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    Dee's Restaurant

    4.5 (41 reviews)
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    Today's Special

    One of my favorite places to enjoy fresh fish and vegetables. Dee's has continued to provide quality food in Vernon, FL for years and years at very reasonable prices. Today the special is fried chicken, green beans and mashed potatoes and hush puppies - I substituted fried okra for the mashed potatoes. Today's special is $8.99 Food is wonderful as always!

    Current lunch menu 730-2pm 05/15/2020
    Tawanda L.

    Always call before you come they take most holidays off including a long stretch during spring break, and they take one of the weekdays off. For the money you cannot beat this place. We always stop here on the way to Panama City and get the seafood platter which is half what you will pay for a seafood platter at one of the well known Seafood Restaurants in Panama City. It's a hole in the wall that looks like a dump. But the food is fresh, hot, consistently delicious. We've come here dozens of times.The staff is down home nice. The service is consistently swift. You will come here every time you down this way.

    Seafood sampler - grilled fish and scallops, fried shrimp and crab bites.  Definitely shareable!!

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    It's just good country eating fried Chicken Fried fish, fried okra. All the bad stuff for you but delicious.

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    7 months ago

    Great food..great wonderful kind persons that work there..good looking cooks..great atmosphere..

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    Absolutely delicious. The crab bites were fantastic. Service was great and prices were reasonable.

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    Good food reasonably priced. Large serving sizes. Friendly staff. Good location in a small town.

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    Good was excellent and service was outstanding. If your in the area worth going. Wish I lived closer. I'd be a regular.

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    9 years ago

    In town for a football game, came across Dee's and I'm glad we did!! Real good food, great prices. Will definitely come back!!!!!

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    Mullet special was good for lunch. Perfectly cooked.

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    Today the special is fried chicken, green beans and mashed potatoes and hush puppies - I substituted fried okra for the mashed potatoes.

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    I am not very impressed to say the least. I always thought small town food was supposed to be…read morebetter than chain restaurants. They can and a lot are but this place is not one of them. On 2/12/2020 i placed a to go order on my way through town and told 10 minutes. Pulled in 4 minutes later and to my surprise, my food was ready to go. I ordered a bacon cheeseburger and fries. The lady told me the total would bec$10.70. In my opinion, this is just a bit pricey for the area but none the less, i was ok paying that price. Upon arrival, i was shocked to find the place looked like a remodeled shed with an enclosed porch wrapped on it. My first impression was not good to say the least but i placed the order so i was following through. Once inside, my theory was correct. It is a shed. Either way, i walked to the counter and the lady knew exactly who i was (not hard to figure out when I'm the only customer). She told me $10.70 again and although she just said the amount, she charged me $11.00. The money difference wasn't a big concern but I'm wondering why she charged different than she said. Maybe to cover the credit card fee? Maybe she just can't count, the world will never know. After leaving and getting back on the road, i popped the lid on the food and noticed a few things. There weren't many fries, bun was cold and no moisture in the tray which can mean 1 of 2 things. 1, it was so dry and nasty that it had no moisture or it's cold. I grabbed a fry and it was warm so that's not it. Second option i guess. I grabbed the burger and the bun was ice cold almost as if they pulled it from the fridge. Not a good sign so i lifted the top bun to find 2 tiny pieces of bacon (even McDonalds puts more bacon on their sandwiches) and a cold patty. Now I'm starting to worry about what i got myself into. I grabbed the burger and took a bite, RAW meat inside and a taste that was pure ground pepper and nasty. I immediately said to myself, NOPE! I should have known from the looks of the place but i am a firm believer, you can't judge a book by its cover. After this, i called the place to let them know and the lady on the phone was quick to fix it but i couldn't do it that day. Since then, i have tried on 2 occasions to get this order fixed but they have been closed both times. I'm calling this a complete loss now but i know now i won't be back nor will i recommend this place to anyone.

    The biggest burger I have every received, outstanding burger grilled just like you ask. Potatoe…read moresalad is amazing. Must give it a try.

    Gallion's Restaurant - Carrot Cake

    Gallion's Restaurant

    (246 reviews)

    Absolutely phenomenal experience! Maggie is out-of-this-world and truly made our experience extra…read morespecial. We agreed it wouldn't have been the same without her! She feels like a familiar old friend to us. The restaurant is beautiful and cozy. We loved sitting in the bar area. We ordered: -Bread Candle, 10/10 super yummy and well seasoned. -Ceviche, 20/10 Fresh and delicious -Fried Deviled Eggs, 9/10. Creative and tasty -Red Snapper entree, 10/10 best ever! The crust is to die for. Maggie made an amazing suggestion to sub truffle potatoes instead of fingerling which totally made the meal -Rock Shrimp Pasta - 10/10 for me. This was outstanding, eat it fast as the sauce can separate but amazing flavor -Carrot Cake - 8/10. CC isn't my fave but even I can appreciate its deliciousness A must experience when in Rosemary, and request Maggie if you can!

    So good. Few things- you can book via Open Table for reservations but they require a credit card…read more Second, it's 18+ after 2:30 pm. We lucked out that they let us come with our two adult sons and one slightly younger since he was with his parents. Appetizers: ceviches, blackened crab legs, and butter candle. All were fantastic. Great flavor. Mains: I had the red snapper and took the server's recommendation to swap the fingerling potatoes for the truffled mashed potatoes. (Lighting in the picture isn't great, but it was divine.) My husband & one son had the filet, another had the pasta, and the last one had the pork chop. All were really good. Dessert: we sampled the chocolate torte, crème brûlée, and the key lime pie. All were good, but not standouts on their own.

    The American - The pimento cheese was my favorite!

