Oh, how I wanted to give them 5 stars! The best fast food for burritos, tacos, and so much more! I may be a little biased, as I grew up in California and always chose this chain over others. I plan trips to Orlando around eating at these locations. When I found out Del Taco was in Santa Rosa Beach, I had to visit it.  The chain overall gets 5 stars, but this new restaurant doesn't get 5 stars as it's not up to par with other locations. I'm hoping it's because they are new and there are staffing shortages. The food wasn't as fresh, and the tortillas were a little overdone. They didn't put enough cheese on them, as it normally is, but I ordered extra just because I love their fresh shredded cheese. Del Taco is stuffed way more than other places' simple, crunchy tacos and delicious burritos. Authentic toppings in a fast food setting The meat is tastier than at other chains. If you have one near you, stop! You'll love it! Please allow me to update on my next visit and award this location the 5 stars that the chain deserves. read more

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Closed down in Santa Rosa Beach! When it was open, the food wasn't too bad. Decent for a work lunch but the staff had a hard time getting orders out and correct! read more

*Out of town Visitor* We visited the drive thru, on a late night visit and grabbed a few items for everyone. Their food was of lower quality than what I am accustomed to in Atlanta. Additionally, they had forgotten two of the items that we had paid for. By the time we made it back to our place, which was a good drive and discovering the missing items, we didn't even bother calling the store and advising a shift manager of the missing items - too exhausted from the day's activities at that point. read more

I give it a 2 star for the good service only. Haven't eaten Del Taco in over 30 years since college. The food was not good. The beef in the taco was mushy & weird tasting. The chicken quesadilla had barely any chicken & what it had wasn't good. The mild sauce is too sweet. I never thought I would say this, but Taco Bell tastes much better. read more

Horrible..! So disappointed. when Del taco first came to our town last year, we were so excited and the food started off very good. Each and every time we've been since, it is steadily gone downhill. It's not clean, we had to grab a handle of napkins and some water just to wipe our table down before we could sit (this was that 11:30 AM). The sauces and utensils are empty, they don't put the iced tea out use to. they can't even wrap a burrito, and the staff just acts like they don't care. Just Sloppy and apathetic... We're out! Scott E 850-533-6300 read more

This is seriously the worst fast food taco place I've ever been to. Their whole thing is that they are better than Taco Bell but they definitely failed to prove that. Their whole thing service was alright, we only went through the drive through so I don't know how it is inside. read more

I have been eating at Del Taco since I was a toddler having spent my formative years in the west..... and there is something so comforting to eating a dbl del with cheese and a couple of tacos... So when I found out one had opened an hour away I knew I was making the drive. Well..... it was a very hard reality. After a 57 minute drive....I found out they didn't have more fish tacos.... And then after ordering I spent 26 minutes waiting for my food. Yes that's right 26 minutes. But fine, I was ready for my food. And we were the only car in the drive thru...there were no cars in front of us.... So we were not waiting on anyone.... And then..... no fries in the burritos, the bun on my double dell was HARD! And 2 of 4 tacos were broken up.... And had 2 tiny tomatoes on each.... Definitely an anti climatic experience. I am sad right now... why did it have to be this way. I spoke to the guy at the place across the street and he said that he doesn't go there anymore. He is from CA and sad he has gone 6+ times and it hasn't been any better each time... so now he just doesn't go so it doesn't jade his memory of the Del. This is very disheartening. @Del Taco can you help sort this out? read more

So I have been eating Del Taco for many years since it was Naugles in California in the 70's. I was so excited when I saw the sign for Del Taco coming near me in Sandestin, Florida. I went there when it first opened and I was sadly disappointed. The beans tasted like water, but I thought they just opened so I thought I would wait a while before trying the food again. In the mean time a Del Taco opened in Defunick Springs, Florida, also close to my house. I went there and was so excited. The food tasted just how I remembered. The staff was amazing and the place was very clean. I have been back many times and have never been disappointed. So today I was driving past the Del Taco in Sandestin so I thought I would give it another try. Oh my gosh, the restaurant was dirty, the bathroom was discussing, The soap dispenser in the bathroom was off the wall and the toilet paper and paper towel were just in rolls not in the proper places. The staff was not friendly at all. They were actually upset that I chose not to use the kiosk and asked one of them to take my order. So I got my food and was just as bland as it was on my first trip to the restaurant. I could not even finish my burrito because it had absolutely no flavor at all. I handed my 1/2 eaten burrito and a second burrito that I did not even eat, to one of the staff and just walked out. read more

Great service food was just as good as California locations. I got the 2 burrito combo

Short on staff and not able to take orders from customers at their counter. Liked this chain back in the Midwest but this one is not ready for customers yet. read more

