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Located by the sea, Sharky’s Beach Front Restaurant is a charming wedding venue in Panama City Beach, Florida. With sand at your toes and the sea breeze in your hair, Sharky’s is the perfect location for your dream beach wedding.

Facilities and Capacity

Since its establishment in 1986, Sharky’s has become a hotspot for seaside events with live entertainment and panoramic views of Panama City Beach. What began as a small venue has expanded to over 15,000 square feet of deck and dining. This exciting and energetic venue is no stranger to a party and frequently hosts live entertainment and music events. With a beautiful beachfront backdrop, it is ideal for a sand-and-surf celebration. Whether you want to exchange vows on the beach as the sun sets or host your cocktail reception on the deck, this versatile event space caters for any gathering. This heavenly coastal venue accommodates up to 500 guests between the beach and restaurant.

Services Offered

Renowned for its fresh Gulf seafood, the indoor restaurant at Sharky’s has a wide range of food options for weddings. The talented catering staff will create a wedding menu based on your individual preferences with a range of gluten-free and vegetarian options available. Dishes include coconut shrimp, Biloxi crab cakes, seafood platters, and oyster plates. Their full bar is home to a range of specialty drinks and cocktails. For something a little different, this elegant beach setting also offers a beach bonfire as part of the festivities. The dedicated staff at Sharky’s are committed to providing guests with a standard of excellence and a great time. Look no further for your dreamy beach wedding destination.

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Reviews of Sharky's Beach Front Restaurant

Shelley
Shelley Sent on 05/03/2023
5 out of 5 rating

A Perfect Experience!

We hired a wedding planner and Sharky’s for catering. Our wedding planner ghosted us, but Amanda Foster and her team jumped right in and took care of all the set up for our wedding reception. When it started drizzling, the ladies took charge of setting up our large tents!
I cannot express how lucky we were to have them on site! The ladies smiled and were super polite, while they were doing someone else’s work! The food-from appetizers, dinner, and dessert bar, was fantastic, and our guests raved about it! What could have been a nightmare for us turned into a beautiful experience that we will always treasure!
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Stephanie Sent on 07/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect day with a perfect venue

Perfect venue for a perfect day!
Highly recommend Amanda!
Sheryl
Sheryl Sent on 06/01/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Sharky's catering staff and food made our wedding successful!!

Our son's wedding was held on the beach in May and Sharky's catered the event. From the very beginning all contact with Amanda ,our coordinator, was very easy. She communicated with me every step of the way. In the beginning doing this from afar had me a little nervous but Amanda was fantastic. The set up crew and severs were all great and best of all the food was fantastic and plentiful. I highly recommend them for any event. Should we ever find ourselves back in Florida needing a catering company they will be my first call.
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Tricia Sent on 04/25/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent Staff and Team event planning.

Amanda at Sharkys and her team were absolutely wonderful. I truly consider her a friend after all the hard work she did to make our day absolutely perfect. Honestly she was not my wedding planner but on the day of she truly helped me so very much. Thank you Amanda and the Sharkys team.
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Jessica Sent on 03/31/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Our experience was amazing and very well organized! A day we will forever cherish and lots of memories made.

Amanda, you were amazing hosting our memorable wedding! We will not ever forget how organized you were and I didn't stress one time bc you were on it. My girls already want to come back to see you lol. The food was delicious too! We plan to come back to Sharky's to celebrate our anniversaries!
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Latoya Sent on 03/10/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely Awesome!!!

First let me say that we did not have a wedding at Sharky’s, but instead, we had a beach dinner and bonfire for my Aunt’s 60th birthday. Let me give a shout out to Amanda!! She was absolutely awesome!! From the start she was extremely accommodating and really nice! She took care of EVERYTHING from start to finish!! All I had to go was pay! Lol!! She even had a little fun with us around the bonfire!! I just appreciate everything that Amanda and Sharky’s did to make our event a success!! If I ever come back to PCB, this place/Amanda is on my to-do list!! Thanks again for everything Amanda!!
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Lyndsey Sent on 01/30/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing work!!

My sister had a beach wedding planned hosted by sharky's but in typical Florida fashion, it rained the day of her wedding. She was devastated, on top of all the other wedding day stress. Amanda and her team moved quickly to set up for an inside wedding. My sister was so bummed thinking that there wasn't enough time to set up and that it wouldn't be as beautiful as it would in the beach sand. Amamda and her team came through and had the most beautiful set up within only 2hrs!! My sister was so relieved and went on to have the most beautiful wedding!! The best part was, after the storm passed, we were able to take beautiful pictures on the beach just like my sister wanted! It was the best way to end the ceremony! I definitely recommend Sharky's and Amanda for your wedding day!!!
Heather
Heather Sent on 01/25/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amanda and Staff are AMAZING!

Ananda and the Sharky’s staff did an incredible job planning, decorating, and delivering on the most amazing wedding reception! The food, decor, bonfire, location, and friendliness were PERFECT!!
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Becca Sent on 01/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Sharkys (Amanda) made my wedding ceremony absolutely perfect.

First off, Amanda is so vibrant and full of energy, she’s one of those people that when you meet her, you’re instantly comfortable with her, like you’ve known her forever. She not only met with me on super short notice, but she went above and beyond to make sure my beach wedding ceremony went perfectly. I lived out of state, and she took care of so many things to take the stress off of me! We wanted our dogs to be in our wedding, she made sure that we had them all taken care of. She helped me find a place for the wedding party to get ready, and recommended a sound company for us! She had an answer for every question I asked, and helped me with things I didn’t think of! Every step of the way, Amanda was asking what I needed or what she could do to help. She found us a ceremony table, and made sure everything lined up with our arch perfectly. Everyone was so courteous and polite and I was so comfortable during the entire experience. Sharkys made it a dream come true, and now that I live in PCB it’s the restaurant me and my husband go to the most! You absolutely will not regret calling Amanda and Sharkys!
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Jonelle Sent on 01/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Best Wedding Venue HANDS-DOWN

First off, let me just tell you how AMAZING Amanda Foster is! She is the weeding coordinator for this venue and my wedding wouldn't have been what it was without her!
I loved the fact that I got married on the beach and had my reception right there. The food was so so so good! My favorite was the blackened Red fish. My reception was separated from the rest of the restaurant which was a big plus to me. I was pretty cool to walk down the beach in my wedding dress with my father and all the on lookers stopped and watched along with my guest. It was a dream of a wedding! It is worth every cent!
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