I will start by saying that I did not have high hopes for South Padre prior to going there. A lot of people didn’t speak highly of SPI and everyone mainly talks about spring break and how crazy it gets. But sometimes you just have to go see it for yourself. In short: My expectations were highly exceeded, I had an awesome time and there weren’t as many people as I anticipated. While the beaches are not great, they were better than expected and a 100% better than Galveston, TX. I will never put a toe in Galveston water and I didn’t feel that way about SPI whatsoever. South Padre is pretty small, but the island offers great restaurants and a variety of activities! It is definitely a great quick getaway spot. South Padre Island is also very dog friendly and worked out perfect for me!
South Padre has various activities such as bay fishing, deep water fishing, horseback riding on the beach, zip lining, dolphin watching, dinner cruises, sand castle lessons, water sports, waterpark, and more! Also, if you are a seafood fanatic they have amazing seafood with a variety of restaurants. During the summer, Clayton’s and Louie’s Backyard have fireworks on the weekends by the beach. It is very nice!
South Padre has various activities such as bay fishing, deep water fishing, horseback riding on the beach, zip lining, dolphin watching, dinner cruises, sand castle lessons, water sports, waterpark, and more! Also, if you are a seafood fanatic they have amazing seafood with a variety of restaurants. During the summer, Clayton’s and Louie’s Backyard have fireworks on the weekends by the beach. It is very nice!
Some of the restaurants that I went to are as followed: Louie’s Backyard, Beachside Bar & Grill, Clayton’s, Palm St Pier Bar & Grill and the Meatball Café. They were all exquisite! If I had to rank them Palm Street would be first and Beachside bar would be second. I really liked Palm St. because it had an amazing environment, a lovely view and the food was to die for! I got the seafood platter and it included peel and eat shrimp, oysters on the half shell, fried shrimp, coconut shrimp, calamari and ceviche. It was a huge platter and it could feed 4 people for only $34 bucks! What a steal!
Beachside bar & grill is located in Pearl South Padre resort. Their buffet was delicious and it included unlimited champagne and mimosas. Bottomless mimosas anyone?
Clayton’s food was really good but they have the best drinks in town hands down. Their turbo Pina Coladas are dangerous and yummy! They also have a live DJ and a live band at night. They are the biggest beach bar in Texas and there is entertainment all day long.
Louie’s Backyard has a buffet that offers crab legs and prime rib. Can I say heaven? Plus the view is spectacular and watching the sunset there is a must. They also offer nightlife in their bar upstairs with a live DJ.
The meatball café has amazing food, good servers but HORRIBLE kitchen staff. I literally waited for my salad 30 minutes, for my pasta 45 minutes and for the pizza almost 1 ½ hours! It was horrible. The food is very exquisite though. I would recommend calling it in and taking it to go.
So now you know all the great places to visit in South Padre Island, Texas.
Beachside bar & grill is located in Pearl South Padre resort. Their buffet was delicious and it included unlimited champagne and mimosas. Bottomless mimosas anyone?
Clayton’s food was really good but they have the best drinks in town hands down. Their turbo Pina Coladas are dangerous and yummy! They also have a live DJ and a live band at night. They are the biggest beach bar in Texas and there is entertainment all day long.
Louie’s Backyard has a buffet that offers crab legs and prime rib. Can I say heaven? Plus the view is spectacular and watching the sunset there is a must. They also offer nightlife in their bar upstairs with a live DJ.
The meatball café has amazing food, good servers but HORRIBLE kitchen staff. I literally waited for my salad 30 minutes, for my pasta 45 minutes and for the pizza almost 1 ½ hours! It was horrible. The food is very exquisite though. I would recommend calling it in and taking it to go.
So now you know all the great places to visit in South Padre Island, Texas.
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