Bang for your buck: 8/10 Quality: 7/10 Service: 9/10 Ambiance/Location: 10/10 Overall: 8/10 read more

House salad (side) 10/10 Great portion. Lettuce was 9/10 fresh, just 1-2 pieces were starting to brown. Got honey mustard on it, also yummy. Stuffed shrimp Parmesan 9/10 This was really good! Shrimp was butterflied, then cooked perfectly. Atop the shrimp was a lump crap mixture, almost like the filling for a crab cake, but not quite. The sauce was good, I do wish there was a small bit more though. Also the onions were not sautéed fully so they were slightly hard and still had that bitter raw onion taste to them. Boiled shrimp 7/10 Not bad, they would be a lot better if they served them hot, not chilled. They're also pre-peeled so all the seasoning and flavor that you would usually get from the shell just wasn't there. Bacon wrapped scallops 7/10 They were a little bit small. The scallops did not really taste fresh, they tasted frozen. The sauce was really good. Kind of a mustard-y and sweet. Something you wouldn't really think to put on a scallop but it worked. read more

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Captain Dave's is one of Destin's finest. We love sitting with a beach view and having some of the best food in Destin. We have been coming here for decades and the service and food have been amazing. read more

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We stopped into Capt Dave's on the Gulf while we were in Destin and had such a great experience, even just spending time at the bar. We didn't end up ordering food this visit, but everything else about our time there really stood out in the best way. The service was amazing from the start. We had a larger group, and the staff was incredibly accommodating, helping us move and merge tables together in the bar area so we could all sit comfortably. It made the whole experience feel easy and enjoyable instead of stressful trying to coordinate seating. The ambiance was definitely a highlight. We were there right around sunset and were able to step out onto the patio to watch it, which was absolutely beautiful. Between the view, the relaxed atmosphere, and how friendly and welcoming the staff was, it felt like such a perfect spot to unwind. We would definitely come back again and would love to try the food next time. read more

Capt Dave's On the Gulf - sunset on patio - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

Food is great! They know how to do seafood! Our waiter was very helpful and suggested a few of his favorites. Crab claws were delicious! We were seated right by the beach. A great way to end our last night at the beach!! read more

Capt Dave's On the Gulf - Crab claws - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

Very typical tourist restaurant with great beach views. Service was great and very attentive. Food was good but certainly pricey. As a tip, any dish that comes with a cream sauce ask first it on the side. read more

Capt Dave's On the Gulf - Remaining black and red room, fried shrimp, wild rice, hush puppies, twice baked potato, and it was delicious - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

Food and service are always worth the wait. Ambiance is nice with a great view from really any table in the house. Food is very good and great prices. Highly recommend. read more

Everything was great! Server was very friendly and attentive. Food was also outstanding!

Very disappointing. Ordered surf & turf. Filet came raw. Veggies were limp & tasteless.

The food is nasty Dennys quality and WAY WAY WAY overpriced. Seafood Gumbo was disgusting with no crab, tiny bay shrimp and an off-putting aroma. The calamari was under cooked, raw and rubbery. Served with marinara instead of cocktail sauce. Serve was nice but not having fresh fish or crab on the coast should be illegal. read more

Capt Dave's On the Gulf - Seafood Gumbo - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

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The food here was amazing. I tried the stuffed shrimp with crab meat and Parmesan. I tried others food as well from the group I came with and their food did not disappoint either. If I could go back again I would today. The issue is that I'm 8 hours away but debating on that drive still. . The service was amazing! The waiter and/or Staff catered to our every need and even offered to take a group picture of our party of 11. They even turned the fan off for us when we felt it a bit breezy. The ambiance was calming. Art if you must. We were able to have a nice view of the ocean as we sat on top of the beach. We went late so we could see the sunset . read more

Capt Dave's On the Gulf - View inside - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

Hushpuppies: no flavor at all Shrimp cocktail: no flavor Twice baked potato: mediocre Snapper dish: mushy and just avg Stuffed shrimp: just not good at all. read more

Oh my god it was so good. I got the crab legs and even when I took them home I couldn't stop eating them lol. The hush puppies are soooo delicious. Literally the perfect hush puppies (I love the ones without full corn pieces). Drinks are good, bartender was awesome. views of the water priceless. Leftovers 10/10. Dinner 10/10. thank you Fernando! The blackened mahi mahi was soooo good too definitely recommend that. read more

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This place was marginal 6/10 at best - crab cake was bad, my grouper and our daughter's fish were very dry - didn't even finish. Service was also mediocre - ambiance was ok - will never go back - not even close to the food at Harbor Docks. read more

