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Sea Ranch Restaurant

Freshest Seafood on the Island

Sea Ranch Restaurant & Bar serves Gulf seafood, steaks and pastas at 1 Padre Blvd (33330 State Park Rd, Hwy 100), and says it has served South Padre Island visitors for over 34 years. Its seafood is wild-caught in the Gulf of Mexico and the menu changes with availability and the daily catch. It opens at 4:30 p.m. every day, with brunch from 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday; reservations are by phone.

⭐ Highlight: Red Snapper, the house specialty: locally wild-caught Gulf red snapper, certified through the Gulf Wild sustainability program and cooked your way (hand-breaded and golden fried, broiled, blackened, pan-grilled or cubano) as a whole fish, a filet or snapper throats.

Irresistible Beginnings (16 Items)

Ahi Tuna

Quick seared and served rare with soy sauce and wasabi. Made famous by "Roy's" of Hawaii

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Calamari

Tenderized squid steak cut into strips then hand-breaded and golden fried served with marinara sauce

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Peel 'N' Eat Shrimp at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Peel 'N' Eat Shrimp

A half pound of freshly boiled gulf shrimp served chilled with our own cocktail sauce

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South Padre Poké at Sea Ranch Restaurant

South Padre Poké

Ahi tuna marinated in sesame oil and soy sauce sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds and served layered with fresh avocado and pico de gallo

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Snapper Ceviche at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Snapper Ceviche

Fresh gulf red snapper cooked in lime juice and served with pico de gallo and garnished with fresh avocado

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Shrimp Cocktail at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Shrimp Cocktail

Chilled gulf shrimp served with our own cocktail sauce

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Seafood Sampler

4 oysters, 3 gulf shrimp, and 2 diver scallops, blackened, fried, or pan-grilled and served with cocktail and tartar sauce

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Escargot at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Escargot

6 served in mushroom caps, cooked to perfection, swimming in butter and garlic

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Mussels

Served in the shell with a butter, garlic, and wine dipping sauce

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Heat From the Deep

4 fresh gulf shrimp stuffed with fresh cream cheese and jalapeño, bacon-wrapped and deep fried until crisp. Served with a chipotle sauce. Delicious, but not for the faint of heart

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Oysters On the Half Shell at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Oysters On the Half Shell

Freshly shucked from the bay, served topless with red sauce and horseradish

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Oysters or Shrimp Rockefeller at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Oysters or Shrimp Rockefeller

Oysters or shrimp covered with spinach, bacon, and our own special sauce

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Oysters D&D at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Oysters D&D

6 grilled oysters with wine, lemon, parmesan, and garlic butter

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Hot Artichoke Parmesan Cheese Dip

Our own unique dip served with garlic toast rounds preparation additional: with shrimp (+3).

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Onion Blossom

Fried and crispy, absolutely awesome, served with ranch dressing

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Stuffed Jalapeños

Large jalapeño peppers filled with fresh seafood stuffing, hand breaded and golden fried served with creamy ranch

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Soups and Salads (4 Items)

Soup of the Day

Our homemade soups are prepared fresh daily, please ask your server for today's selection

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House Salad

Garden fresh with your choice of dressing

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Caesar Salad

Garden fresh

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Seasonal Salad

Add a choice of protein: chicken, salmon, shrimp or tuna, prepared to your preference: blackened or char-grilled.

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From the Sea (18 Items)

All entrées served with soup or salad and one side. Additional Options: Enjoy your fresh fish with our homemade Diane or picatta sauce. Have your fresh fish pecan or parmesan encrusted

Ahi Tuna

Quick seared and served rare with soy sauce and wasabi - dinner size. Made famous by "Roy's" of Hawaii

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Pirate Dan's at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Pirate Dan's

Delicious seafood combination of gulf red snapper, diver scallops, and gulf shrimp cooked blackened, broiled, fried, or pan-grilled

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Red Snapper at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Red Snapper

Locally wild caught and certified through the gulf wild sustainability program. Cooked your way; hand-breaded and golden fried, broiled, blackened. Pan-grilled, or cubano. Whole fish or filet or snapper throats protein choice: whole fish, filet, snapper throats.

Sea Ranch Signature
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Tyler's Tuna

Chargrilled or blackened tuna, enhanced with piping hot lemon butter

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Jerry Fair's Grouper

One of our specialties, hand-breaded golden fried, broiled, blackened, or pan-grilled

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Cedar Plank Salmon

Delicious Atlantic salmon brushed with a dijon glaze and cooked on a cedar plank

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Shrimp Boat at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Shrimp Boat

Fresh from the gulf - 4 hand-breaded golden fried, 4 blackened, and 3 heat from the deep

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Capt. Skipper at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Capt. Skipper

A landlubbers delight of hand-breaded, golden fried gulf red snapper, gulf shrimp, gulf oysters, and diver scallops

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Sea Ranch Scallops at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Sea Ranch Scallops

