we visited the captains platter was half priced. We enjoyed our dinner! Got hammered at Fred's (that's what their shirts say). read more

Hammerhead Fred's - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

Food was as good as expected - decent. My waitress wasn't the friendliest. She wasn't mean but just looked and acted like she would have rather been anywhere but work. I got the mahi mahi tacos. The tortilla was kinda stale and cold. The fish was good though. Also had the bread pudding for dessert. Again, as good as expected. Not earth shattering good. I could look past the mediocre food had the service been better. She didn't say "have a good night" when I paid. I'm not asking for much just basic wait staff actions. Probably won't be back here next time I'm in town. read more

Great place to chill on spring break. The samosas amazing and the owner were awesome. read more

The voodoo drink and the hammerhead drink were good. The PO boys were okay not the best! It just was not worth the price

Average food with very small oysters that were $2/ea. The service was good, keeping our drinks full and getting a large party in and out quickly. read more

Visiting PCB for a bachelor fishing party and had dinner here our first night. The great thing about HF is that there is so much room to sit whether inside or outside. We sat inside and I decided on the bang bang shrimp tacos. It was absolutely delicious and filling. Our waiter was great and always on top of things to ensure we were happy the entire time. I definitely recommend you try this place out as there are great entrées to choose from. read more

Hammerhead Fred's - Bang Bang Tacos - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

Visiting from out of town and so this was our first time here. Super fun atmosphere and staff was very friendly. The food was good. They had live music and he was great! I think it's kind of a tourist thing and we probably wouldn't go back but it was fun. read more

Hammerhead Fred's - Enjoying the music and shrimp basket - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

Excellent food and great vibe. The oysters were good. Our waiter was very pleasant also

Food is delicious!! Salad was so good, I didn't take time to take a picture. Redfish is the best meal! read more

Hammerhead Fred's - Redfish - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

Pictured foods : lava oysters, chicken tenders, mahi tacos, snow crab, fries Great experience out fam really enjoyed the food, the service was wonderful, she came to check up on us often but not too often, it was a great day so we sat outside, but the inside seemed very snazzy. read more

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This place was cool and it's huge. Food was great. We sat with friends at the bar cause they were super busy. Great food, drinks, atmosphere, and service. Most lances we went service was not good but here folks were nice and the bartender was awesome. Don't recall name but been there since March and he was a good dude! You got to check it out! read more

Hammerhead Fred's - American Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

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