Dining near Pier Park

yeah.....don't see the film. it's like watching a comic book. see Hairspray or No Reservations. But if you are going with kids, they'll like Bourne.
BOARS HEAD is really good for dinner. 5 minutes from Pier Park on Front Rd.

Calypso is on front beach in front of pier park. We have never had a bad meal there. Boars head is great, great, great.
There is also a Panera and Longhorn? by Target.

Keep in mind that Pier Park doesn't have digital projection so it's not as crisp, and the digital sound is questionable too. Sorry I am a movie theatre snob 😀

As for food, there are some chains nearby and I like Carrabas ok.

Dusty's is a couple hundred yards to the west, on Front Beach, but judging by the sandwich I ate there earlier this week, I think the Grouper Sandwich still isn't Grouper. The raw oysters are very good, service mediocre, and they charge $ .50 for tap water.

Keep in mind that Pier Park doesn't have digital projection so it's not as crisp, and the digital sound is questionable too.

seemed fine to me the other night.

Is the movie theater in the same complex area as Target? I didn't realize they were open already. What else is open at Pier Park?

Longhorn Steak House is also at Pier Park. Excellent steaks and great services. They also have a full service bar. Tell Joe, the manager, hutch sent you!

I like Longhorn's.

If you have time to spare for going a bit out of the way, there is a restaurant called "Sweet Basil's" at the Shoppes at Edgewater, which is at the corner of Beckrich Road and Front Beach Road. I have only been there once, several years ago, and it was fan-tas-tic. Might want to make sure it's still there.

Or, if you have time to run up to West Bay, possibly encounter a short wait for a table, and run back down to PCB, there is Boondocks...:wub: :drool:

Keep in mind that Pier Park doesn't have digital projection so it's not as crisp, and the digital sound is questionable too. Sorry I am a movie theatre snob 😀

As for food, there are some chains nearby and I like Carrabas ok.

Seemed fine to me as well. The seats are comfortable, the floors aren't sticky and there is a self-serve butter station for your popcorn.

There is a Panara's Bread in Pier park as well. Carrabas and Longhorn are great choices.

We had dinner last night at The Pasta Grill on Front Beach - wonderful Italian - very reasonable prices - extensive menu - real Italian spoken!!!

Or, if you have time to run up to West Bay, possibly encounter a short wait for a table, and run back down to PCB, there is Boondocks...:wub: :drool:

My last trip to Boondocks was below average. Two hour wait for a table (no exeragertion), mediocre service and food that was just so-so. :cry: No way in heck would I go there if I wanted to make it to the movie on time.

seemed fine to me the other night.

Seemed fine to me as well. The seats are comfortable, the floors aren't sticky and there is a self-serve butter station for your popcorn.

There is a Panara's Bread in Pier park as well. Carrabas and Longhorn are great choices.

I am glad it seemed good to you two as I went very early on and it may be different now. I will say it was very clean and the people were nice. The point I was making was in regards to projection mainly. I enjoy digital projection theatres with DLP technology if I am going to the movies and when I was there the Grand didn't have it. Like I said, I am a self-proclaimed movie theatre snob 😀 . Sorry for the pseudo-tangent :leaving:

I saw a movie there recently and enjoyed it. Good sound and picture, but I also grew up watching a black and white 5" TV with a rotary dial and on/off knob.