Ginny Lane is the marquee restaurant at the Wharf, the one that tries hardest to be a real restaurant in a development that otherwise trends toward “places to eat after the concert.” Wood-fired oven, a menu that runs from pasta to pizza to steaks to fish, and a patio that faces the marina.
It is what it is — a polished tourist-development restaurant in a sea of chains and concert food — and it does what it does well. Service is professional. The wine list isn’t a joke. The pizzas are genuinely good.
If you have a Wharf Amphitheater show that night and want dinner-and-walk-to-the-show, Ginny Lane is the easy answer. Reservations make a real difference in season.
What to order
The wood-fired oven is the thing to order around — the pizzas come out of it and they’re genuinely good, not a development-restaurant afterthought. Beyond that the menu spans pasta, steaks, and Gulf fish, and the wine list is real enough to bother with. This is the Wharf spot where you order a full dinner, not just something to absorb the concert beers.
Dinner before a show
Ginny Lane’s location is its trump card: it’s steps from the Wharf Amphitheater, so the play is dinner-then-walk-to-the-show with no driving or parking shuffle in between. On show nights in season the place fills with exactly that crowd, so book ahead — a reservation is the difference between a relaxed dinner and missing the opener.
Getting there
In the heart of the Wharf development in Orange Beach, on the marina side with a patio that faces the boats. Parking is the Wharf’s big shared lots, so factor walking time on a busy event night.
What's on the menu
A few things worth knowing about before you go — taken straight off Ginny Lane's own menu.
- Oven Roasted Oysters (Order of 8) $20 Cajun Rockefeller or Black Truffle & Garlic Butter
- Seafood Gumbo Cup $7 / Bowl $10 Crawfish Tails, Shrimp, Andouille Sausage, White Rice, Green Onion
- Blue Crab Claws $24 Served Fried with Cajun Remoulade
- Cajun Egg Rolls $16 House Made with Shrimp, Crawfish, Andouille Sausage, Cream Cheese
- Boudin Croquettes (Order of 8) $14 Crawfish Etoufee or Red Beans & Rice. With Sriracha Aioli
- Prime Cut Filet $42 USDA Prime, hand cut in house; Cowboy Compound Butter, House Salad, Baked Potato
- Bayou Grouper $30 Pan Seared Grouper Topped with Lump Crab Meat, Lemon Buerre Blanc, Mushroom Risotto
- Shrimp and Grits $26 Andouille Sausage, Cheddar Grits, Creole Cream Sauce, Roasted Tomatoes
- Steamed Combo Platter $42 Half Pound Gulf Shrimp, One Pound Snow Crab; new potatoes, corn, andouille
Prices as published by the restaurant on September 17, 2026. Menus change and ours is not the register — treat these as a guide, not a quote. See the full current menu ↗
