The Fishing Hole Milton Restaurant

Quick update... Dec 2024...This place keeps getting better & better! When it started, it was tiny, but with expanded seating, which more than tripled from opening day, has reduced wait and service times. It has become one of our favorite sea food restaurants in town. Good selection, good quality tasting food, and decent prices. Our food orders have been perfect every time and they have improved the look with nice upscaled tablecloths. Keep up the good work. We can see that the owners are reinvesting their profits right back into quality of service. THANK YOU. This is the second Fishing Hole Seafood restaurant in the area. The first has been successful in Pensacola & this one opened in Milton on September 13, 2021. Welcome them to Milton! Their proven proven menu in Pensacola is a nice welcome to Milton. Today, 9/20/2021, I decided to check them out. I'm updating the review with photos & service notes. First let me say that every staff member was friendly & very helpful. I wanted to try their chowder. I normally only order New England style clam chowder, because I normally don't like gumbo or other seafood soups. But today, my palate was opened to new tastes with great approval. When I explained that I've never really liked gumbo, Ken, the owner, took it as a challenge & brought small samples of their chicken gumbo and seafood gumbo. I want you to know that their combination of spices makes them very delicious. To change my mind on gumbo takes some doing and they did change my mind. This restaurant is not afraid to use spices to enhance their dishes. The cup of shrimp & crab chowder that I did order was served piping hot (just the way it should be! NOT lukewarm like most places.) Simply outstanding & they served it it with a small pitcher of Sherry for topping which changes the flavor of the chowder completely. By the time I ate my cup of soup & gumbo samplers, I just couldn't finish not even half of my mullet which apparently is one of their most popular dinners. (I will try their salmon next time.) I did however, take sample tastes of the mullet which was fried to perfection with a good meal breading. Their cheese grits is flavorful, not bland as some grits dishes can be and their hush puppies will not disappoint! They were crisp on the outside & not gummy, but moist & delicious to the last bite. Overall, very pleased with food & service. A definite "must come back regularly" place. You have my hearty support & welcome to Milton!

Everything was perfect from start to finish. No wait to be seated, our server was polite and didn’t try to upsell us on hardly anything, and those desserts were delicious.

We absolutely LOVED this restaurant! Picked it out from looking at reviews and so glad we did. The food was all very good, especially their hushpuppies and shrimp & crab chowder (probably the best soup we've ever had!). Friendly staff and great service. Will definitely put this on our list to return to when in the area!

This place is a very good place to eat. If you’re looking for a good quiet atmosphere this place is good. Also, this place kind of reminds me of my hometown back in Mississippi because it has some good soul food. It has great seafood, regular food and if you’re looking just for soul food, this is a good place to eat. It has a variety of options.

Came in from California, had already been to the tourist traps in the big cities. Gumbo came out a little warm, but was delicious. I kindly asked them to nuke it just a little and they got me a fresh cup that was down home piping hot and delicious. Cheesy grits and shrimp was on point! Kind staff, happy patrons being treated like family and great food!

Tonight was our second time here for dinner. (The first time was 9 months ago.) We had such great meals. A cup of Shrimp and crab chowder, Smoked tuna dip, Side salad, Fried Oysters dinner, Large fried shrimp plate and some alcoholic beverages. The servers were nice and the food was great. We enjoyed our time over here again

Food is absolutely amazing! I got the bayou pasta this time and my husband got the mahi sandwich. We’ve tried their chowder, boom boom shrimp tacos, and everything is SO DELICIOUS! The servers are friendly and work hard to make sure you have a good experience. 10/10 definitely coming back

We really enjoyed our visit to the fishing hole! The service was great! All the staff were so attentive and seemed to have good communication amongst each other. We ordered the fish bites appetizer, and they were good! Loved the spice and curry leaves in them. We also had a delicious shrimp and crab chowder. My husband enjoyed his mullet dinner, and I had shrimp and oyster dinner. Oysters and shrimp were cooked okay but not crispy crispy. We all enjoyed our food though. The hush puppies were good and huge!