Skopelos at New World
Skopelos opened its doors in 1959 and became a Pensacola tradition, known for fine dining and exceptional service. Helmed by Pensacola Celebrity Chef Gus Silivos, Skopelos has received many prestigious awards and has held the honor of serving many well-known personalities, including former President and First Lady, George and Barbara Bush. Skopelos moved to its home in downtown Pensacola in 2016. Situated on one of the 10 Best Streets in America, the restaurant's decor takes a nod to Pensacola's history with a menu that utilizes local ingredients and the freshest flavors from the Gulf Coast. In addition to its coastal cuisine with a Mediterranean flair, Skopelos is also renowned for its USDA Certified Steaks, creative vegan cuisine, extensive lunch menu, and all-encompassing Sunday brunch buffet. In addition to private dining, Skopelos at New World offers a grand event space, ideal for banquets, weddings, and events within the heart of downtown Pensacola.
Popular dishes
Shrimp
3 reviews
Parmesan Crusted Grouper Cheeks
gulf grouper, panko & parmesan crust, pancetta creamed corn, flash-fried collards, saffron aioli
2 reviews
Seared Pensacola Red Snapper*
artichoke hearts & kalamata olive fricassee, chèvre stuffed arancini, sweet garlic beurre blanc
3 reviews
It was wonderful! Great food, service, and value!
Thank you!
Great food, service and atmosphere!!
Thank you!
Service was amazing and it was great to finally have several plant-based options- even desserts!
We're so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
Excellent, as always.
Thank you very much, Zach!
Good food and extensive menu. A good option for downtown Pensacola. Easy parking which is a plus for this location. Lots of good appetizers.
Thank you, Odell!
If you have 2 hours to sit and wait for appetizers then this is the restaurant for you. We tried to order a maple bacon old fashion, a girl scout cookie old fashion, a turtle brownie, then a walnut ice cream guess what out of them all . Waitress was not welcoming at all, actually she was rude to be honest. Watched the management come out for problems at least 5 times during visit. Will not be going back.
I am incredibly sorry to read about the issues on Saturday, Calley, and that we were out of several things you wanted. That is not a typical situation here, and we hope we can invite you back to experience the Skopelos experience we're known for. I'll reach out to you privately now.
Great dining room setting and food. Great service- even during COVIS-19 pandemic, felt everyone was considerate and respectful of others’ health and safety. Let us enjoy our meal with confidence.
Thank you so much, Charles! We always appreciate compliments on food and service, but there's nothing more important to us than making sure our guests feel safe during this time. We're thrilled that you did. Thank you! Please come back and see us again!
Fantastic anniversary dinner experience. Calvin was an excellent waiter all evening!!
Happy Anniversary, Thomas! Thank you for celebrating with us!!
The food was fabulous. Tried several appetizers, calamari, Flaming cheese baked oysters. I had the red snapper it was delicious. Everyone at the table enjoyed their food from steak to stuffed shrimp. Fudge pie is to die for. Highly recommend for a wonderful night out.
We really appreciate it, Engrid! Thank you so much!
Porch was great!
There's nothing like dining outside by that gorgeous fountain! So happy you enjoyed everything. Thank you!
The special (Panko crusted grouper with blue crab on top drizzled with lime)
AWESOME!
The 5 of us thoroughly enjoyed it (as usual)..
We're glad you enjoyed it! Hope you'll come back and see us again!
I enjoyed everything the other night. The anniversary steak special was yummy.
Thank you
Thank you, Natalia! Come back and see us again!
Food was great. We had the Snapper and Filet specials for their anniversary. Server was attentive. Good evening.
Happy to hear it! Thank you very much, Steve!
An all around exceptional experience
Wonderful! Thank you!
The food was wonderful as always. But our waitress seemed to be struggling. Drinks were late to arrive, and lemon for the water never did.
Thank you for dining with us! I apologize for the issue with your drinks & lemon, but thrilled that you enjoyed the food. We hope we'll have the chance to bring you a great meal again!
