Located on the Back Bay just a short skip from Destin Commons. Loved the theme and style of the decor. Had the peel and eat Shrimp, Smoked Tuna Dip, and the Chicken Tacos. The Shrimp and Tuna Dip were good. Chicken Tacos were a little bland for me. Service was fast and friendly. We were seated immediately upon arrival. Had a nice breeze moving through the interior. read more

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Food quantity: 8/10 Food quality: 7/10 Service: 8/10 Ambiance: 4/10 Overall rating: 6.5/10 Food and service were good, live music was nice, but when the sun sets they turned off the lights due to a swarm of "termites" or some other flying bugs landing on our bodies and just making the dining experience feel icky. read more

LuLu's Destin - Shrimp and grits - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

Management ar this location did a disservice to it's guests yesterday. The establishment had a vow renewal ceremony which of course caused an increase in patronage. Management failed to adjust accordingly by not scheduling enough wait staff. My wife has a food allergy. We explained this to the manager and we came up with a work around while ordering our main meals. Unbeknownst to us the manager took it upon himself to cancel our order with out ever confirming we knew what we were ordering. read more

I'm really sad I chose this as one seafood stops. I was really excited. The place is beautiful outside and when you step in it's just inviting. We were seated as soon as we got there but I noticed shortly it reminded me of a beachy Cracker Barrel. Our server was so slow literally dragging as if he didn't care whether he got fired or kept the job, this is at 2pm. It took 15 minutes to get a water. And after getting a bottle of water and asking for a cup of ice it took another 20 minutes and we ended up having to ask someone else. We ordered the dinner for 2. The fish was good. The fries were like long John silvers . The crab claws were so sad and flavorless but I hadn't eaten all day and forced myself to eat some. The hush puppies were old, the fried oysters also old and sad. The Cole slaw was okay but flavorless and my jet ski killer was an icy -the alcohol pretty much. After being asked how it was we told him bad. The manager came and nicely took it off the bill. We were stared down the whole way out by the waiter which was awkward and I ended up getting sick right after we left and had really bad heartburn. This was the only meal I had all day specifically because I wanted to eat to eat the best thing. Honestly I bet it's great going down listening to live music and having a drink but as far as eating yikes. The little store inside was cute. And most of the arcade games were down. read more

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A little bit disappointed about the presentation of my takeout. I get that it's just takeout and it's not gonna look as nice as eating in the restaurant, but the portion size was just very small for the price only four pieces of shrimp in the bowl and it wasn't even put into a bowl. It kinda looked like the cooks leftovers that they just finished eating. Didn't taste too bad though I just wanted more food. Yea just don't expect much for takeout read more

LuLu's Destin - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

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Super fun beachside restaurant. Honestly, you just have to get past the bugs/birds/mugginess because that's the price to pay for beachside. Once you're over that, it's wonderful. Food was great, drinks were super good, service was fast & friendly, even with a 12-top. They take food allergies VERY seriously and the manager came out to assure our friend her stuff would be cooked separate (she didn't ask for this, that's their standard practice which is very considerate). Beautiful beachy vibes with an outdoor bar near the water and tons of sand to play in. read more

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Fun place accessible by land & water. Things to entertain the kids & adults. Perfect for a solo meal or large group. Open air covered dining or outdoor, 2 bar areas with full menu service. We stopped for happy hour but found out it is not offered during the summer. Had the fried green tomatoes & gulf style gumbo- both excellent! read more

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Very neat atmosphere and great service food was good but came out lukewarm warm at best. For the cost food needed to be more on point.

Very overpriced for food that was just okay. Not one of us finished our first full meal after driving 11 hours from Texas and that should say something. What's disappointing is that I actually visited Lulu's about two years ago, and that's the reason I came back. I don't remember feeling this way then, so I'm not sure what changed, but this visit was a completely different experience. I'd still recommend going for the ambiance and the activities because the atmosphere is fun, especially for families and groups. Maybe just stick to an appetizer (although even the chips with our queso were stale). Overall, it's a great place to hang out, but I wouldn't recommend spending your money on a full meal. For the prices they're charging, the food simply didn't live up to expectations. I really wanted to enjoy it like I did before, but unfortunately this visit left me disappointed. read more

