Fodor's Expert Review Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery

Galveston chef-owner Jeff Balfour serves up a Southern comfort–style all-day menu paired with 15 different craft beers brewed on-site in a custom-manufactured brewery designed by Portland Kettle Works, bringing brewing back to the Pearl. The menu changes seasonally, and if you can't decide, choose selections from the chef's For the Table menu to share—options usually include Southerleigh's famous fried snapper throats, deviled eggs, South Texas antelope tartare, fried frog legs, and Galveston Bay shrimp boil. Besides the snapper throats, other popular dishes include pressure-fried chicken, cracker-crusted Gulf redfish, and crispy Gulf snapper Americaine. They also have a weekend brunch menu. Dinner reservations are recommended, especially on weekends. The restaurant is on the first floor of the same landmark 1894 building that housed the original Pearl brewhouse.