Delicious plump Atlantic diver scallops prepared broiled, blackened, fried, or pan-grilled and served over a bed of rice pilaf

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King Crab Legs at Sea Ranch Restaurant

King Crab Legs

King crab legs are sought after for their flavor and the density of the wonderful meat found inside their huge legs

Sea Ranch Signature
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Lobster Tail at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Lobster Tail

Maine cold water lobster tail broiled and served with zesty lemon butter

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Live Maine Lobster at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Live Maine Lobster

Pick your own Maine lobster from our lobster tank. When available

Sea Ranch Signature
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Laguna Madre Oysters

Gently breaded and golden fried to perfection, blackened or pan-grilled

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General Hector

Gulf shrimp and gulf red snapper served fried, broiled, blackened, or pan-grilled

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Coconut Shrimp

Fried in a batter of fresh coconut with our special sauce

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Gulf Coast Shrimp

Large, hand-breaded, and golden fried gulf shrimp

Sea Ranch Signature
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Rice Bowl

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Seafood Enchiladas at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Seafood Enchiladas

Stuffed with lobster, shrimp, scallops, crab, and pepper jack cheese, topped with a creamy jalapeño sauce, with pico de gallo and sour cream. Served with soup or salad and Spanish rice only

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From the Grill (6 Items)

All entrées served with soup or salad and one side. All of our steaks are Angus beef and are wet-aged a minimum of 21 days and cut fresh in-house

Chicken Breast

Chargrilled or blackened with honey mustard on the side

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Our Special Cut 14 Oz Rib-Eye at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Our Special Cut 14 Oz Rib-Eye

Tender and flavorful, chargrilled to your liking, served on a sizzling platter

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Filet Mignon

Choice of 6oz or 10 oz, Chargrilled to perfection

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Tenderloin Kabobs & Shrimp at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Tenderloin Kabobs & Shrimp

Fresh gulf shrimp and delicious tenderloin kabobs chargrilled to perfection and served over rice pilaf

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Lamb Chops at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Lamb Chops

Delicious char-grilled lamb chops served with a demi-glace

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Shore Burger at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Shore Burger

A delicious hand formed 8 oz patty served with lettuce, tomato, pickle, and onion on the side

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Pasta (6 Items)

Served with your choice of soup or salad

Veggie Pasta Marinara

Grilled fresh veggies served over linguini and topped with zesty marinara

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Chicken Parmesan at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Chicken Parmesan

Classic chicken parmesan served over a bed of fettuccini and topped with marinara

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Seafood Alfredo at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Seafood Alfredo

Rich and velvety alfredo sauce with plump scallops, gulf shrimp, and fresh crab meat over fettuccine. Served grilled or blackened

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Chicken Alfredo at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Chicken Alfredo

Rich and velvety alfredo sauce served over fettuccine topped with chargrilled or blackened chicken breast

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Scott's Shrimp Scampi at Sea Ranch Restaurant

Scott's Shrimp Scampi

Large succulent gulf shrimp sautéed in garlic butter served atop a bed of angel hair pasta

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Mussels

Sautéed in white wine, garlic, butter, and house seasoning served over angel hair

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On the Side (9 Items)

Baked Potato

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Scalloped Potatoes

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French Fries

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Vegetable of the Day

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Rice Pilaf

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Tropical Slaw

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Macaroni and Cheese

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Char-grilled Asparagus

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Garlic Mashed Potatoes

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Desserts (6 Items)

All desserts are made in house

Key Lime Pie

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Chocolate Lovers Cake

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Plain Cheese Cake

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Turtle Cheese Cake

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Creme Brulee

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Carrot Cake

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Beverages (7 Items)

Iced Tea

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Hot Tea

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Coffee

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Topo Chico

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Bottled Water

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Panna Water

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Sodas

Coke products

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Wines by the Glass - House (5 Items)

White Zinfandel

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Pinot Grigio

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Chardonnay

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Merlot

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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Wines by the Glass - Whites (8 Items)

Clos Du Bois Chardonnay, California

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Château St Jean Chardonnay, California

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Geyser Peak Sauvignon Blanc, California

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Placido Pinot Grigio, Italy

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Dry Creek Chenin Blanc, California

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Yellowtail Riesling, Australia

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Martin & Weyrich Allegro Moscato, California

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Beringer White Zinfandel, California

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Wines by the Glass - Reds (11 Items)

Los Vascos Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile

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Sterling Vintner's Collection Cabernet Sauv., California

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Alias Merlot, California

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Sterling Vintner's Collection Merlot, California

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Chalone Pinot Noir, California

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Barrique Pinot Noir, Russian River

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Trapiche Malbec, Argentina

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Jacob's Creek Two Lands Shiraz, Australia

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Secret Agent Red Blend, California

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Saved Red Blend, California

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Warre's Otima 20 Tawny Port, Portugal

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White Wines By The Bottle (15 Items)