    The American

    (158 reviews)

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    Love this place. Great service. Great food. We love visiting Bainbridge and shopping afterread more

    As someone who has been reviewing for Yelp for a long time, this has to be the absolute worst…read moredining experience I've ever had. I mean that very seriously. On Saturday, 2/28, I came into the restaurant at 6:15pm with a group of 6. Looking around the restaurant, there were only 3 tables taken. The Hostess wanted to put us a table, but it wouldn't fit us all. We asked her where to sit and she told us to decide on seating. We had to suggest to put a table together and started to move it ourselves, then she helped. Just odd because we had no idea if they had a table to seat us. While waiting for the server, the table in front of us asked for to-go boxes and was told they only have the bottoms, no lids. She brought plastic wrap to cover their leftovers. They were not happy and left without a lot of their leftovers. Our service came out and was very sweet. She honestly was the nicest person at that restaurant and she deserves to go somewhere that she can make better money. She told us they only had beer and wine, but only a few on the wine list. Sometimes if it was asked for, they said they didn't have it. I stuck to a Coke. We ordered as follows: Me: Loaded Baked Potato (yes that's it.) Person 2: wedge salad Person 3: cornbread skillet Person 4 and 5 had burgers. One had cheddar cheese with everything on it. The other had everything BUT pickles. We waited about an hour for our food. Person 5's burger came out and the fries were cold. I'm not meaning lukewarm, I mean COLD. Like out a fridge. They hadn't even been cooked all the way. Person 4's burger came out without cheese. Both of those were sent back to get that fixed. Person 4's burger came back with a piece of half melted (what looked like) American cheese on the bottom of the burger and the burger was BURNT. I mean, hockey puck burnt. When the fries were sent back, we could hear the cook SCREAMING AND THROWING THINGS, yelling that we "weren't right" and he "had just took those up". The server even felt them and agreed with us. My baked potato came out hard. I couldn't really even eat it. It was hard, bland and it was covered in sour cream, even the outside. A runner came over to bring some salt and pepper and I asked her if she wouldn't mind letting us talk to a manager. Everyone there said I was polite in asking, as we just wanted to tell her what was going on, not trying to get anything free. When I asked, she threw her hands up in the air, slapped her hips, rolled her eyes and stomped away. The people around us even looked at her. They also could hear the cook yelling. We did see another couple send their food back as well while we were waiting. The manager comes over and when we tell her everything, she tells us she agrees and that she's working on getting better help, as we could see what she was working with there. We just asked her for the check and asked to go. We hear the manager try to talk to the team and the cook begins to scream and talk down to her. Then, he came out and stared at our table. If looks could kill, we would all be dead. The thing is- burgers there are $18. We didn't get anything hard to make but only the salad and the cornbread were fit to eat. They did comp our meal, but we continued to ask them to let us pay. Instead, we ended up giving the money to the server. She can only do what she can and she was so sweet. I do have multiple people who will attest to everything that happened. That was the whole experience. We walked outside and immediately went to get something else to eat. We came to the American because this was our first time in town and we had heard great things about it! Of course, we had seen it on TV as well, so we were very excited. The next night, another couple we knew went there and had the same experience. She was the only table in there and they still took over an hour and her food was terrible. This is absolutely so disappointing. The American used to be THE destination down here but now, it's the one everyone is telling people NOT to go to. We talked to our hotel host and they said they wished we would have asked because they would have told us to stay away. It's a shame. I really hope they can get some new people in there who care about food and making it good! I'd love to come back if they're able to improve and change my review. I do have 5 other people who are willing to attest to this, so as much as I wish it was an exaggeration, it's not.

    Runaway Island - Beautiful sunsets to end a great day on Panama City Beach.

    Runaway Island

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    After a long day, we were looking for something that was going to be delicious and not fried. I was…read morelooking on Yelp and I decided to try this place. Boy, they didn't disappoint and were on it in all phases tonight. As soon as we walked in, we were greeted by a cheerful staff. They asked where we wanted to sit and then one of the hostesses took us to our seats. From there Bri took over!!! She was very polite and knowledgeable of the menu. She told us about the specials and also items she recommended. We had the calamari to start. It was light, crispy and paired great with the two dipping sauces that accompanied it. Then we had the dinner special which was the blackened redfish in a delicious tomato sauce and the Parmesan flounder. We also had the mashed potatoes, red beans and rice and hushpuppies. Everything was delicious! The fish was cooked to perfection and the sauces on both dishes were amazing. The red beans and rice were way better than anything in New Orleans. It was flavorful and had plenty of sausage to put everything together. The mashed potatoes were very good also. If I had to say something needed a little help, I would say add just a little butter to those potatoes and they will be even better. We had dessert to go and I had the dream pie. I can't say enough about this pie. Bri told me I would love it and she was correct. It is definitely a must on my next visit. It was savory and creamy at the same time. If you're in the area, please put this restaurant on your list. You won't be disappointed. Ask for Bri!! She is amazing and also the young ladies at the front were the best group of hostesses that I've seen in a long time. Oh, the live music and as also great.

    The food was decent, but nowhere near worth the price--especially considering the upscale vibe the…read morerestaurant tries to present. For a place that leans heavily on atmosphere, the quality just didn't match the expectation. Service was okay, but again, not at the level you'd expect given the setting. The biggest disappointment was the experience itself: we came for my little cousin's birthday and even called ahead to confirm they would sing for him. We were told yes--but when we arrived, they suddenly said they don't do that at all. That kind of miscommunication really took away from what should have been a special moment. Overall, it felt like style over substance, and the experience didn't live up to what was promised.

    Dee's Restaurant - newamerican - Updated May 2026

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