The Craft Bar - Panama City Beach

Place was alright nothing really looked to appetizing just had a side salad drink was good but highly overpriced...waitress was okay

On Father's Day, places were packed with waiting lines. Asked a local for a place to go & this was recommended. It was located in a strip mall type area. Loads of parking. Had a few outdoor seating areas, which we chose. Server attentive. Had the #2 Bayou Boy craft beer, a stout, which was DELICIOUS! Had the fish tacos. I didn't ask what kind of fish but it was dense, not flaky, maybe Mahi. Also delicious. They had run out of stuff for salads so I split the mac-n-cheese which was very good.

My husband and I came for late lunch. The burger was outstanding. Charcuterie was just ok. Mac & cheese on happy hour was pretty good. Service was not great to be honest. If you want quick and better service, you are better off sitting at the bar. If you want to have more sophisticated drink than just liquor and juice, then it’s your place. They have a beer selection as well.

Nice bar and atmosphere. Delicious slides and fried green tomatoes.
Brown Butter Old Fashion was very nice. Cherry Bourbon Smash was perfect and not too sweet.
Friendly staff.

Absolutely blown away by the service I get here. As a local its the little things and Kirkie and Desi are exemplary and set a gold standard of service.

The place is nice and has a relaxed atmosphere. Great music. $3 mimosas before 3pm and they tasted great! Our waiter, Zach, was very helpful in choosing a craft beer we would like. He was checking in us regularly and we felt well taken care of. We had the lamb burger & bistro burger - both were absolutely amazing. I also really like their homemade ketchup. We will 100% be returning and can’t wait! 👌🍻

Great drinks!! Walk up from the beach but you have to have shoes in shirt so don’t walk all the way there and find that out. I had the orange frozen drink and my boyfriend had the bushwhacker. Bartender was great. Other staff yelled at us for not having our shoes on fast enough even though we were outside and all we had were tennis shoes and were covered in sand. 🙄 there was hardly anyone there

Food has always been consistently good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Sandwich, French Fries

TL:DR - overall good food, on the pricey side. Skip the charcuterie board. LOVE the rotating taps. Service is hit or miss, we have our favorite servers and our dreaded servers.

We frequent this place every week for Tuesday Night Trivia. There are about 2 or 3 servers that are FANTASTIC (one in particular is our favorite), most of the otheres are hit or miss, and there are 2 male servers here that we dread because service with them is horrendously slow and we often have to flag them down.

The food that we've tried has been pretty good. I feel like the prices are on the higher end. We love the quesadilla and their fries with their spicy house ketchup. Their charcuterie board is NOT worth the price. The cheese vary, one time we literally got deli-sliced cheddar, cheddar cubes, and Swiss cubes. About 8 slices of meat, a few nuts, olives, a bunch of grapes, and a piece of baguette bread, for $26. Moving here from California wine country, that is winery price for a DIY grocery store board.

Our favorite thing about this place is the rotating tap selection. They have 30 taps, usually change at least 1x/week. They have a good selection of ciders and sours (for you non-IPA drinkers) and you can get them in any size from 2oz to a 32oz crowler.

Our bill during trivia night (2.5hrs, 2 people, free trivia) is usually $70-$90 with tip, for food and 4-5 beers between the two of us..

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Craft Bar Mac & Cheese, Mac & Cheese, Truffle Fries, Pulled Pork, French Fries

Better than average food with exceptional service

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Really good food and beer selection. Only mistake was the Mac and cheese.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Brussels Sprouts, Blackened Mahi

Always a great experience, food and service. Cannot go wrong coming here for a handcrafted drink, craft tap and awesome food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Nashville Hot Chicken, Chicken and Waffles, Truffle Fries, Blackened Mahi, Bison Burger

So good! Great sandwiches and burgers. Cobb salad is really really good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Have gone here twice. The first time we got burgers which were phenomenal. The second time we got the chicken sandwich and the tuna nicoise salad. Service has been wonderful, we love the atmosphere, and the sides are excellent.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hamburger, Lamb Burger, Truffle Fries, Bison Burger

Service was great, prices are as expected.. my lamb burger was delicious. Avoid the fried chicken though, it's more fried than chicken.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Lamb Burger