restaurant · South Padre Island
Blackbeards' Restaurant
Seafood & steaks
Open since 1978; burgers, seafood platters, ribeye sandwich; closed Tuesdays. Cook your catch: $14.75/person with two sides (fish cleaned and scaled, up to 12 oz/person).
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Specials
Mon · 11:30 am–2 pm
Lunch: Asian catfish $10.85 / fried shrimp $11.95food
Mon · 4 pm–close
Steak Nightfood
Ribeye $36.50, filet $37.50, top sirloin $27.50.
Wed · 11:30 am–2 pm
Lunch: shrimp ranchero $11.95food
Wed · 4 pm–close
Shrimp Nightfood
Shrimp platter $21.50; charbroiled or 3-way $18.75–19.75.
Thu, Sun · 11:30 am–2 pm
Lunch: chicken fried steak $12.25food
Thu · 4 pm–close
Fish & Chips Nightfood
Fish & chips $12; with shrimp $17.25.
Fri · 11:30 am–2 pm
Lunch: Asian catfish $9.25food
Fri · 4 pm–close
Steak & Seafood Nightfood
Steak & crab $50.50, steak & shrimp $32.50.
Sat · 11:30 am–2 pm
Lunch: chalupas $8.50food
Upcoming live music
Nothing posted for the coming days. See who’s playing.
Menu
From Blackbeards' Restaurant’s website · prices as posted, may changeFries & sidesQuesoGuacamoleWingsTunaFried rice & stir-fryCalamariShrimpShrimp cocktailCrabSaladsFried chickenChicken fried steakOysters
Desserts
- Bar Services
- Seasonal Seafood
- Dinner Specials
- Chilo's Key Lime Pie$8.35
- Chilo's Locally Baked New York Cheesecake9.50With Cherries or Strawberries $10.45
- Lemon Blueberry$10.75
- Pumpkin Spice $10.75 (seasonal)
- Fresh Fried Apple with Ice Cream$6.45Made fresh daily (limited quantities available)
- Giant Chocolate Cake (for two)$9.95Six dark moist layers of chocolate cake piled high and filled with silky smooth chocolate filling blackbeard's Big Brownie Sundae. Hot, fresh, baked giant brownie and ice cream, topped with whipped cream, raspberry and chocolate syrup (Brownies baked fresh daily, limited quantities available.)
- Blackbeards' stocks 32 varieties ofDomestic, IPA's and imported beers, a full selection of wines and the best "Top Shelf Margarita Selections" on the island
- Atlantic Snow Crab Legs
- Gulf Red Snapper
- Atlantic SalmonFresh Oysters On The Half Shell
- Flounder Filets
- Mahi Mahi
- Clam Chowder
- Above items subject to market pricing
- Dinner Special
- Monday - Steak NightServed with salad or Cole slaw, choice of potato, an onion ring and Texas toast
- USDA Choice 12oz Ribeye$36.50
- USDA Choice 6oz Filet$37.50
- 10oz Top Sirloin Steak$27.50
- Shrimp Platter$18.75Gulf Fried Shrimp served with choice of salad or Cole slaw, choice of potato and onion ring
- Charbroiled Shrimp$18.75Served on a bed of cilantro lime rice with grilled zucchini, dinner roll and choice of salad or Cole slaw
- Wednesday - Shrimp Night
- Shrimp Platter Special$21.5016 Gulf Fried Shrimp served with choice of salad or Cole slaw, choice of potato and onion ring
- Shrimp 3 Way$19.75(3- fried, 3 blackened, 3 charbroiled). Above dinners served on a bed of cilantro lime rice with grilled zucchini, dinner roll and choice of salad or Cole slaw
- Thursday
- Fish & Chips$12.00
- Fish & Chips with Fried Shrimp$17.25Your choice of wet battered fried pollock or fried catfish served with Cole slaw, fries and hush puppies
- Friday- Steak & Seafood
- Steak & Crab$50.50
- Steak & Shrimp$32.50Served with salad or Cole slaw, choice of potato, an onion ring and Texas toast
Starters
- Homemade Onion Rings