Complete garbage. I love Del taco. This is not one to go to. The employees are rude, slow at making food "I sat there for 20 minutes waiting for my food in the drive-thru", food was cold, wasn't given napkins. Worst service, and experience I've ever had at a Del taco in my life. I will never come back. Del taco needs to get rid of their employees and hire new staff.. not one word was spoken to me by an employee once I pulled up to the window. They act like we were an inconvenience ordering food just by sitting there in our car.. Absolutely freaking awful. Taco Bell is garbage but it's so much better than Del taco in Santa Rosa Beach. read more

We happened to be in town last week during Del Taco's grand opening. I'm a Southern California native, so I have grown up with Del Taco my whole life. I always preferred it over Taco Bell. I don't live in SoCal anymore, but whenever I go home to visit, I always like to get it again. We don't have any locations in New Orleans, so I was completely surprised to see the new location while driving on US-98. It wasn't open it yet, but was scheduled to be open in the next few days. We came for lunch on the grand opening. Everything was just as good as I remember. My favorites are the fish tacos and the Del Tacos. We talked to the manager and he was very friendly. I asked why there was no breakfast menu, as the breakfast menu back in Cali is so good. He said they do not plan to serve breakfast at that location, as the demographics felt it would not go over well. They are missing out! Oh well.. We came back 2 nights later and got dinner to go. I hope the location does well. I look forward to going there again next time I'm in the area! read more

Absolutely delicious! We were the 2nd customers at the grand opening today! Everything was so fresh and hot! read more

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OK, I wasn't expecting much, but this was really good. Remember folks, this is FAST FOOD. It is meant to be tasty not gourmet, and it succeeded. The food was fast, hot, not messy. The staff were all nice and helpful. Manager walking the restaurant asking if we enjoyed the food! When was the last time you've seen that?! I don't eat fast food. This was worth breaking my own rules. OH! Try the cheesecake bites. Oh my gosh they were so good. Think Mexican cannoli read more

as a needed from California, I always enjoyed Del taco. I was excited to see them make their way to Florida. The food was good service was decent. read more

Horrible service they gave me guacamole instead of queso then refused my queso saying they were out. They need to shut this del taco down they don't have any ingredients to qualify for a del taco!! Also the big man at the window was overly large and he threw a fried cheesecake at my face. read more

We hit the drive through, second time here. THE strawberry milkshake is ro die for! Combined with crinkle cut fries! Fantastic!

We went into Del Taco in Santa Rosa Beach , Fl. and had a the best dine in experience. We were immediately greeted by Kimberly she was professional, courteous, and extremely helpful. We came in a month ago and the store was not in the best condition. Today we came in and the store was immaculate, food was hot and tasted delicious. What a HUGE difference. We live an hour away from this location and this was well worth the drive. Thank you Kimberly for exuding happiness to all your customer it sure made the atmosphere happy and lively. We will definitely be back next month for my birthday. read more

Customer service is always very good. Food was delicious. Every dining table was dirty, trash inside and outside overflowing, and no ice for drinks. read more

Slow poor service at best. Dirty tables and floor. Bathroom...filthy! Been there several times now and it's not getting better. Won't be back again. read more

They give you more cheese! they offer green sauce, and the French fries are awesome! I'm so happy we finally got a Del Taco!! read more

I love Del Taco, so when I learned that it made its way to the Panhandle, I was so happy! They are also military-friendly. I went there on the soft open, so awesome, brought me to memory lane growing up in Southern California! I went there pretty much every day for almost a month. Josh the manager was a great example of superior customer service, and would make Del Taco proud! He kept his crew on point, providing great-tasting products and customer service. I would give them 5 Stars! Unfortunately, Josh is no longer there and leadership is failing to lead their crews to Del Taco standards. Nowadays, the food is bland and lacks taste, and the quality and cleanliness have gone down. They also employ an outsourced work registry which is very poor in regards to service and food prep. The majority of the staff is from the registry, with only two true Del Taco employees at any given shift. I gave them four more chances, but all a letdown. Even witness crew members not washing their hands after restroom or changing the trash, reported to management. read more

The worst Del Taco EVER!! If you want to wait 15 minutes with no one else waiting, this place is for you.