We've been to Skopelos three times within a week...that's how much we enjoyed our food and service. The food is outstanding and always top quality. You can't go wrong with anything you select.
We appreciate you! Thank you! Hope we'll see you again this week too!
Outstanding food and service. There were several "energetic" tables which impacted the noise level and ambiance.
Thank you very much! I'm so sorry the "energetic table" (great way to put it!) impacted the ambiance, but thrilled you enjoyed the food and service. We hope you'll come back and see us again, floridagirl!
We have reservations for 9/1/2020 for a group of 10! That tells you everything. We just wish that our Waitperson, Jalynn, was there tonight. But, she will be off tonight to celebrate her Mother's 50th Birthday! Jalynn was fantastic!
We really like the Rewards program. Eager to try the other restaurants one day soon!
Melodie Shatzer
This means a lot to us, Melodie! Thank you very much! We will pass along the compliments, and look forward to seeing you tonight and on future nights (both here and Chef Silivos' other restaurants!)
Food and service was excellent. Skopelos never fails to provide an exceptional dining experience.
That means a lot to us! Thank you, Wilbur!
Everything very good. Anniversary special great value ya do very good.
We're glad you enjoyed the anniversary special! Thank you for stopping in. Please come back and see us again!
The service and the food were excellent.
Wonderful! Thank you!
Atmosphere was fabulous. Our server was great and food excellent! We will be going back!
We're glad you enjoyed it all! Thank you!
Skopelos is a great restaurant! We’ve been coming here for over 25 years. We eat here every year when we visit the area.
We appreciate you, Frank! Thank you!
Went for Mezes Madness tried 6 dishes that were all good. Grouper cheeks and crab mousaka were fantastic. Gyro nachos and fried oysters very tasty as were the Greek fries (homemade chips with feta and herbs). Risotto balls with goat cheese were good but could have done without. For small plates generous servings.
We're so glad you enjoyed our Tuesday Mezze Madness specials! Thank you for the feedback. We hope to see you again!
We had a lovely girls brunch. But there was a confusion about the menu. We thought we were there for the 3 course August special, but apparently it’s only available at night. It didn’t specify that on the website, it said it was available everyday through August.
We're so glad you enjoyed brunch, but very sorry for the confusion with the anniversary special! We mention it's available "every night this August" on our website, but apologize that led to confusion. We hope to see you and your girlfriends again for brunch or dinner some time!
Service was slow despite only one other table seated outdoors (understanding there was a wedding reception plus seating indoors but the restaurant should have been prepared for that). We had to ask for water refills. Bread came out after our dinner (2nd course). Wine for dinner pre-ordered came out halfway thru the entree. We were hovered over and ask to cut into our steak immediately vs being revisited to see if things were ok. We got the anniversary special filet (carpetbagger) which was cooked perfectly (temperature) but was chewy and charred overly crisp. We also got the seafood special (Tower of Power) but the soft shell crab was extremely crunchy and inedible. Dessert came with our anniversary special meal but the waiter forgot and ask if we’d like to order (with a nightly special, understandable but with a month-long, seemed odd). And while I have no expectation of complimentary items when we book via OT and annotate that it’s a special occasion...it’s generally at least acknowledged with a statement of some kind since...we could go anywhere to celebrate but we chose Skopelos. I realized COVID has changed some things but...All in all, a very disappointing experience. We have enjoyed many fine dining experiences since moving to Pensacola from Kansas City which I generally highlight for fellow local foodies on Instagram but this...was a tremendous disappointment and I would not recommend.
Thank you very much for your honest feedback, Sherri. Yes, we absolutely offer a complimentary dessert for special celebrations! Our host should have alerted your server; in fact that was an issue recently brought to our attention and we've since made a staffing change. We appreciate all of your feedback and have passed it along to Chef Silivos. Thank you! I'm going to message you privately as well.