2 hour wait time. Not much to choose from though on the menu. Good atmosphere for the wait time, though read more

LuLu's Destin - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

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Excellent fresh fried chicken on my huge salad! Must try the gumbo- the know how to take a roux to brick; the way gumbo should be! Great view, chill relaxed vibe. excellent service. read more

LuLu's Destin - Salad with Chicken Tenders - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

This place has a fun vibe but is definitely a catering towards tourists--prices are steep for the quality of food you get. The aesthetic is fun and beach, so if you're looking for drinks, go! If you're looking for an incredible culinary experience, this is not the place. Expect around 1-2 hour wait times during busy seasons! read more

Cadillac Margarita not prepared properly (with Grand Marnier floated on top). Entree served with the appetizers all at one time. Ordered Shrimp Tacos blackened, came out grilled. Had to send them back. Ambiance was great with the live music, playing great songs to sing along with. read more

Food was ok.. nothing to brag about. Allot of grease. Has a nice view of the bay. Service was good. But if you are going just for the food think twice e before going. read more

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Incredible food. The NOLA grits meal was fantastic. Amazing peel and eat shrimp. Fish was perfect, tacos got devoured! The service was spotty. A bit slow with delivering drink refills and cashing out took too long. The ambiance is excellent, right on the beach/water. read more

LuLu's Destin - Ready to eat! - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

What a fun place. Live music with an open air restaurant. Food was reasonable but we were there for the Key Lime pie. It was wonderful. Staff was helpful and friendly. If you sit on the patio overlooking the bay, be prepared for the seagulls who will challenge you for your food. That view was a great way to end the day with desert. read more

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Enjoyed family dinner here last night while on vacation. Excellent dinner and amazing service and atmosphere. My wife and I shared the shrimp and fish and it was great. My son had the buffalo chicken quesadilla and his girlfriend had the gluten free menu of shrimp and yellow rice. read more

LuLu's is as good...BETTER than advertised. Even my picky eating wife and daughter were completely satisfied. Service was prompt and attentive. The atmosphere is everything you would expect. Any ParrotHead brethren that have never been; be prepared. The numerous old, black and white, photos of young Jimmy WILL draw a tear. But, remember, wrinkles go where the smiles have been. During lunch, my wife accidentally dumped my iced tea all over the table. When we stopped in the gift shop, on our way out, the cashier explained that any "out of the ordinary/unusual that happens automatically is accredited to Bubba. His Gypsy still roams the restaurant at night. read more

Food is ok, service needs improvement, took too long to get our food! ambiance great for children. Not coming back

On a recent family vacation to Destin, my family and I were looking for a nice dinner after a sunset boat ride. Little did we know everything closes a little early in Destin. So we just started driving down 98 and got on the trusty Yelp app. Usually I focus on ratings and this place had a mixed bag of reviews and ratings. Our options were limited so we decided to give it a try. This turned out to be one of those don't judge a book by it's cover kind of things. Driving up, the restaurant was a little hard to spot initially since its a little bit off the road behind a fancy boat dealership. There is parking right in front of the restaurant as well as overflow parking a little further out. This seemed to be a very popular spot as the lots were full and there were alot of people waiting for tables outside. This place is massive. Right when you walk in, you have the restaurant and bar off to the right, and a gift shop and arcade off to the left. We were told there would be a wait, but the time went by fast as we kept ourselves entertained shopping and playing in the arcade. Like mentioned before, this place is huge. There's a huge space "inside". I use quotes as its basically one big open air space. I imagine they can close it off when weather gets bad. They have a bar inside, as well as a big bar out on the beach area. They didn't ask what kind of seating we wanted, but we lucked out and got seated on the patio area which had big tables right on the beach. There was plenty of space for kiddos to run around in the sand. The moon was bright and made for a picturesque setting. They had live music playing which our whole family jammed out to. You can also ride up on your boats or jet skis and dock and enjoy the restaurant as well. Need henna, hair wraps, or glitter tattoos? They got that going as well! It's your typical tourist trap, but I ain't mad at it. I wish I could remember who took care of us that night, but she did an outstanding job from start to finish with our large group. We were famished and skipped appetizers and went straight to entrees. As expected in the area, the menu is mainly focused on seafood, but they also are known for their award winning burgers. I need to come back to check that out. We all went with seafood on this visit though. I love a good fried seafood platter and I saw they had a very unique item here. Their fish baskets use unicorn fish. Yes, it's a real fish! I got the Half & Half basket which came with the choice of two items out of unicorn fish, shrimp or oysters. You can get these grilled, blackened or fried. I went with fried and it came with fries, coleslaw, and hushpuppies. They have other side options, but those sides are a perfect match with fried food. The basket had a generous portion of everything and could have easily been shared. My leftovers lasted me a whole other full meal. I was nervous about this mystery fish, but it turned out to be very good. It's a white, firm, flaky fish thats perfect for frying. The fries were of the seasoned, battered variety and delicious. The coleslaw was a perfect, fresh bite while eating the fried food. Everyone in the fam loved their food too. You can't come to Florida and not have key lime pie, so I had to order some for the table. It was another item we all loved here. Overall, I'm glad I went against my usual judgement and tried this place out. Yes, it's a tourist trap, but it was a fun stop for us. I'd come back if in the area. read more

