My family and I used to come here for sushi but over the past few years the quality of the food and, in particular, the service, has been poor. There are other sushi restaurants in town that we prefer over Harbor Docks. read more

Can't speak for the food. Was seated quickly only to sit almost 15 minutes without even being spoken to. While numerous servers walked by in that time. Not going to pay that kind of money to be ignored, so we walked out. read more

Seafood gumbo appetizer and grilled grouper were tasty. The house salad and green beans were just sad. Entree portions were small and greatly overpriced. We arrived after dark so, unfortunately, we weren't distracted by the view. I won't be returning. read more

Excellent seafood and view. Sat outside and watched the boats, the chefs platter is amazing

This was my favorite place 8 years ago. Visiting town and have already been back twice. Greyhound and Destin Donkey we amazing. Blackened snapper was very good but left the cheddar grits in the plate. Tasted my friends sashimi plate and was really surprised and how good it was. Long wait, great view and drinks. read more

Food and service were good, but meal was overpriced. We enjoyed the unique decor, and the idea they catch most of their fresh fish. I got the Chefs Special which consisted of stuffed shrimp, crab cake, and blackened grouper. Stuffed shrimp were very good. They are filled with crab stuffing, and then wrapped in bacon. Great flavor, and different than stuffed shrimp I've had at other restaurants. Would definitely get them again if we go back. The blackened grouper was good, but the serving size was small. The crab cake was average, and wasn't very hot when it reached the table. They do have a large amount of sushi choices which surprised us. We were a little apprehensive eating sushi in a restaurant that isn't Japanese themed, but good sushi obviously goes hand in hand with fresh fish and this place definitely understands fresh fish. We had the amazon roll for the appetizer and it was good. I would have no qualms ordering anything off the sushi menu. Overall, the meal was good but based on the cost I expected more of a "wow" factor. read more

Wow! People here are recommending Captain Dave's and The Back Porch over Harbor Docks? A lot of people don't realize that there are only a few places in Destin to get fresh seafood, and those places aren't on the list. Ask the locals where to go for fresh seafood and Harbor Docks will be at the top of their list. If you want to save a buck, avoid waits, have an ocean front view, or enjoy a Applebees type of atmosphere, there are other places to choose from. For delicious food, try the chef's plate at Harbor Docks! A must during any Destin vacation. read more

Really poor customer service experience trying to book a group dinner. I contacted them via their website in early December and didn't receive a response. I finally received a phone call a week later after a friend of the owner mentioned to him that I was trying to get information. They emailed me information, which I responded back to with a question. It took them a week to get back to me with an answer. I emailed back again and another week went by without a response. I had to call up there and the manager, Dawn, said she would check with the owner and let me know. Which means that a week had gone by and she hadn't checked on my questions at all... It took another two weeks for her to get back to me with an answer. By this time I had already assumed that they were never going to respond and contracted with another restaurant that responded quickly and courteously. It worked out because they weren't able to accommodate my request anyway, which I understand, but it's absolutely ridiculous that it took them over a month to respond to me about a fairly simple request. Would not recommend this restaurant for groups!!! read more

Food was fantastic. We liked it so much we came back again while we were in Destin. We had the smoked tuna dip, fried trigger fish, fried shrimp, fish tacos, and burger. It was all very good. But the sushi was by far the best I've ever eaten. If you like tuna and crab get the tnt roll. You will not be disappointed. read more

Ok so it started good greeted by friendly host got seated server came got us drinks then came the food we got spaghetti and three rolls omg the sushi was obviously made by a amature not qualified for the job! It was a size of a nickle... Tiny that wasnt the bad part thr avacado was brown and the fish was very fishy im from california so i know my sushi! Told the waiter about the rotton sushi and he says " ill ask the chef" without taking it away he comes back and told us if we wanted avacado on the side NO....!!!!! Take this away and give us a new one even though we would never eat it so when we decided to leave hes nowhere to be found and so we ask the host to find him anyways horrible we will never eat here! If you do dont get sushi! Oh my friend god diarrhea that night thanks harbor docks! read more

Love this place. Eat here every time I come to town. Atmosphere is excellent, food is very consistent whether you are eating lunch, dinner or sushi you are sure to get a great meal. Only drawback is parking which is nonexistent. read more

The food was absolutely horrendous. Not even close to quality seafood. Got the shrimp and grits. Or, rather, the "frozen" shrimp and grease. Literally, a bowl of grease. Chef's platter, aka fire the chef. The fish was dry, poorly seasoned, and really just a lack of trying all together. If you want to sit on the Harbor and enjoy good seafood, go to Boshamps. read more

their sushi is the best i've ever had. amazon roll and tnt roll is my favorite. the sushi chefs are nice and helpful when ordering. we love their lunch too. fresh gulf seafood simply prepared. it's hard to beat. read more

The service was okay at best, nothing great though. We are a family of four and we saw another table come in after us, party of five, they received their drinks, food, check, and left before we did. That can be the difference between servers, so it happens. The food is okay and there are much better places to go for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The quality and quantity of food doesn't justify the cost. Breakfast was the best part but the one time I ate breakfast here I was pretty hung over so who knows, maybe it wasn't all that great either. read more

Best seafood in the area. Wonderful view as well. Patio is covered and the drinks are tasty too.

