Mike's Cafe and Oyster Bar

Staying across the street on vacation and read the great reviews so decided to try it. We were not disappointed! Our meals were delicious. Mike's Baked Oysters for appetizers. Fish tacos and the Royal Red Steamer for entrees. We were too full for dessert - recommend if you want some excellent seafood in the area!

We really enjoyed Mike's! Based on reviews, we decided to eat dinner here. Service by Tiffany was exceptional, food was all delicious. Our party of 6 (4 adults, 2 kids) ordered a variety of food and drinks. Kids had pizza and pasta, adults had red shrimp steamer, shrimp scampi pasta, chicken parm, and grilled chicken. Large portions and moderate prices. We went at 4pm, so no big crowd or wait. We'll definitely be back!

We just sat at the bar and had some gumbo and a dozen Rockefeller oysters. It was AMAZING! The service was great, the food was great, and we were in and out of there really quick. I can't wait to go back!! Don't miss this place if you're in the area! Update: We went back twice more while there for the week because the food was so good. I had 3 different types of baked oysters over the week, and my favorite was Mike's Oysters. I didn't get another pic of those because we ate them so fast, but I did get pics of the shrimp and grits, and he just loved it! I had the seafood medley Cajun over liguini. It was the best!!! Mr. Thomas personally came to our table to ask if everything was good. Excellent restaurant!!! I'd give it 10 stars if I could.

Our absolute favorite place to eat in PCB!! The food is fresh and well prepared, always delicious. I didn't care for their Shrimp and Grits, it had too much creamy cheese sauce for me. But fried oysters and fish, and grilled grouper are great. Salad was fresh and crisp, green beans tender and steamed potatoes tender and fresh. I had the prime rib special ($25) and had to bring some home- it was a big meal! Try dining at Mike's, you won't be disappointed!

Great spot for a quick lunch or a casual dinner. Oysters were $20 for a dozen, and they were DELICIOUS! Entrees are served with a side salad and 2 sides, which makes it a plenty of food, you’ll have boxes to take home. I loved sweet chili dressing for my salad. Seafood casserole was just average, grilled salmon was pretty good. Our waitress was very nice and attentive:) overall I loved it there and would recommend you to visit!

No way this place deserves less than 5 stars. Our wonderful server Lily, a future RN, recommended Royal Red Shrimp Steamer and it was not only amazing but very reasonably priced. The shrimp tasted like lobster just as she suggested. It also included a great salad. My son and I thought it was one of best meals we ever had.

Fantastic Seafood! The Spicy Beach Shrimp was my FAVORITE. Everything we ate was so good. We met Mike! So cute. We had salads with homemade (delicious) ranch,
Steam Royal Reds (it was a lighter meal but really good), a 1st Mate Basket with catfish & Shrimp, hush puppies, & French fries. EVERYTHING was SO GOOD! And we were lucky enough to have Angie wait on us the one night a week that she is waiting tables. Other than that, you can find her tending bar. She was wonderful. We will DEFINITELY go back if we ever make it back (from Texas) to Panama City Beach, Florida.

We walked across the street from where we were staying to eat at Mike's. Another place that is worth the wait too! However, i highly recommend you go sooner rather than later. They open at 3:00, go early as you can because you will wait later in the evening. We waited outside for 2 hours!! My favorite the raw oysters on halfshell. We were party of 5 and everything was yum-yum. We had great food and friendly service. I went back two more times. We sat at the bar and enjoyed Oysters Rockefeller & Oysters on half shell. Absolutely delicious!! See you next trip!!

This was our go to place while in PCB. We had dinner there 3 times during our stay. We had steamed oysters every visit. All of the food we had was perfect served hot, well cooked, and timely. Service was flawless. I will say if you're looking for a fancy, well lit view inspiring restaurant, this is not it
But if you're looking for excellent food served hot and delicious this is the place for you. We will be back to PCB in October and we WILL be back!

Service was fast, friendly and helpful! Started with the Bienville oysters which were very good. Then we moved on to the parmesan crusted oysters that we loved. 1 had the spicy shrimp Tacos. They were huge and very yummy. Another had the Philly. She said she loved it. I also got the shrimp basket and catfish basket and me and my little girl shared. Everything was sooo good and reasonably priced for FL. Plus we had no wait time. This place was a WIN for us. Pretty sure Mike himself came out and greeted us. Such a nice laid back environment.

Place is awesome. Spicy shrimp taco and Mike creole redfish are to die for. The gumbo was a great appetizer. Grouper piccata pictured was good as well. Service was excellent and in May at 6:30 there was no wait. Be aware during peak summer wait time can be very long. Overall had a great experience.

We ended up eating here twice while on vacation. The first time I had the snow crab legs and 2 kinds of shrimp. Everything was delicious. The second time I had the grilled grouper. I enjoyed this dish as well. Both times we had the smoked tuna dip. I was hesitant to try it, but I'm glad I did. It was my favorite item I ate here. Service was excellent and I would recommend giving this place a try.

Oysters on a half shell were awesome, we had gone to Dusty's oyster bar and oaid full price for oysters that were a quarter of the size of Mike's. This waitress suggested a half order to make sure its what we wanted. At Dusty's the waitress got offended and avoided our table cause we asked her why they were so small. Good food. And Alligator tale! Go here not Dusty's for your oysters!

Very highly recommended! Fresh Gulf oysters, huge royal reds, tasty roasted Brussels sprouts, and crab cake. Every dish was perfect, especially the crab cake, superb; meaty, flavorful, full with crab, not filler.
This was our second visit to Mike’s and we’ll definitely return. Mike’s is unpretentious and proud of its reputation as a straightforward seafood place. Popular with locals; next to us a table of 10, over there a family of 6, children ages maybe 6 months - 6 years; everyone seems happy and satisfied, including us. The ambiance is perfect for the venue, and I must mention the outstanding service, not only for us but also the other patrons. Again, I highly recommend Mike’s.

Some of the best food I have is in quite some time. The atmosphere was relaxed and the employees were great. We plan to visit there again before we leave Panama City Beach.

First time to Mike's Cafe & oyster bar. BBQ butter shrimp and grits was delicious. Angie gave excellent service. Will be going back. Pina colada was very tasty.

Fantastic food!!! First time trying baked oysters, they were delicious! Service was top notch! Will be back!

Party of 4 everyone enjoyed their meal and service was great. We had raw oysters as an appetizer then I had fried shrimp basket. Son had fried fish basket - fish a lot better than I expected. MIL had Greek salad w/ shrimp (liked) and wife had shrimp & crab quesadilla, which she said was "just okay." I believe owner Mike was there and visited some tables. My only question is why all these restaurants keep adding the credit card fee vs building that into your cost structure? Feels like being nickel and dimed after dropping over a hundred bucks on dinner. Just saying.

It's a awesome place I love the oysters and Mike the owner is a great guy and the food is always top notch

Fantastic experience! Great to see Mr. Thomas helping out as well. This place is the best place to eat at PCB, believe me, we have tried them all.