Our restaurant was established by Gerald King and two classmates in 1975 in an old bait shop on a pier in a small beach town called Gulf Shores, Alabama. Later that year, David Bodenhamer replaced the other two original members and became partners with Gerald King. We started with a passion for fresh seafood and wanted to build a restaurant that felt like home for the few people who drove down Beach Blvd. We wanted a place people could come back to time after time and sit down with a cold drink, a plate of fresh oysters and chat about family memories or good times with old friends.
In September 1979, the original Sea-N-Suds was completely destroyed by Hurricane Frederic. Following the construction of the new building, which we’re still in today, Nancy Peyer became a partner and the daily manager of the restaurant.
David Bodenhamer and Gerald King’s love for fresh seafood, a great view, and family tradition is the reason we are in business today. Our restaurant stretches over the sugar-white sand and sits just a couple of feet away from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. We offer true beach-front dining! Enjoy an Alabama sunset and listen to the waves crash to the shore on our outside deck.