My family and I had a wonderful dinner at Capt. Dave's. The atmosphere is perfect after a long day at the beach. We enjoyed some outstanding fried Gulf shrimp. Our server Mark was top tier. He was polite and warm. We never ran out of beverages and he was there if anyone needed anything. He was 5 star. The wait was 25-30 minutes so about average of what you would expect for your food on a busy evening. The prices on seafood are up this year, but even so My wife, 3 kids, and m myself ate for under a hundred $. I'll be back to Capt. Dave's. read more

We're back again!! Got the large gulf shrimp and twice baked potato!! As good as ever and generous portions!! Our waitress was very attentive and did a great job!! I think we'll be back before we leave!! read more

All PROS no CONS Look at the pics. Everything was fresh, hot and delicious ! Even the twice baked potato was AMAZING! I was literally eating the skin of the potato ! The stuffing in the stuffed shrimp was diabolical, lol. The shrimp just melted in my mouth. The Snapper Jane was magical. The chef that prepared this dish deserves an award. read more

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Ricardo hands down the best waiter he was always a step ahead he made our first night so memorable for our first vacation in Destin and the food ahhhhhhmazzzzzzinggggg read more

Capt Dave's On the Gulf - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

We go here every time we come to Destin! Amazing food every time we go! Very spacious and the view is beautiful! The staff is always helpful! Highly recommend! read more

3 stars for me. Greeting from hostess could be better and just overall vibe when you walk in could be friendlier.The view is beautiful and that was part of why we chose this restaurant. This was the first restaurant we ate at in Destin so I'm not sure how prices compare but think they could improve ambiance for prices. I did really enjoy the twice baked potato and think it's worth upgrading. The Parmesan Mahi Mahi was good but rich and it was a large portion. My girls loved the kids shrimp. My husband enjoyed his meal as well. They were busy overall and still think it's a good place for a meal, I am just picky on ambiance. read more

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We returned this May after eating here for the first time last year. Great view of the gulf and a lively atmosphere, but having a conversation was no problem. Our waiter was friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. They make a fine Old Fashioned and my wife enjoyed the house Pinot Grigio. We both had the gumbo - deep and warm with lots of different flavors to savor. We had two different versions of snapper: the grilled was simple and delicious; the Snapper Jane had delicious additions of a cream sauce with crabmeat and shrimp. No room for dessert, maybe next time. We also came for cocktails off the beach one day. Very easy to walk into the bar from the side entrance in our beachwear and get drinks to take outside to sit in the sun! read more

Bake oysters were out of this world!! Perfect sauce for dipping and they give you the bread to sop it up!!!

My wife and I had the stuffed shrimp Parmesan and hot darn shrimp (with ranch) and they both were amazing! We also had a great server (Danny) that gave great recommendations! We will definitely be back next year when we are in town! read more

Capt Dave's On the Gulf - Stuff shrimp Parmesan & Hot Darn shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

Wow. Absolutely incredible. We can start with the service. Our server was quick and eager. Definitely made it a great experience. Now the food was incredible! Oh man. I am a FAN of hush puppies and those were incredible. We got some fish dish I sadly can't remember the name and that fish just melted in your mouth like butter. Honestly. All of the dishes looked great! I doubt you'd go wrong with any of it! They were able to seat our party of 10 pretty quick! read more

Last night some of my friends took me to Captain Daves for dinner. They described it as one of the last great Destin seafood restaurants. We were lucky enough to be seated near windows to view the beautiful sunset and emerald green waters of the Gulf Of America. The ambiance was perfect.The menu was full of delicious seafood choices, but I settled on a parmesan mahi-mahi dish. Let me tell you, this was one of the finest mouth-watering dishes I have ever eaten in Destin. Ozempic could not stop me from eating every delicious piece. The gumbo was as good as it gets! One thing is for certain, I will never drive by this restaurant ever again without stopping, and well worth busting my Ozempic diet! I give the service, ambiance, and food five stars and another 10 stars for chef for providing a excellent menu and meal! read more

Capt Dave's On the Gulf - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

Food was excellent, fresh and the service and atmosphere were incredible. Seated right beside the huge glass windows with the gorgeous ocean views and all of their gorgeous fish tanks! Start with the Parmesan baked shrimp, move on to the salad and crab cakes, and then I ended with the 1 1/2 lb. Of crab legs with a baked potato and that was just my meal! if you leave her hungry, something has gone terribly wrong! Service was excellent on both visits!! Thank you Dave's and see you again next year! Hope you don't change a thing! read more

The twice baked potatoes are amazing. I would not recommend ordering a drink here, I had a strawberry daiquiri and there was no alcohol in it, I also sampled my husband and sons virgin drinks and they tasted the same. So I spent $14 on a smoothie. The mahi mahi was dry looking, our son didn't eat it. The salads were nice, as was the coleslaw. The star was the dessert of chocolate cake/mousse. The Cajun redfish was okay, I didn't like the peppers that were raw in it. Hush puppies were great, the bacon wrapped scallops were a table favorite. We also had crank and boom shrimp which were good. read more

Good food, reasonably priced, and beautiful view. Look forward to our next visit. Fun to see dolphins showing off too!