Over priced and under rated food. 21 bucks for 6 shrimp and fries. Sushi was not worth it and pretty pricey.

Harbor Docks was recommended to us by friends on Facebook while we were in Destin FL for spring break. Eager to enjoy seafood again, we arrived when the restaurant was not full on Easter Sunday. I should have known it was going to be along nite when it took our waitress about 10 minutes to figure out we were there. When taking our order, she was clueless about the fish specials-said the Cobia 'tastes like chicken' and did not also tell us that there was an up charge for the market specials for the night. It took over an hour for our food to be served, we were not checked in on, and after talking to the manager who gave us excuses about not having enough help, they finally served us. The food was not special, the sushi was better, and the manager took half off our bill for the fish specials-which really did not make up for the poor service-the manager was not as apologetic as she was making excuses. Next time it's back to the Back Porch for fresh seafood and great service! read more

First place my husband and I went on a date night here in Florida. The sushi was delicious and the drinks were good as well. It's a little pricy for me but that's why we went for a date night lol. Nice ambiance by the water. read more

Found this gem from store clerk suggestion. Service was a little slow but there was a large lunch crowd. Fish was caught fresh that day. Sushi and sushi menu was very good. Great lunch for a flat lander from Kansas. read more

We are long time Destin vacationers, but never knew about this great little Harbor side resturant. The view was awesome, as was the service. We all loved the Grouper! Ver very fresh! Would highly recommend, and we will be back! read more

Excellent meal. Fresh, local seafood. The location is wrong on yelp. It's actually located next to Gilligan's. I had the red snapper. Wife had the grouper. Both were great. read more

Boo. Sold me "fresh grouper". Not grouper. Frozen and not fresh. This spot used to be uh maze ing. Seems like they're selling this to tourists now bc they don't know the difference. Wish it was difft. Haven't had other stuff. Might be better. View is the bomb. read more

The smoked tuna spread was phenomenal! Great service and awesome view. We would definitely come back here!

If I could rate this place lower than a one, I sure would. Absolute worst dining experience I've had in years, if not ever. Dined there on our last night of our Destin vacation on 9/23. Wanted to try something new, so went here over Dewey Destin's. WRONG CHOICE! We got there at 8:45 pm. Our waitress did not give us her name and had ZERO personality. My sister and I ordered the paneed chicken and fried shrimp to split. My mom ordered the filet, medium well. Before dinner, we got a really good salad and rolls that came with our meals. The atmosphere was great being outside next to the docks. We thought it was going to be an awesome experience. Our meals came. My mom's steak was completely well done, tough to cut, with no pink on the inside at all. We urged her to send it back. She informed the waitress her steak was well done when she ordered medium well. The waitress told her it would be awhile for her food if she wanted to send it back, like she expected her to eat it. My mom sent it back anyways as she did not order it that way. And we felt if you are paying THIRTY DOLLARS for a steak dinner, it should be cooked to your order. The pasta dish was warm, not hot. We expected it to have a lot of flavor since it said it was a red pepper sauce. Did not have any flavor. The shrimp was actually good. I am a very slow eater and my sister and I both finished our meals before the new steak came. So, my mom ate alone. I had a glass of wine. The waitress never asked me if I wanted another one. I also ordered a coke. It was gross and I took one drink and sat it to the side. She never asked me about it. My sister had to ask for her second beer. After my mom finished her meal, we waited for probably 20 minutes for the checks. The waitress finally came out with them. They did not discount the steak at all. We felt like since it wasn't cooked appropriately and we had to eat separately they could've given her a bit off of it. She asked the waitress if she could ask the manger if he would discount her meal. The waitress said she didn't know, but she could ask. Waitress came back and said that the manager said no, since it was cooked right the second time. We will NEVER be back to this place. I'm a manager at a customer-oriented business and I can't believe how horrible the service and management were. Was literally appalled and couldn't quit thinking about it. My aunt was having a birthday celebration in Destin this weekend and 20 women were going to be there. Harbor Docks could've had their business but thanks to our lovely time there, they didn't dine there. I will tell everyone who vacations there to avoid this restaurant! read more

Food, service, and views are great! All the juices are freshly squeezed, and the bacon is crispy! Love it!

a great seafood place. these docks actually bring in much of the seafood (the real correctly labeled) caught by local fishermen.

3 stars for location, atmosphere, and sushi. The regular food is ok, nothing to come back for, but the sushi is very good and fresh.