My entire order was completely wrong, after waiting in the car line for it. I went back into the restaurant to get my correct order and waited another 7 minutes or so, customer next to me said "good luck, I ordered 25 minutes ago and am still waiting." After waiting again, I received the correct order but the taco shells came right out of a box with no heating so, they were chewy (gross) and the non existent meat wasn't heated. It was like eating refrigerated tacos. Horrible service, horrible management and horrible quality of food. read more

I had a long wait in the drive-through when there was nobody else in the drive-through but me. Instead of being greeted or asked for my order, I was screamed at "you can order now", as though they were getting tired of waiting on me to say something, when I was just waiting to be acknowledged. I pulled around to the window, and the clerk still could not manage to speak to me, or look at me, or show any kind of kindness or humanity. She open the window and thrust her arm out-it felt like she was throwing everything at me instead of handing it to me. I live four minutes away. I got home. The food was cold. I spent $11.44 on a nasty disgusting cold burrito that I threw away. I was hungry so I did eat the cold fries. I will never return. I just don't understand the rudeness, nor do I appreciate it. read more

Can't beat it for the price! Regular tacos are good size and stuffed with cheese and tomatoes! Great value! They have a 2.00 menu! The guac is very good and fresh! read more

Always good and the cheese...nothing else matters when it comes to Del Taco cheese! Thanks for finally expanding out from the west coast. I always tell people who have never tried Del Taco to have anything on the menu with EXTRA cheese! They'll be hooked! read more

this was the worst experience we didn't even get our food. We were waiting for 30 minutes and the cooks were incompetent. The place was dirty and had gross drinks. read more

if there was an option to do no stars, i would not hesitate. i would rather sell my first born than ever dine in this joke of an establishment ever again. the first flimsy box contained stale chips topped with what appeared to be male secretement and human feces disguised as queso and beans. the burrito was god awful and the tortillas for the tacos were also stale. the meat not only looked but tasted like canned dog food. the only good part of the meal, my chocolate shake, was no where to be found. del taco- you will never amount to taco bell and i wish wrath upon whoever created that disgusting place. AND im still fucking hungry. fuck you del taco i hope you and your devilish creator rot in hell. the health department should be sent to your business upon posting this review. read more

Bad customer service...food not good..30 minute wait for food..ordering issues and staff attitudes!

Horrible food and horrible service, they get your order wrong even down to the drinks. You get 1 piece of chicken on your tacos and it taste like sweaty armpits. read more

I went there tonight. Taco was so rancid smelling, that I threw it away. Bean and cheese burrito so bent tasting that it had to be thrown away. Not to mention that 2 people in front of me in drive thru. I waited 15 minutes. The employees are questionable at best. This is a restaurant that just opened a few months ago. The owner should really take a close look at their restaurant. read more

Bad service! forgot food! no refund! bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad! terrible service! took very long and got order wrong and would not give refund read more

We love Del Taco , We tried this out our first day of vacation on 7 day trip , never went back . We typically stay with the cheap items being a family of 6 , so bean burritos tacos and rollers ..... grilled chicken soft tacos were very skimpy , bean burritos were good and they did sell me extra green sauce for $.25 a cup about a 1/4 cup sized ( so that was good ) but crunchy beef tacos tasted burnt couldn't determine if it was beef or the shells ...... they also don't sell fiesta packs ..... the guy we dealt with through drive thru was great .... I just think management is trying to hard to press a penny and not giving the quality of food they should skimping on cheese, skimping on meat and poor quality control ..... if you're like us and are Del Taco fans but don't live near one .... I know you'll still try it .... I hope your experience is better ..... normally I would have ran back 2-3 more times on a week stay to a mediocre Del ..... bummer ! read more

First time, got a few items to try as much as I could since I couldn't decide what to get. Horrible food. The quality was horrific and the food no matter what item it was didn't taste like anything. Probably one of the cheapest quality foods I've ever had. Don't waste time going here. read more

Foods good but the service is terrible took 20 minutes for a taco and one burrito. It's fast food for a reason.

people barley speak english and told us to pull up into an invisible parking lot. he literally didn't give us straws at all and didn't even know what drinks were what. he was very rude and we have been waiting for much too long and there's hardly any cars in the parking lot and none other than us in the drive through. food was pretty fire though lol read more

placed an order at 12:25 pm and finally got our order at 1:07 pm food was cold tacos falling apart I'm guessing its because of the new crew they have there now!!! no one was in a hurry to get the food out hot in a timely manner!!!! u had one young man dancing around not doing any thing then u had the other few taking their time as if their lobby had one person in there. one young man was making orders and throwing them to the front and dropped a few items that had to be remade and thought it was funny and had to remake items as we are still waiting. would be nice if the other crew was back there. THE WAIT TIME IS HORRIBLE TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR FOOD THAT IS ALREADY COOKED!!!! THEY JUST GOT TO PUT IT TOGETHER!!! THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GET A STEAK DINNER FOR AS LONG AS I WAITED FOR IT TO BE COOKED!!!! read more