We came here in the evening and there was no wait and had a nice view of the water. The windows are tinted though so it looks dark. Food was good. Waiter was friendly and quick. My son absolutely loved his blackened shrimp. Talked about them the whole trip. Average prices for seafood on the water. read more

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Everything was great highly recommend all the food was great and the service was excellent.

Little pricey. Come on now you can do better than ripping off all the tourist.. If you can get over the prices the food is great, staff is very attentive and the view is to live for. Great job keep up the good work! read more

Right on the gulf- a very nice, but not extravagant, seafood place. Friendly service and fresh seafood make it worthwhile.

We had an amazing experience here tonight. Our meals were delicious and hot. Our waitress was phenomenal. Highly recommended!

Delicious meal with amazing views of the ocean. We waited about 20ish minutes for a table of 4; not bad plus young kids were occupied with the big fish tank! Staff was super friendly especially Robin our server who's been there for 40 years! Hushpuppies were delicious. I had the coconut shrimp which was a little too sweet for my liking but the crab cake was out of this world. I was able to order just 1 vs the full entree. Our expectations for the burger that were low and we were pleasantly surprised that it was super juicy and flavorful and was even cooked at medium rare like we asked :) read more

Capt Dave's is the real deal in Miramar Beach. We ate there last night. The service was excellent and Deidra was great. It was nice going to a place where a salad or Cole slaw comes with the meal along with one side. The food was very tasty. We had the snapper Jane which was really good it was topped with crab meat and shrimp. Also had the stuffed shrimp Parmesan never had a combo like it my wife thought it was the best. So far on this trip this was our best overall experience. Highly recommend. read more

Good food, not great. Great service and the drinks were really awesome. Fish was a bit over cooked and expensive for the quality. Very little wait for a Friday night in the summer. read more

I was truly shocked by how rude and unprofessional the bartender, Steve, was during my visit. I came in while on vacation, ordered a glass of wine and an appetizer. The appetizer came from the kitchen -- all he had to do was pour the wine and hand me the plate. I paid my bill and left a tip I felt was appropriate for the level of service. I then went to the restroom, only to come out and find Steve waiting for me, confronting me in front of others and interrupting a business call I was on -- to tell me that I didn't leave a big enough tip. I was absolutely appalled. The audacity and lack of professionalism from someone in the hospitality industry, especially someone who should understand customer respect, was unbelievable. I am not some young kid -- I am a mature adult who treats servers with kindness and respect, but I will not be bullied into tipping beyond what is deserved. For Steve to confront me about my tip -- especially while I was on a call -- was beyond rude. Regardless of his age or experience (and frankly, I'd expect better from someone his age), this behavior was completely unacceptable. I hope management takes note, and I hope this review serves as a warning to others: no guest should ever be made to feel uncomfortable or pressured for leaving what they feel is a fair tip. read more

We had the blackened snapper with coleslaw, fries and hush puppies. Bonus they make their own Ranch Dressing. I'm a bit of a dressing snob and only get it if they make it in house. The snapper was delicious. Hush puppies, fries and coleslaw were solid. Great ocean view. It's right on the beach! read more

Capt Dave's On the Gulf - Ocean view - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

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First of all, the views of the water are spectacular. You are right on the ocean. I had the flounder and crab, and the flounder was melt in your mouth delicious. The rest of the folks with me had various shrimp dishes that they all raved about. The service was outstanding. You never have to worry about needing anything or a drink refill. read more

We went here hoping for a little nicer dinner. The staff were very friendly and our waiter was good. We had a few drinks while we waited for a table. No one was impressed by any of the drinks. The margarita was the worst. Tasted like tequila and sea water. The rest were just ok. Beer is a safe bet. Food: nothing special. Most of our table ordered steaks and they came cooked as ordered. Two of us got the stuffed fish dishes which were underwhelming, stuffing tasted like a frozen product. Was hoping for a little higher quality for the price but wouldn't take it off the table for an okay dinner. read more