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| Hotel | USD* | Distance | Rating |
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| Perdido Beach Resort | $160 | 0.7 mi 1.1 km |
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| Caribe The Resort | N/A | 0.7 mi 1.2 km |
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| The Island House | $176 | 1.2 mi 2.0 km |
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| The Breakers | N/A | 2.7 mi 4.4 km |
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| Phoenix All Suites Hotel | $172 | 7.5 mi 12.1 km |
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| restaurant | Distance | Rating |
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| Mango's | 0.0 mi 0.0 km |
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| Hope's Cheesecake Incorporated | 7.1 mi 11.4 km |
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| Old World Bakery/Pizza | 9.8 mi 15.7 km |
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| Thing to Do | Distance | Rating |
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| Tacky Jack's Bar and Grill | 0.3 mi 0.5 km |
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| Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo | 7.4 mi 11.9 km |
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| Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge | 14.9 mi 24.0 km |
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When we finally received our food after waiting 45 minutes it was very tasty. Unfortunately we had to ask twice for our children's drinks and none of our service request were met. Waiter did not know the menu and did not answer our questions regarding entrees correctly. We ordered a mango cocktail which tasted good but had no alcohol in it. We probably still would have returned but after discussing our problems with the manager his only response was, "sorry your ticket was lost."
We tried eating at the restaurant upstairs from Calypso Joe's but it didn't have as nice a view, so we went downstairs and got a table at Calypso Joe's right in front of the yachts in the marina. It was so interesting and the yachts kept coming in and out and it was really a lot of fun to watch everything. I had a melon martini with orange slices and when I squeezed the orange slices into the martini instead of just leaving them as garnish, it made the martini twice as good. The food was incredible; we both had the Caribbean special of jerk chicken and filet and everything we ate was above and beyond any kind of "tourist" food we'd been eating on vacation. The only bad thing about Calypso Joe's were the bathrooms---not very well kept-up, I'm afraid. All in all, we had a wonderful time and would say it's the best overall dining experience we had on vacation.
Calypso Joe's had the most festive atmosphere of the restaurants we ate at during our recent vacation to Gulf Shores. We liked getting to eat at the Marina and seeing the large fishing boats. Food was good with lots of flavor. Was disappointed that were out of a couple of things we tried to order. Service was very slow. We would go back there again though.
The atmosphere was really neat. The food was pretty good. The only problem was the service. We expected to wait for a table, that was alright. However, once we were seated, we didn't see a waitress for 15 minutes. We were pretty much forgotten about! The alcoholic drinks were $7 each. Our meals were $20 each. The whole tab came to $91 for two adults and two small children. I don't know about you, but when I drop a hundred dollars for a meal, I expect my waitress to be efficient and friendly.. Ours was not. I hope you have better luck!
After a two hour dolphin cruise across the street, we ventured into the Orange Beach Marina to eat at Calypso Joe's. It was a great place to eat lunch. For five adults and two children, the price was $70.00 total. We all had sandwiches that came with island slaw and fries. Even though we ate inside because it was sooo hot outside, it would have been neat to sit outside and see all the big boats in the marina. Not a fancy place - menus are printed like a newspaper - but a great place for some "real" food and lots of selection.
