Fishale Taphouse & Grill

FoxiBoxi

Florida

3.4/5  rDev -18.7%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 1 | selection: 4 | food: 3.5 | $$

Fishale is fantastic, but it wasn't always that way. They originally had a lot of wasted taps and bad food. That's changed. They now boast a great beer selection in a modern setting. But consider yourself warned: the bartenders know NOTHING about beer. Educate yourself before going.

The service and food have gotten better since they first opened. A lot better. If you tried it early on and didn't like it, give it another shot. They've opened up some great kegs, and gotten their kitchen in order.

This is a first for Panama City Beach. Real beer was hard to come by for a long time. We love it.

05-17-2012 20:14:43 | More by FoxiBoxi

jgurley

Florida

4.98/5  rDev +19.1%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 4.75 | $$

My daughter recently started working as a server at Fishale and she loves the job. Her mom and I have started going there for happy hour sometimes, and we especially love the Sunday night half price pint night. All pints are half off. This includes everything they serve except for high gravities. It's very exciting to be able to drink Two Hearted Ale and many other such high quality beers for 2 bucks and change per pint. Last Sunday I had a 60 Minute, a Sweetwater LowRyeDer, and 2 Rocky Mountain IPA's for less than 3 bucks each. I've tried the chicken wrap, and it is excellent. Stay away from the brisket sandwich. My 4.75 food rating would be a solid 5 were if not for that brisket. The beer cheese and spinach dip are both served with a huge mound of homemade potato chips and they are BEYOND OUTSTANDING! Fish entrees with sauteed veggies look and smell to die for. Beautifully decorated, with a ski lodge type, escape-from-the-beach-bars atmosphere. Fireplace, big screen tv's, couches and easy chairs, and quiet music. Friendly staff, and the laid-back owners are always on site. If you are in PCB for a vacation and get tired of loud, bright colors and drunken beach bars, this place is the perfect get-away.
P.S.
Ask for Jaelee. She's my awesome daughter and she's had lots of beer lessons from her Daddy. She knows her beer.
BTW, 65 crafts and imports on tap, plus a great selection of bottles.

02-20-2013 02:24:06 | More by jgurley

Tazz1962

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 4 | $$

Wewere in PCB for New Years and decided to give this place a shot. The owners converted their brzlian steakhouse to a micro beer pub after visiting several micro breweries. This is quite a risk considering PCB is not a big micro brew market. We stopped in shortly after lunch time on New Yera;s Eve. They have a happy hour from 2 to 6 which includes selevt $1 beers and a $1 off any tap items. We ordered several appetizers for the 5 of us to share. We also each had a lunch special from the menu. I hope this place makes it, so we can visit next time we are there.

01-14-2013 01:13:12 | More by Tazz1962

gwdavis

Georgia

4.24/5  rDev +1.4%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.25 | $$

This place is a very high quality pub. The building is an old converted steak house of some sort, but the current ownership has done a great job revamping the look and feel. They have a great many beers on tap, and an impressive bottle selection too. The food was also really good. I would absolutely reccomend any avid beer drinker to stop in and see what rarities they may have on tap if you're in the area.

01-25-2013 14:37:34 | More by gwdavis

2xipa

4.04/5  rDev -3.3%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4 | $$$

Stopped in on a Sunday, the place was comfortable as the bar was cooking pretty good. Bartenders seem a bit dissholved at first but it cleared up farily quickly.
Got a Bealls two hearted, good and fresh but the keg kicked and I guess they didn't have a back up.
Waited a bit then the bartender asked if I would like to try some samples of other IPA's. Settled on a Dogfish head Burton Baton, very good.
to make up for the keg kick thing I was given a free glass on the house....thanks again.
Didn't try the food but the mate next to me had a shrimp appitiser looked and smelled good and must have been as he polished it off rather quickly.
Good atmosphere from a dinning room / Tap room transition.

I will be back.

03-04-2013 22:29:51 | More by 2xipa