Sliders were a bit dry and took a couple follow ups to get service. The potatoe salade was greatAmbiance is great and outside has a large tv with sports games if you like that and love music outside ok weekend too if you like that instead
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Lisa Mccartney
Great place to visit while in Destin, we loved it so much we went twice. Spent a lot of money. Have wonderful seafood here. Service was prompt, we sat at a table for a couple hours, having drinks, before we finally ate. No one bothered us or asked us to move along.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Firecracker Shrimp, Fries, Seafood, Sandwich, Smoked Tuna, Tuna, Fish Tacos, AJ's Fish Tacos
Nique
My food was good, but my teo friends didn't like theirs. I had a good chicken sandwich, they had oysters. They said their oysters were too salty. The waitress was told & instead of offering to exchanging it, nothing was done. The vibes were nice as it was overlooking a lake with boats.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
John Bearden
I’ve been a long time loyal customer of AJ’s since I can remember. This time.. was my last. The fried oysters were unbeatable. The shrimp were small and overcooked. The picture is an oyster.. yeah really..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Chris C
This is an iconic stop for Destin beachgoers. Indoor seating and outdoor walk up bars, great staff and normally quick service. Sunday church services if that’s your thing and a place to wait while you plan your next fishing adventure. Also, converts into a Florida top 100 night club at night with an awesome vibe and scene on the gorgeous Gulf of Mexico. A must stop!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vicky Gendreau
Major tourist trap and dishonest server. The food is wayyy too average (and I am being too polite here) for the price, it’s obviously loud af (like almost everywhere else here) and our server was the cherry on top: he made a mistake in our order (or else no one knows what rockafeller oysters are in this place), acknowledged that those ‘were definitely not rockafeller oysters’ and suggested a discount and when the check came the speach was different ? poor guy, poor place. Nope! Never again!
Dedo McIntyre
Cool place! Good food, service and drinks! Live music too on the Destin harbor docks!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
nick fordham
Great place, but the lobster roll is not a real lobster roll. More like lobster salad on bread
Sunday brunch along Cinco Bsyou with great friends. Really enjoyed the shrimp and grits.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood
KEEKS CLAIR
The ambience was nice, there is a top floor (limited menu) & a bottom floor (full menu) on the outside there is live music. They have something to eat for everyone (even sushi!) the servers are friendly and efficient, and most importantly the food was great! A lot of these places are a hit or miss but this place was definitely a hit! Everything I ordered was delicious!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Mary Reavis
Unfriendly server
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
RC III
Can’t imagine how this place gets such good reviews. Oysters were mediocre at best and one looked like it was left over from some other pieces and thrown on a shell. Fried shrimp were average and the gumbo, not so good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
K Carroll
Everything about our experience was horrible excluding the service. We came to the dolphin cruise with our 3 year old granddaughter. We wanted to grab an appetizer and a cocktail before while waiting the hour required to there before boarding the cruise. We sat outside on tables that have attached seats that resemble a motorcycle seat. Very uncomfortable and when given a high chair for our toddler realized that it didn’t sit high enough for her to eat at the table with us. We finally figured out that we could make the seat her table. See pics. We ordered mozzarella balls / sticks. They were good but not very many. The marina sauce was ice cold. We asked for warm sauce and by the time we got it, we had already eaten the mozzarella sticks. Our server was nice but seemed to be dealing with the entire outside area by herself. My husband ordered a bushwhacker. The cream was curttled so it was obviously old or had gotten out of temp. I ordered a pina coloda. It was pretty good. No complaints there. Over all we felt as our $43 was a complete waste. Disappointed to say the least. My husband then got our granddaughter an ice cream bc the stand is right in front of her face. They give you a tiny cup and over fill it with ice cream. It’s not possible to eat it without making a Complete mess. It put us in a bad mood having to deal with All this before trying to enjoy time on the dolphin cruise that ended up being a party type atmosphere instead of a family friendly adventure. I’m not really a complainer or a review writer but this was so over the top disappointing that i felt i should in hopes it will keep other from going through the same thing.
