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Montego Bay

There are two locations for some of the best seafood Panama City has to offer: Montego Bay. The original is small, older, and located on Thomas Drive. The Second Montego Bay is at The Shops at Edgewater. It is a lot nicer, and newer. Where you go may depend on the wait, or the atmosphere you prefer. Either way, you are sure to get great food and service.

Montego Bay offers some of Panama City Beach's best seafood at reasonable prices. A group of four adults ate well, for approximately seventy-two dollars. This included three entrees, one appetizer, and one appetizer as a meal.

I recommend a mixed appetizer that offers a sample of coconut fried shrimp, onion fries, gator bites, fried pickles, and chicken wings. The gator bites are the best available in Panama City Beach. Montego Bay seems to be the only restaurant that knows how to select them, or cook them so they can actually be chewed. The shrimp are plump and delicious. The only improvement would to have had them deveined. No one likes pulling a stringy vein out of their food. The onion fries were lightly battered and crisp, and the fried pickles were a treat.

All of the entrees are exceptional. You can count on that at Montego Bay.

Whether you like a mild fish like Mahi Mahi, or a stronger tasting fish they are grilled to perfection. Montego Bay will grill, fry, blacken, or jerk your fish. There is a small variety of sides. Amazingly, even the greens in the salad are fresh. I don't think they dump them out of a quick seal bag.

If you have diners with you who aren't seafood lovers, Montego Bay also offers chicken and steaks. The chicken fingers are more like breaded chicken breasts and fried golden brown. The portions are generous, and the food is served hot.

Montego Bay has never failed to meet or exceed my expectations for taste, service, and price. The portions are hardy and filling. After a day in the heat, the staff makes sure your glass stays full. For a dependable good meal in Panama City Beach eat at Montego Bay.