The Beach House Kitchen & Cocktails

Located away from the main drag and in what I consider more of a residential area, the Beach House is a nice little restaurant in Gulf Shores. Like most places near the water, BH is "raised" off the ground so there's a good flight of stairs that you'll need to climb. Their main dining room is rather small because their "outside" seating area is about the same size. Even though it was a brisk and chilling evening in late November, we were still pretty comfortable because they had nice wall mounted heaters. We didn't want to wait the 30 minutes to dine inside and afterwards didn't regret didn't dining outside at all.

Since we opted to dine outside, we were seated in about 5 minutes. Our server Hannah was quick to take our drink orders. Their double-sided laminated menu has a good variety of items including Appertizers, Salads, Tacos, Burgers, Sandwiches, Wraps, Entrees, Sides and Drinks. They also have a separate Specials menu which outlined very specific Daily specials. Matthew tried their Bushwacker. It was quite good I thought. Tammy got their Margarita which was a special this Tuesday night. Our spinach & artichoke dip arrived promptly with a plateful of house fried pita chips. We were off to a great start because this dip really hit the spot. The dip itself was on par, but I was impressed by the chips. They were fried just right, warm, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Yom Yom Yom.

Tonight was also their $2.50 tacos special night. Matthew got a shrimp, pulled pork and chicken taco. Matthew's favorite out of the three was the pulled pork. I tried the shrimp taco and it was very tasty with the the cotija cheese, slaw and chili-lime aioli. Tammy's blackened crawfish mac & cheese was the real deal. The crawfish were large, seasoned just right, and served hot with toasted garlic bread. Yom Yom Yom. Rachel ordered the chicken caesar wrap. It was a nice sized wrap with blackened chicken, romaine, caesar dressing, and parmesan cheese. She said it was pretty good. I opted for the Gulf Fish entree with black beans, slaw and house salad. All our entrees took a little longer, but worth the wait. I did have to remind them of my forgotten house salad which they brought out after my main course, but that's ok because the salad was huge with lots of shredded carrots and cucumber. The black beans were on par and delicious. The pineapple slaw however was top notched! I enjoyed biting into the sweet pieces of pineapple. My fish which I believe was a redfish filet was a little on the small side, but I was really impressed with the way they seasoned it. The lemon pepper wasn't overwhelming and spot on.

Hannah was attentive all night. The restaurant has a very comfortable "home" feel. We received our food relatively quickly for a party of four and it was served warm which was nice on a brisk cool evening sitting outside. I would definitely return. There are many other items I would love to sample like their shrimp poboy or much talked about burgers. Thanks for a nice evening BH.

Cute restaurant with an outdoor deck too. Super friendly service. All of the food is homemade and fresh, not the typical frozen fried food you get in the area. The coconut shrimp were huge and cooked just right, yummy! The BLT was amazing. The bacon was delicious along with the tomato relish. The burger was huge, cooked perfectly and flavorful. Instead of fries, we got side salads. The side salads are huge with homemade dressings. I had a lime vinaigrette, tasty. The shrimp wrap was full of shrimp and fresh veggies with a delicious dressing. It was so nice to eat fresh, flavorful food!

So after reading the reviews I decided to order according to recommendations. My #1 favorite of the recommendations was the cheese curds, and yes they are the best I've ever had. Second was the bushwhacked drink, which did not disappoint. Third was the bacon wrapped shrimp, another hit. And 4th was the craw dad mac&cheese, another home run. Glad to have drove 2 hours out of our way home for this little surprising gem;)

Nice location right across from the beach. They have a decent menu with a concise selection of local seafood and American foods. The service was slow and underwhelming on my first visit as they seemed to be very understaffed. On my next visit the service was great. They have the best burger by far in this section of Gulf Shores. Overall this spot is a bit off the main drag so it tends to not get as crazy crowded as some other spots during peak tourist times.

My video review of The Beach House Kitchen & Cocktails is here:
https://youtu.be/lvPgu2GFgr4

The friends of ours that we go to Gulf Shores with every year love this restaurant. My wife and I thought it was just ok. It took them entirely too long to get us our refills, and when we had a couple of issue with our food, we had to wait for forever (in my sand lot voice) to even get the attention of our waitor. Overall, we just weren't that impressed with the overall experience.

Best Margarita I have ever had! Everything was freshly squeezed & made in house. Service was also awesome & friendly!!

This place is truly a hidden gem! We are vacationing again in gulf shores from Michigan and we are so happy we stumbled upon this place! The atmosphere is just so relaxed and comfortable! The food is just beyond amazing. We were a table of 6 and all the food was gone so fast. Our waitress Maya was exceptional!! She was so kind and helpful with our table. I would highly recommend this place to anybody coming in for vacation!

This place isn't fancy, but the food is superb. I had a southwestern salad that was absolutely delicious. I added grilled Gulf shrimp and it rates as the best meal I had at the beach. It was fresh, and perfectly seasoned. Our servers name is Kathy (my apologies if it "C") and she was awesome. They were slammed busy (spring break) but she was kind, fun and efficient. We returned later in the week again, for a night cap because she was so good and the food was so good. Sat at the bar & the bartenders were great too- Mike & staff do a great job behind the bar.

Another great experience at BH. Off season servers and hosts are wayyyy better than prime season.

Great service. We were here for lunch right at noon. High season seems to be coming to a close as we were seated right away and he patio wasn't full the whole time we were here.

Hubs had the burger (yum) and I had the southwest wrap. Large portions - and both were fantastic. They have the good ranch (made in house) if you are into that. $3 high life and red stripe for the win.

Took a pic half way through my wrap.