My waiter was so polite and informed (Calvin was his name )about the menu the dinner was outstanding and I highly recommend this restaurant I ate everything and had to take the delicious New York cheese cake home as I barley had room for my wonderful meal. My daughter in law had the Grouper and it was done to perfection she had to take half her dinner home also. We will be regular s now!
Thank you for the kind words, Gail! We'll pass along the compliments to Calvin, as well as our kitchen staff. We appreciate you and can't wait to get to know our newest regulars! :)
This was a very enjoyable dinner. They are celebrating their anniversary and brought back some old recipes. I had the carpetbagger. It is a tender filet with crab sauce. Delicious! The service was great.
Thank you for celebrating our 61st anniversary with us! :) We're glad you had a chance to sample the 3-course anniversary special -- you made a great choice with the carpetbagger entree! We hope to see you again, whether to try one of the other anniversary specials (we'll have them all August long!), or something from our regular menu. Thank you again, Larry!
My husband and I enjoyed our delectable meal on the patio. We both enjoyed a Carpetbagger entree. Our steaks were cooked perfectly and the shrimp and crab cream sauce drizzled over the top was delicious. Our entrees were accompanied by savory mashed potatoes and sauteed vegetable medleys. We ended our meals with scrumptious desserts.
Thank you for dining with us -- and for the review! We're so happy you enjoyed it all. Please come back and see us again!
Fun time with friends and a great fixed price throw back menu.
We're glad you enjoyed our August throw-back specials! Thank you, Steve -- please come back and see us again!
Brad was our server and took great care of us. The food was fantastic as usual - we tried the aged ribeye and anniversary grouper and soft shell crab tower as main course and jack fruit tacos to start and finished with the cheesecake covered in flambéd strawberries.
Thank you very much, Gene! Your choices sound absolutely delicious. We hope you'll come back and see us again!
Outstanding! Old world charm, superb food and excellent staff made this occasion a memorable event! I would highly recommend Skopelos to anyone in search of a wonderful dinning experience.
We really appreciate that! Thank you very much, Mike!!
My boyfriend and I decided to go on a date after realizing it had been almost a year since we treated ourselves to one. I wanted to eat somewhere outside with a nice atmosphere and we decided to give Skopelos a try as neither of us had ever been there. I’m a vegan, and I was extremely happy with all of the vegan options as well as how easy it was to to know right off what I could eat without having to search or ask questions. My boyfriend also really enjoyed his steak, and it was nice to eat somewhere where neither of us felt like we were giving up having good options for ourselves. We will definitely be coming back and I think we found our new special occasion spot.
Your kind words mean so much to us! First, we're thrilled you and your boyfriend were able to have a date night, but on top of that, we're honored you chose to spend it with us! It's also great to read you enjoyed both the vegan options as well as steak. We look forward to seeing you both again!
We love Skopelos. Always a very pleasant experience. Looking forward to going back.
We appreciate you, Stephen! Thank you so much!
It was a great experience but there was a bit of noise from groups of people
Thank you for dining with us! We hope to see you again!
It was amazing! Just like I remembered from
18 years ago!
We're so happy to hear we're just liked you remembered. :) Thank you so much for dining with us!
Perfect evening...atmosphere, service, food were all outstanding. We will be back very soon!
Thank you Donna! We can't wait to see you again soon!
Love the vegan options!!
Thank you, Rick!
Ten year anniversary. They made it special with a great table.
Happy Anniversary, Fannin! Thank you for celebrating with us!
We were delighted to find a place with so many vegitarian and vegan options. The roasted Greek salad is worth a visit on it own.
Thank you for the review! We're continuing to expand our vegan & vegetarian options, and really appreciate the feedback! Every Wednesday night we also do a Vegan + Vino night with new vegan specials starting at 4pm. It's a delicious way to spend a Wednesday night and hope you'll stop in some time to experience it too!
FAQs
Skopelos at New World offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (850) 432-6565.
Skopelos at New World is rated 4.8 stars by 722 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.