- Fresh Fried Tortilla Chips
- Tres Amigos$15.00Fresh fried chips with salsa, guacamole, and queso
- Buffalo Wings$10.95Traditional hot and spicy buffalo-style chicken wings
- Ginger Teriyaki Ahu Tuna$13.95Char-crusted ahi tuna sliced and served medium rare
Cheese Sticks
- Potato Skins$6.95Deep-fried potato wedges topped with queso, bacon, and chives with sour cream on the side
Peel N Eat Shrimp
- 1/2 lb. $14.95 / 1 lb$25.95Seasoned and cooked to order, served hot seasoned, or cold without seasoning
- Fried Calamari$11.25Tender calamari hand-breaded in Italian bread crumbs
- Mexican Shrimp Cocktail$12.00A combination of shrimp and our sweet and spicy Mexican cocktail sauce
- Concha's Jumbo Stuffed Jalapeno$4.95Stuffed with cheddar cheese and crab meat then wrapped in a seafood stuffing and deep-fried
Salads
- Salad Dressing Choices
- Deluxe Chef Salads$11.95Iceberg and romaine lettuce with tomato, egg, and cucumber topped with walnuts, dried cranberries, and shredded parmesan. Garnished with cantaloupe, carrot, and celery sticks. With charbroiled or fried chicken $14.95. With charbroiled shrimp $17.75
- Stuffed Avocado or Tomato
- Caesar Salad$11.50Romaine lettuce tossed in Caesar dressing and topped with shredded parmesan and croutons. Add any of the following
- Charbroiled or fried chicken$14.85
- Charbroiled shrimp$15.75
- Other TreasuresServed with your choice of two sides
- Chicken Fried Steak$15.95Hand-breaded, tenderized round beef steak, served with country gravy and Texas toast. Add jalapeno gravy $0.25
Gulf Oysters
- DinnersMarket priceThe following dinners are served with your choice of two sides. Fried oyster platter. Fried shrimp & oysters. Fried oysters & crab legs
- Chicken Strips$14.85Served with country gravy and Texas toast. Add jalapeno gravy $0.25
- Chicken Fried Chicken$14.85
- Seafood Tacos
- Blackened Baja Shrimp Tacos$18.25
- From the DeckThe following dinners are served with your choice of two sides
- Crab Cakes$28.75Southwest-style recipe made with delicious blue crab meat. Made fresh daily, quantities limited
- Ginger Teriyaki Tuna Steak$24.00Char-crusted ginger teriyaki ahi tuna prepared medium rare
Blackbeard's Seafood Platter Supreme
- Asian catfish
- Atlantic SalmonCharbroiled or Panbroiled with Cilantro lime
- Butter$26.75
- Charbroiled with Blackened Shrimp$32.75
- Blackened Asian Catfish$16.95
- The Captains BridgeAll Captains Bridge dinners are served with a dinner salad or coleslaw
- Shrimp 3 Ways$24.75Gulf shrimp including 3 fried, 3 blackened, and 3 charbroiled served with grilled zucchini on a bed of cilantro lime rice
- Charbroiled Gulf Shrimp$23.75A skewer of 8 shrimp with grilled zucchini on a bed of cilantro lime rice blackbeards fried seafood platters. All Fried seafood platters are served with your choice of two sides
- Fried Gulf Shrimp$23.75Large hand-breaded butterflied fried gulf shrimp
- Fried Asian Catfish$16.75
Blackbeard's Fried Shrimp Combos
- Shrimp and stuffed crabs$24.00
- Shrimp and crab legs$41.75
- Shrimp and scallops$27.50
- Signature SteaksServed with choice of two sides. Texas toast and an onion ring
Surf and Turf Your Steak
- Add 1/2 Pound Crab Legs $Market price
- Blackbeards' Rib Eye$41.50Black Angus choice beef 12oz
- 10 Choice Top Sirloin Steak$32.5010oz Black Angus Chopped Steak. Topped with Monterrey jack cheese sauce sauteed mushrooms, onions and cheddar cheese. Served with
