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Kingfish Restaurant

  • June 29, 2001
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Tideone from Huntsville, Alabama
Kingfish Restaurant

The Kingfish Restaurant is a new addition to the restaurant scene since our last visit to Madeira Beach but it is no newcomer to serving good food along the Gulf Beaches. We had noticed the new restaurant on our first morning in town as we headed for our breakfast at the Friendly Fisherman Restaurant at John's Pass. But it was not until later in the week and after getting a recommendation from a woman at the Madeira Beach visitors center that we decided to try it. The restaurant, which has the slogan, "7 Days without seafood makes one weak," opens daily at 4 p.m. After being seated, our waiter, Tony, who turned out to be from Lebanon, Tennessee, and who had moved to Madeira Beach eight years ago, took our drink orders, while we looked over the menu, which features extensive seafood entrees, as well as speciality grouper selections. There are also landlubber's delights, such as steak and veal oscar, along with several chicken dishes and pasta dishes. There is also a sandwich menu if you are looking for something a little lighter. Being a little later than we usually dined, I did not want to eat too much so the Admirals Platter with black grouper, shrimp, scallops, split king crab leg and oyster rockefeller was definitely not going to be my pick for the night. While I was trying to make up my mind, my wife chose the scallops stir fry, which was one of the specials for the night, and I finally decided on the fried oysters. My wife ended up getting a box to put her leftover scallops in, while I finished off all of my oysters, although it was nip and tuck at the end. I decided to forego the last of the french fries to finish up the oysters. And now for little history lesson. The original Kingfish Restaurant opened in 1945 on Treasure Island, overlooking Johns Pass. The family's other restaurant or sports bar, Gators, is located there now. In 1972, the family moved the restaurant across the street before moving to their new location just a few short months ago.

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