New American Restaurants near Destin, FL

“After hearing so many great things about this place, I finally made it out here to try it for myself. The atmosphere was beautiful and elegant. Brandon our server was amazing. The way Brandon described the specials and the menu items, he made it sound like it was going to be the best meal of my life. The food was spectacular so HUGE kudos to the chef. You are doing everything perfect. Atmosphere is 10 out of 10, service is a 100 out of 10 and the food was a 10 out of 10. I will definitely be back and thank you for the amazing dining experience.“

“My husband had raw oysters and said they were some of the best he ever had. He then got the blackened grouper with an amazing sauce. I had the chicken alfredo and it was delicious! We had a great server, TJ!“

“We ordered from Sarah K’s to be delivered to our weekend beach rental. The food was delicious and in the fridge when we arrived. We highly recommend!“

“Amazing food and amazing service. We have been in Destin for 5 days. This is the only restaurant that we didn't all get sick at. But that's not why we loved it. There was a wide variety of options on the menu for both carnivores and vegetarians. Food was better than we could have imagined. Servers were very friendly and attentive.“

“Great experience even though we got rained out on the back nine! They gave us a rain check to play again! Well kept course and excellent staff.“

“Nice bread offering. Enjoyed my mocktail, beet & burrata salad-excellent. Also very good filet. Our Caesar salad arrived without dressing & had to be requested, difficult to get someone back to the table to assist. Bill came & had a corkage fee of $25, we didn't bring/have wine. Had to wait 20+ min to get bill straightened out. Not sure we will keep our upcoming dinner reservation tomorrow evening.“

“Stacey A was awesome. We will definitely come back“

“Hidden Gem. No reason to wait in hour long lines at nearby restaurants. This seafood platter was one of the best I’ve had anywhere. Red snapper with a mango sauce, crab cakes, and shrimp. All delicious! The hushpuppies were icing on the cake 😋“

“Had the Zin-Gouda Hamburger today at lunch, it was fantastic. If you don't like spicy skip the aioli and go with regular mayo. The Zinfandel reduction put it over the top. Staff friendly and accommodating as always! Would post a picture but phone won't let me. Those phones are too bossy.“

“First time there today 2/20/26 and I'm impressed. Had the chicken salad on croissant with pasta salad and potato salad. The chicken salad is very good! Pasta salad has a great flavor to it, not sure what they use but it's not italian dressing, it's more sweet and really delicious. All the sides looked good. You get two sides with a sandwich and two of the choices were chocolate or lemon cake, gotta love a place that has cake as a side item 😁!“

“Delicious food & beautiful back patio!“

“Visiting my nephew and his family here in Crestview Fl ( 4th of July 🇺🇸 weekend) And we decided to come over here for lunch today, I’ve always wanted to come over here and try it out since I always seen their sign from the Interstate. Well now we got the chance and this place didn’t disappoint us , I ordered the 3 meat special and a side order of Okra with the Mac & cheese, My nephew had an order of loaded tots ( you can’t go wrong with those) , found out there was a BOGO with the beer 😳, well I couldn’t pass that up , the Cold Yuenlings went great with the meats. Speaking of the 3 meats ( ribs, brisket, pulled pork ) all 3 was very tasty, tender . Definitely a 4 Star ⭐“

“Hands down has to be one of the top 5 dining facilities in the entire Air Force. The staff is great, the food options are great. They have everything from a salad to mid to higher end foods. They keep it clean and organized. Everything about it is great for lunch.“

“great place for food and drink. Both are amazing.“

“I would recommend AJ’s for the live music and drinks, but the food is lacking. $26 for 8 oysters is ridiculous. I ordered the “shrimp spring rolls”. I expected a spring roll like you get in an Asian restaurant. I got six shrimp tails wrapped in phyllo for $16. Very disappointed in the food but the atmosphere is nice.“