Bud & Alley's Waterfront Restaurant & Bar

2236 E W County Hwy 30A, Santa Rosa Beach - 32459
367 reviews
American Seafood
(850) 231-5900

The pizza was delicious and the location was fantastic. Disappointed they added 15% to our bill for only 4 people. So they got a double tip since I didn’t notice which would really be fine except the guy at the bar was significantly rude.

Had a great time. Food was excellent! I’ve been coming here since the early 90s. The menu has changed but the food is still superb! This last time there were 9 of us and upstairs was unwilling to put tables together so we went down stairs. Which ended up working out better as we were out of the sun. Our sunburns were still hurting.

We had such a great experience at Bud and Alley’s. We made a reservation 1 week in advance. Got in right on time. Food and drinks were amazing! We have the mango margarita, pineapple jalapeño margarita, gulf shrimp appetizer, crab cake entree and salmon entree!

Went as a group of 2 families and was so disappointed. Our waitress was very short and seemed irritated with every interaction-starting when 4 of the 5 kids got coloring pages as we were seated. The 5 year old that didn’t of course wanted one but when I asked our waitress it was like I insulted her. She huffed off and 10 minutes later came back with one, threw it down, and left again for another 10 minutes. No drink orders taken yet. Simple things you would expect were not brought (napkins, silverware) but every time we had to ask for something she got more and more irritated and took longer to come back to the point we stopped asking and walked up to the bar and got things ourselves. The food was great-but we also had great food across the street at the food trucks and in other restaurants where the staff were laid back and super friendly. Too much great food and friendly people in Seaside to waste your money or time here.

decent experience here with seat yourself upstairs. sat at the bar and had pretty quick service. cocktails weren’t too expensive but they weren’t too good either. the frozen drinks were watery, but the long island was certainly strong! food is QUITE expensive, but was also quite good. big negative from me was the lighting throughout, which made the food look virtually inedible (see photo)7.9/10

This place is fun and lively! It’s on the Ocean and has fantastic food. You need reservations in the dining room which has no views of the Ocean. If you go on the rooftop you get the views and all the trimmings. TV’s for sports, a great bar, outdoor seating. The whole fish on the menu was yellow tail snapper served on arugula with capers and a side of green beans and red potatoes! Enough to share!

We’ve been going here for more than 25 years and wanted to have lunch here with a group of 8 during our stay. We got there at 10:30 to be sure we could be seated together and I walked ahead of the rest of our group so they could get our table ready. They refused to do so, saying our entire party had to be there. While I was waiting the five minutes it took for everyone to catch up, they intentionally seated another couple at one of the only tables that were together as my party walked up. The hostess said that they requested that table but they did NOT ask for that specific table and we all heard it. We will never go back! Avoid this place as are much better (and friendlier) choices on 30A.

Very limited lunch menu. Waitress suggested crab cake, which was good, but not worth $20. My husband ordered fish, which was also good, but small portions. We both left hungry. For the portion (and options), spend your money elsewhere.

Everything about this establishment is exceptional. Myself, my wife, son and brother dined here, the food which included crab cakes and a top class steak was superb. The staff were super and there is an incredible atmosphere with great sea views, highly recommended and we certainly will be back, even had to buy a Bud ,& Alleys tea shirt to advertise the place !

Plan to wait a little while and get an ocean view. Grab a drink at the bar. Food and service were great. Blackened Mahi Reuben was awesome.