Alice’s on Bayview

Alice’s on Bayview is a restaurant and bar on Bayview Avenue in Historic St. Andrews, set directly across from St. Andrews Marina. It serves Southern cuisine and craft beverages, hosts live entertainment and offers views of the boats coming and going from the marina. The restaurant also books private parties.

The restaurant is owned by Alice Masker. In a 2021 profile, Emerald Coast Magazine reported that Masker is originally from Wisconsin and previously worked at the Harbor House restaurant in Panama City alongside several of her siblings. The magazine described her as a hands-on owner who can be seen coming out of the kitchen with plates herself.

The menu blends Southern comfort food with Gulf seafood. Emerald Coast Magazine highlighted grouper piccata, beef tenderloin fillet, crab claws, wild-caught salmon, a wedge salad, she-crab soup, raw oysters and key lime pie. Steaks cooked to order and fried oysters also appear. Weekend brunch runs on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and the bar pours cocktails and craft drinks to go with the live music the restaurant regularly features.

Posted hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. The restaurant notes these hours are subject to change, so check hours before you go, especially between lunch and dinner service when the dining room closes for a break.

Alice’s is one of the closest restaurants to St. Andrews Marina, which makes it a convenient stop before or after a fishing charter or a walk along the bayfront boardwalk. Uncle Ernie’s Bayfront Grill is a short walk up Bayview Avenue, and the shops and restaurants of Beck Avenue, including Hunt’s Oyster Bar and The Grocery Kitchen & Taproom, are a few blocks east. Oaks by the Bay Park, home of the Saturday Market at St. Andrews, is also within walking distance.

The marina across the street has been rebuilt in stages since Hurricane Michael, with new slips completed in 2024 and more work approved by the city in 2026, so the view from Alice’s includes both working fishing boats and ongoing waterfront construction. That mix is part of the character of St. Andrews, which grew up as a fishing and shipping village long before it became part of Panama City. Dinner here pairs well with an evening walk along the Bayview Avenue boardwalk, where the carved Pelican Tree is a popular spot for sunset photos.