Lindeman's Bin 65 Chardonnay, Australia

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Franciscan Oakville Estate Chardonnay, Napa

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Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay, California

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La Crema Chardonnay, Sonoma

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Girard Chardonnay, Russian River Valley

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Rombauer Chardonnay, Napa

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Cakebread Chardonnay, Napa

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Crossings Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand

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Kendall-Jackson Sauvignon Blanc, California

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Whitehall Lane Sauvignon Blanc, Napa

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Monopole White Rioja, Spain

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Morgadio Albariño, Spain

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Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio, Italy

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Louis Jadot Pouilly-Fuissé, France

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Caymus Conundrum, Napa

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Cabernet Sauvignons By The Bottle (10 Items)

Liberty School, Paso Robles

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Clos Du Bois Reserve, California

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Merryvale Starmount, Napa

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Simi Landslide, Alexander Valley

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Markham, Napa

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Duckhorn Canvasback, Red Mountain, Washington

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Jordan, Alexander Valley

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Rombauer, Napa

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Groth, Napa

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Silver Oak, Alexander Valley

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Champagne and Sparkling Wines By The Bottle (5 Items)

Zonin Prosecco Brut, Italy

Split bottle

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Paul Cheneau Brut, Spain

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Moët & Chandon, France

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Dom Perignon, France

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Louis Roederer Brut Cristal, France

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Merlots By The Bottle (3 Items)

Stags' Leap Merlot, Napa

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Twomey Merlot-by Silver Oak Cellars, Napa

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Duckhorn Merlot, Napa

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Other Reds By The Bottle (17 Items)

Graffigna Malbec, Argentina

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Cateña Alta Malbec, Argentina

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Concha Y Toro Terrunyo Carmenere, Chile

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Lafite Réserve Spéciale Bordeaux, France

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Louis Bernard Châteauneuf-Du-Pape, France

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Château Fonbadet Pauillac, Bordeaux, France

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Banfi Chianti Classico, Italy

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Marqués de Cáceres Rioja, Spain

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Condado de Haza Tempranillo, Spain

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Tinto Pesquera Reserva Ribera Del Duero, Spain

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Klinker Brick Red Zinfandel, California

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Franciscan Magnificat Meritage, Napa

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La Crema Pinot Noir, Sonoma

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Duckhorn Decoy, Napa

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Duckhorn Paraduxx, Napa

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Stags' Leap Petite Syrah, Napa

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Warre's Otima 20 Tawny Port, Portugal

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Captain's List By The Bottle (15 Items)

Louis Latour Puligny-Montrachet, France

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Far Niente Chardonnay, Napa

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Italics White Blend, Napa

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Italics Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa (2012)

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Don Melchor Concha Y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile

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Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa

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Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa

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Opus One Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa (2011)

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Opus One Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa (2012)

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Cakebread Pinot Noir Two Creeks, Napa

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Guiseppe Lonardi Amarone Della Valpolicella, Italy

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15 Appellations Meritage Red, Napa

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Banfi Brunello Montalcino, Italy

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Cain 5 Red Blend, Spring Mountain District, Napa

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Vega Sicilia Tinto Valbuena 5, Spain

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Location, Hours & Good to Know

📍 Location & Contact

Address: 1 Padre Blvd (33330 State Park Rd, Hwy 100), South Padre Island, TX 78597

Phone: (956) 761-1314

Official site: searanchrestaurant.com ↗

Menu: Sea Ranch menu ↗

Private dining: Banquets & private events ↗

Facebook: Sea Ranch Restaurant on Facebook ↗

🕒 Hours

  • Monday – Thursday: 4:30 PM – 9:00 PM
  • Friday: 4:30 PM – 9:30 PM
  • Saturday: Brunch 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM; 4:30 PM – 9:30 PM
  • Sunday: Brunch 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM; 4:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Hours from searanchrestaurant.com, checked September 23, 2026. The bar and lounge opens daily at 4:30 p.m.

✨ Good to Know

  • Reservations are by phone: the site’s Reservations button says “call now to make a reservation.”
  • The bar and lounge opens daily at 4:30 p.m.; brunch is served Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
  • Seafood is wild-caught in the Gulf of Mexico, and the menu changes with availability and the daily catch.
  • Entrées from the sea and the grill come with soup or salad and one side; pastas come with soup or salad.
  • Fresh fish can be done with the house Diane or picatta sauce, or pecan or parmesan encrusted.
  • Steaks are Angus beef, wet-aged a minimum of 21 days and cut fresh in-house.
  • Pick your own Maine lobster from the lobster tank, when available.
  • All desserts are made in house.
  • The menu notes dishes can be made gluten-free friendly with modifications on request; tell your server about allergies.
  • Polite dress notice: gym attire, sweatpants, hats, clothing with offensive language or images, and exposed undergarments are too casual.
  • Banquets and private events for large groups: call or use the form on the Private Dining page; they reply within 24 hours.

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