Sliders were a bit dry and took a couple follow ups to get service. The potatoe salade was greatAmbiance is great and outside has a large tv with sports games if you like that and love music outside ok weekend too if you like that instead
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Great place to visit while in Destin, we loved it so much we went twice. Spent a lot of money. Have wonderful seafood here. Service was prompt, we sat at a table for a couple hours, having drinks, before we finally ate. No one bothered us or asked us to move along.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Firecracker Shrimp, Fries, Seafood, Sandwich, Smoked Tuna, Tuna, Fish Tacos, AJ's Fish Tacos
My food was good, but my teo friends didn't like theirs. I had a good chicken sandwich, they had oysters. They said their oysters were too salty. The waitress was told & instead of offering to exchanging it, nothing was done. The vibes were nice as it was overlooking a lake with boats.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
I’ve been a long time loyal customer of AJ’s since I can remember. This time.. was my last. The fried oysters were unbeatable. The shrimp were small and overcooked. The picture is an oyster.. yeah really..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
This is an iconic stop for Destin beachgoers. Indoor seating and outdoor walk up bars, great staff and normally quick service. Sunday church services if that’s your thing and a place to wait while you plan your next fishing adventure. Also, converts into a Florida top 100 night club at night with an awesome vibe and scene on the gorgeous Gulf of Mexico. A must stop!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Major tourist trap and dishonest server. The food is wayyy too average (and I am being too polite here) for the price, it’s obviously loud af (like almost everywhere else here) and our server was the cherry on top: he made a mistake in our order (or else no one knows what rockafeller oysters are in this place), acknowledged that those ‘were definitely not rockafeller oysters’ and suggested a discount and when the check came the speach was different ? poor guy, poor place. Nope! Never again!
Cool place! Good food, service and drinks! Live music too on the Destin harbor docks!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great place, but the lobster roll is not a real lobster roll. More like lobster salad on bread
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Super atmosphere and great bands even on a
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everyone and everything was wonderful
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Sunday brunch along Cinco Bsyou with great friends. Really enjoyed the shrimp and grits.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood
The ambience was nice, there is a top floor (limited menu) & a bottom floor (full menu) on the outside there is live music. They have something to eat for everyone (even sushi!) the servers are friendly and efficient, and most importantly the food was great! A lot of these places are a hit or miss but this place was definitely a hit! Everything I ordered was delicious!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Unfriendly server
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Can’t imagine how this place gets such good reviews. Oysters were mediocre at best and one looked like it was left over from some other pieces and thrown on a shell. Fried shrimp were average and the gumbo, not so good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Everything about our experience was horrible excluding the service. We came to the dolphin cruise with our 3 year old granddaughter. We wanted to grab an appetizer and a cocktail before while waiting the hour required to there before boarding the cruise. We sat outside on tables that have attached seats that resemble a motorcycle seat. Very uncomfortable and when given a high chair for our toddler realized that it didn’t sit high enough for her to eat at the table with us. We finally figured out that we could make the seat her table. See pics. We ordered mozzarella balls / sticks. They were good but not very many. The marina sauce was ice cold. We asked for warm sauce and by the time we got it, we had already eaten the mozzarella sticks. Our server was nice but seemed to be dealing with the entire outside area by herself. My husband ordered a bushwhacker. The cream was curttled so it was obviously old or had gotten out of temp. I ordered a pina coloda. It was pretty good. No complaints there. Over all we felt as our $43 was a complete waste. Disappointed to say the least. My husband then got our granddaughter an ice cream bc the stand is right in front of her face. They give you a tiny cup and over fill it with ice cream. It’s not possible to eat it without making a Complete mess. It put us in a bad mood having to deal with All this before trying to enjoy time on the dolphin cruise that ended up being a party type atmosphere instead of a family friendly adventure. I’m not really a complainer or a review writer but this was so over the top disappointing that i felt i should in hopes it will keep other from going through the same thing.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4