The Back Porch Seafood & Oyster House

Tray was a phenomenal server! He made sure to bring the most excellent butter (which was asked for) for the crab legs. Very quick service and great food overall. I would definitely recommend.

Grouper & crab legs were excellent! Trey was an excellent server! He made our dinner more enjoyable!

Carley was a friendly, efficient server

The view of the sunset was not bad but the food was awful. We ordered the peel and eat shrimp, crab and spinach dip, some sort of boom boom shrimp and it was all over cooked and not flavorful. I am a multi generational Florida boy so I know good seafood when I see it, the shrimp and dip were garbage. Shells were nearly fused onto the flesh from being way over cooked and the dip was dry and flavorless. Our waitress and staff were blah and rude too. Just a disappointment to waste a family’s size worth of money on this place.

I changed my star rating from a 2 to a 1. We tried this place twice during our stay just to make sure we just didn’t have a one-off type event and….nope. It sucked twice. Never going back. Try anything else. Grab takeout and walk to the beach, it will be much cheaper and a better experience.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Our service was good, but the food was not.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Great place to have a relaxing lunch and the food was delicious
The fried crab claws are wonderful

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very expensive. Fast service and decent food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Great location & food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Smoked Tuna Dip

In from out of town, party of six including two teens. We got married on the beach the day we went, and my dad wanted to celebrate. Had enough leftover to eat for a couple days. The fish basket is BIG, and was perfect. We spent a lot of time swimming on this trip and when I asked one of the kids what his favorite part of the trip was, he said "it's a tie between the beach and the chicken."
Cas was our server and was great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish and Chips, Fish Basket, Grouper, Chicken Tenders

Dinner for two i must say was an experience. Bland crab legs for the wife and blackened square Mahi for me. The slaw was the highlight. For 100 bucks I will pass on future adventures at this location. BP is not what it was in Destin and we miss the old times.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

High! The hostess didn't seem to care if we ate there or not.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

We had a taste for this restaurant (the one in Destin recommended by friends). But we will not know. We sat outside (October 15 around 4:20 p.m.) after 15 minutes without any waitress coming to see us. On the way out, she was texting on her phone. A good waitress is in a good mood and that makes the customers spend ... but this waitress (a large African-American lady) must be making her boss lose a fortune. My advice, fire her !!!

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Food was great. The atmosphere was fabulous. Service was a little dry.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

We ate here for lunch on fall break. We Had eaten at all the other restaurants in the Pier Park area, and this one was by far the best ours ever Cas was amazing and very fun! Don’t miss this place. Definitely miles better than Margaritaville.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Captain's Platter

Cas was our waitress and she was so kind and attentive. Excellent service and delicious food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5