Runaway Island

Name: Runaway Island
Address: 14521 Front Beach Rd, Panama City, FL, United States, 32413
Telephone: (850) 634-4884
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.3

4.3 (279)

$30 and under

Seafood

14521 Front Beach Rd, Panama City, FL 32413

About this restaurant

Great for scenic views
Great for outdoor dining
Romantic

A new seafood restaurant, with a heralded theme from the past, is now open on Panama City Beach. Runaway Island Beachfront Restaurant and Grill is 2 floors of local seafood specialties, live entertainment and frosty drinks all with a breathtaking view of the Gulf of Mexico.

Plans for this unique restaurant have been in the making for over 20 years by locals who know fresh seafood and Panama City Beach. The restaurant boasts over 12,000 sq. ft. of dining space, but the crowning achievement is the outdoor deck complete with a boardwalk that extends all the way to the shores of Panama City Beach. Totaling over 6,000 sq. ft. of wood, the outdoor deck lets you take in the Florida sun and landscape of the “World’s Most Beautiful Beaches”. All while you sit back, relax and enjoy.

Great Food. Great Drinks. Great Stories. It’s all part of the Runaway Island experience. Come visit us today for lunch or dinner. After all, life is short… Run Away.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Seafood, Contemporary Southern, Creole / Cajun / Southern
Hours of operation
Lunch Daily: 11:00am - 4:00pm; Dinner Nightly: 4:00pm - 10:00pm Book now
Phone number
(850) 634-4884
Website
http://runawayislandpcb.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Chris Hein
Catering
From 50 to 500. Bring Runaway Island"s award winning food to your event. <br /><br />Melissa Whitted is Runaway's event coordinator.

Location
14521 Front Beach Rd, Panama City, FL 32413
Neighborhood
Panama City Beach - Bay Point
Parking details
Parking is available in our main lot, across the street or with our valet service.
Entertainment
Entertainment with Runaway Island"s own Gene Mitchell.
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Smoking Area, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 279 people are saying

Runaway Island reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.3Food
4.3Service
4.5Ambience
4.0Value

Noise • Moderate

279 Reviews

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AdamL
Nashville4 reviews
4.0
Reviewed on June 20, 2019
1. Overall 4
Great food and fun atmosphere! We had a great dining experience with a wonderful view of the beach!
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Hank
Alabama24 reviews
4.0
Dined on July 26, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great view right on the beach. Friendly service, good menu selection. Lots of seating options, from bar area, cozy spots and right at the beach.
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OpenTable Diner
Northwest Florida1 review
5.0
Dined on July 26, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Runaway Island is a great restaurant. The food is great and very tasty. The water view is lovely. Have a great amount of outside dining.
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RobertaB
Panama7 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 26, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Always enjoy. Food great but appeared to be understaffed this day as our waitress was stretched from one end of the deck to the other. Personally, she was very good...just stretched too much.
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LYNNBUSH
Northwest Florida4 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 25, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Love this place. Chef quality food with a beach atmosphere. Love that it's pet friendly in the bar area.
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OpenTable Diner
Northwest Florida1 review
5.0
Dined on July 23, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
The atmosphere was perfect. Huge outdoor seating overlooking the beach. It was also very clean and family friendly. Our waiter was very kind to make recommendations and helped us not to over order for our small children. I highly recommend the Berry Good Mule for a refreshing drink that is not too sweet or tart!
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KarenA
Northwest Florida3 reviews
4.0
Dined on July 22, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Received a nasty notice from Open Table that "WE DID NOT SHOW"!!! However, we did show up and my question to the restaurant is "How many greeters do you need behind the desk to mess it up." I guess the answer is 4, 3 behind the counter and one in front. As a matter of fact, we arrived 10 minutes early and were seated immediately because it was not crowded. Our server was Collin and the 4 of us were seated at table 12/2 on 7/22/2017. Perhaps the restaurant greeters need to focus more on customers than chatting among themselves. We are local and bring many of our visitors to the restaurant. If we were unable to show up, I certainly would have contacted the restaurant to let them know. I was raised to be considerate of others.
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OpenTable Diner
Alabama4 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 20, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always enjoy Runaway Island! Love that you can make reservations. Most restaurants in PCB won't allow this and that's a huge plus for me. The view is unbeatable and the food is great!
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EmilyD
New York City3 reviews
3.0
Dined on July 20, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Service was great. We were their celebrating a birthday. Foot was very good. The only negative I could say is I think it is ridicules that a restaurant charges extra if you ask for ranch dressing as a condiment for shrimp. They give you tarter sauce or cocktail included but no ranch dressing. I totally don't understand this concept.
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MikeW
Nashville3 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 19, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great food and the service was very attentive. Would recommend this for anything from a drop in meal to an anniversary.
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Runaway Island is rated 4.3 stars by 279 OpenTable diners.

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14521 Front Beach Rd, Panama City, FL 32413

Additional information

Neighborhood
Panama City Beach - Bay Point
Hours of operation
Lunch Daily: 11:00am - 4:00pm; Dinner Nightly: 4:00pm - 10:00pm Book now
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Seafood, Contemporary Southern, Creole / Cajun / Southern
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Parking is available in our main lot, across the street or with our valet service.
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Chris Hein
Entertainment
Entertainment with Runaway Island"s own Gene Mitchell.
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Smoking Area, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://runawayislandpcb.com/
Phone number
(850) 634-4884
Catering
From 50 to 500. Bring Runaway Island"s award winning food to your event. <br /><br />Melissa Whitted is Runaway's event coordinator.

Runaway Island

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