- Texas Toast and an onion ring$19.95
- Tenderloin Filet$42.50A 7 oz Black Angus choice center-cut filet
- Seafood SandwichesSubstitute Sweet Potato Fries for 1.15 or Onion Rings for 1.65
- Buffalo Shrimp Sandwich$17.85Served open face with melted mozzarella cheese
The Pearl
- Fried oyster po' boyMarket price
- Fantail Special$16.95Fried shrimp po' boy
- Catfish Po'boy$13.90Fried Asian catfish po'boy blackbeards burgers and chicken. Black Angus burgers are charbroiled medium-well or cooked to your order. Served with lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion and mayonnaise (Mustard upon request)
- Available Substitutes
- The Primo$15.75Half-pound burger with sautéed mushrooms and Swiss cheese
- Chicken Club$14.50Charbroiled chicken breast, Swiss cheese, and bacon on a whole wheat bun
- American Cheese Burger$13.25Half-pound burger with American cheese
- Avocado Burger$14.25Half-pound burger with fresh sliced avocado
- British Burger$15.25Half-pound burger with bacon and cheddar cheese
- The Bird$12.00A chicken breast fried or charbroiled with onion, lettuce, pickles, and tomato hand crafted sandwiches. Served with choice of french fries or cole slaw
- Hot Stuff$10.95Thinly sliced ham, grilled tomato slices topped with melted mozzarella, grilled onions, and jalapenos
- Big Kahuna$9.95Avocado, mozzarella, tomato, mayonnaise, and lettuce on whole wheat
- The Bounty
- Tuna salad, lettuce, mayonnaise, and tomato on whole wheat$11.25
- Buffalo Chicken$15.85Fried chicken strips drenched in buffalo sauce, topped with cheddar and mozzarella cheese along with crispy fried onions. Ranch or bleu cheese dressing
- Valley Delight$12.65Ham, avocado, cheese, tomato, mayonnaise, and lettuce on whole wheat. Blackbeards Double Stacked 3/4 lb. double stacked black angus burgers served on potato rolls
- Double Bacon Cheeseburger$20.50American cheese and hickory smoked bacon
- Nacho Burger$19.50Monterrey Jack cheese queso, topped with fried onions and jalapenos
- Smoked Gouda Cheeseburger$20.50Smoked gouda cheese, hickory smoked bacon topped with fried onions and chipotle bourbon glaze
- Dinner Sides
Kids Menu
- Fried Shrimp$10.25
- Fish Basket$10.25
- Burger$10.25
- Cheeseburger$10.25
- Grilled Cheese Sandwich$8.50
- Chicken Strips$10.25
- V-Pina Colada$5.65
- V-Strawberry Pina$5.85
- Cook your CatchAll fish must be pre-cleaned and scaled
- Dinner Per Person$14.75Served with your choice of two sides
- Fish Tacos Dinner$14.85Served with Spanish rice and charro beans
Beverages
- Sodas$3.65Classic Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Barq's Root Beer, Minute Maid Lemonade
- Iced Tea or Sweet Tea$3.65
Arnold Palmer
- Boston Tea$3.65
- Fresh Ground Coffee$3.25
- Daily lunch specials
Monday - Friday
- Asian Catfish$10.85
- Fried Shrimp$11.95
- Asian Catfish & Shrimp$12.75
- 10oz Black Angus Chopped Steak$14.95Topped with Monterrey jack cheese sauce sauteed mushrooms, onions and cheddar cheese. Served with Texas Toast, onion ring and choice of potato
Sunday & Thursday
- Chicken Fried Steak$12.25
- Chicken Fried Chicken$11.25
Monday
- Fried Shrimp$10.25
Wednesday
- Shrimp Ranchero$11.95
Friday
- Asian Catfish$9.25
- Asian Catfish & Shrimp$10.25
Saturday
- Chalupas$8.50One beef, one bean and one guacamole
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