Just moved here from Las Vegas. Struck out a couple places on sushi and talk to some locals and they swear by this place. The atmosphere seems like a beach restaurant, which isn't a bad thing, but surprising to be a predominately sushi restaurant. Either way we were set quickly and given menus which had a full page dedicated to their sushi options. I ordered about four rolls and two entrées to get a broad experience for their menu. The first major problem that I had was that the Philadelphia roll had green onions in it. Also had another role, can't remember the name, but it had barbecue sauce on top of it (wasn't eel sauce). The other two rolls that we had were good. I had some tuna nigiri and the pieces of fish were humongous. The overall quality of the fish was pretty fresh, but the experience lacked find details comparable to a more seasoned sushi restaurant, like in the West Coast. Probably won't be going back for sushi. read more

My GF and i went here for dinner on Friday, August 5th, 2011. It's a little confusing as you go up as there are 2 sides, we chose the left side, which was the restaurant. (I guess the right side had a band playing.) We got there about 9pm or so, place was pretty full, parking lot was full, and you could valet your car, but we parked a few lots down and had no problem. We waited about 10 minutes for a table, there is an area that you can sit outside if you want, or inside, since it was already after sunset, we sat inside in the A/C. The food was very good, prices were a little higher than average, but considering it's a touristy place, about what we expected. We got a roll of sushi which was very good. Both of our meals were very good. We only had one small issue, which was the waitress forgot to give us our salads after our sushi. She said she couldn't take it off the bill, but did give us a free dessert (key lime pie). read more

This is a great place to get sushi. I have not had anything other than sushi but, it is definitely worth a try. The staff is nice and the back deck has a great view of the harbor. read more

Have been coming to HD for many years.. but something is wrong now / went for lunch today about 1145 / not crowded / got a seat on the harbor / we were totally ignored by 2 separate waitresses who were waiting on tables right beside us / again, not crowded - one table came in AFTER us and she immediately waited on them / they could've at least spoken ? Said we'll get someone for you ? Nothing. We left. And won't be back. Very disappointing. Had a great lunch elsewhere. read more

Every year we make the pilgrimage to harbor docks as it has long been a family favorite of ours. This year was no different. We ordered the catch of the day but it seemed a little off to us this year. The food was prepared just ok, not spectacular like we usually get. Also the size of the meal was a little meager this year. We might have to explore elsewhere on the next trip as this place is a little pricey. Also expect a long wait during high season. read more

This isnt our first time here. We have been here before and thoroughly enjoyed our time which prompted us to come back. This time however was much different and extremely close to being the exact opposite. We sat 10 minutes before being acknowledged. I actually had to get up and talk to the hostess to remind her that we were there. Several tables that showed up after us were acknowledged within seconds which was very upsetting. Our waitresses although very friendly provided subpar service. The food this time was lacking and not exactly what we were expecting. We were used to the fresh seafood that we had before but this time around things were either overseasoned or overcooked. It was a very disappointing experience. I am hesitant to make another visit. Two stars because the view and breeze happened to make it bearable. read more

The service was triable. The food was less than satisfactory. It took more than 20 min to make or bring the appetizers and the 2nd bit my son found a hear. All around triable experience- will never go back. read more

sushi was fantastic. my only wish is that they use raw salmon instead of smoked salmon.

I ordered the sushi, and it was decent (nothing exceptional). My husband ordered the triggerfish and it was great!

Great fresh sushi. The catch of the day was grouper and red snapper, both excellent. Blacken just to perfection

Came here tonight with my husband and our 2 children, and another couple. The food wasn't bad it was actually pretty good, but our server Alex was totally lame. Our bill was $191.00 before tip and he dropped it while 5 out of the 6 of us were still eating our entrees. He didn't ask if we wanted desert and probably could made more money by asking about more drinks, coffee or desert... They advertised homemade ice cream and it sounded awesome. He also asked if we needed go boxes while we were literally still eating. There wasn't one friendly attentive person there. The staff seemed like they were miserable and we won't be back. read more

Absolutely the worst customer service that I believe I've ever experienced. After waiting for over an hour to be seated, it took an additional hour and twenty minutes for the food to arrive to the table. My brother-in-law asked for water and tea refills after not seeing our waitress for 35 minutes. The female manager did come out to apologize but used the "f" word in an attempt to be humorous. I was absolutely shocked since the entire family was present. I can't believe that this restaurant is remotely associated with Chuck's in Birmingham. I will never go back! read more

First time to post a restaurant review.....if you enjoy the following, you'll love this place, if not, there's lots of other really good options to eat dinner: A) Once seated at 9pm, it took an hour and 20 min to receive our food order. B) A member of our party went to find our waitress after she hadn't been by to refill our drinks after a 35 min period. He located her near the waitress station with purse and car keys in hand stating her shift was over and another member of the staff would take over. 15 minutes later we finally had our tea and water glasses refilled by another waitress. C) At 10:20 pm we received our food order. After we finished our meals, we realized we never received our salad.....but we were sorta over it by then. D) The restaurant manager (female) visited our table to apologize for "things that happened which were beyond her control".....that's all cool but it wouldn't hurt to read only 1 book about "customer service". Fortunately there wasn't any one younger than 19 at our table so it probably wasn't the first time that they had heard the "F" word.....we were just taken back a bit that she used that type of language with a group that was clearly having a family dinner. Disappointed and under-whelmed are just a couple of words that come to mind when thinking about our experience at Harbor Docks. Hard to believe that this restaurant group owns Chuck's in Bham and Tuscaloosa. read more