Painted Marlin Grille
CLOSED$$ •
202 W Whiting St, South Padre Island
Painted Marlin Grille Reviews
We both had the Large Shrimp Cocktail. It was great but to much food. Get the small. I had the flounder covered with the shrimp and crawfish etouffee. My wife had the fried shrimp. Both were very good.
We ate at Painted Marlin twice during our recent trip. Plan to wait for a table. They have a online reservation system, but it really doesn't make any sense. We tried to make a reservation for an early dinner, but the system wasn't in use (perhaps because they weren't that busy?). The first time we went we had to wait 45 minutes to be seated. Once seated, the service was superb. We got our appetizers in about 3 minutes and got our food just before finishing the appetizers. The...read full review
Whenever I go to South Padre I go to the Painted Marlin at Sunset for amazing pictures and ambience. They have a great wait staff and servers. Everything is amazing from Hamburgers to Tuna to Mahi Mahi. They have a great bar. Call and get on their seating list before you get there to get a table quicker. Yum! They accommodated my husband's birthday with an amazing piece of chocolate cake. They also have Key Lime Pie.