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Destin bound and first stop...Lulu's!! Picture Perfect location and love the vibe!! If you want a really fun and nice place, come check them out!! Right on the water and white sandy beach! If you are hungry, they have a pretty good selection of food for adults and kids! Chow Chow Time!! read more

Every time we would go it would look amazing, Awsome experience, the atmosphere was amazing but it was the food, is terrible we don't like it, their service is so Awsome!!! The only thing that's the problem is the food doesn't taste good at all. read more

Came from MN just for the blue crab claws! Lulu's made it worth it! Highly recommend! Great vibe. Live music. Could live here. Excellent service. read more

LuLu's Destin - Crab claws - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

The view was beautiful. The service was okay (not great). The beer was cold and the food was good. We enjoyed it.

On a beach trip we had a 16th birthday. We were traveling with a large party and called ahead to ask about accommodations. They told us best time to arrive as they could not do reservations. Almost 50 people seated together and the service was awesome, food great and scene was spectacular. Unfortunately did not grab many photos but the few I did were of the ambience. Great work Lulu! read more

LuLu's Destin - Outdoor patio - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

Maya with the amazing curls was awesome, loved her honesty and vibe! Food was great and loved the view! :)

The service was amazing and so was the food! This is a great spot for families and couples.

price is on the more expensive side for the portion and taste. I would say it's pretty good but for reference, the chicken tenders which come with fries, coleslaw and 2 hush puppies is $20 before tax. The inside and outside are very cute. Servers are well read more

The only thing good about the whole experience was that we were seated immediately. Once we were seated it took forever for our waitress to acknowledge us to get drink orders. After an hour, she took our dinner orders. Food arrived 30 minutes later except for one meal. That took another 15 minutes to arrive. That was OK because no one could eat because no one had silverware to eat theirs with!! We told the person who delivered the first food that everyone needed silverware but was ignored. Of course by the time we could eat our food, it was cold. Waitress kept disappearing and drinks were not refilled. By the way, be prepared for a 20% mandatory gratuity. The waitress knew she was going to be rewarded regardless of the service so she could have cared less. Shame on you Sherifa!! You are costing your employer money since our group will not return. I don't mind tipping for good service but this was horrible and did not deserve 20%. read more

Was there Monday 5/4/26 at 730pm. Our waiter wasn't great at all. He did horrible with keeping drinks full and only asked 1 of 6 people for a refill. Food was OK. I could of went to Long John Silver for the same quality food and better service. I get it you close at 9pm. If you don't like your job just quit instead of giving us subpar service read more

Good experience. Pro tip - arrive early for dinner to avoid the wait. Food (tuna dip, shrimp, burgers, salad, and sorbet) and service were excellent. Great view of the bay. Cool live music playing. Ignore the mixed reviews and give it a try. read more

Good food with good service and a great atmosphere! Get the queso, you won't regret it.

Lulu's has spectacular views and live music. They are extremely attentive to people with food allergies. They have a special allergy menu and a special allergy kitchen where the only prepare food for people with allergies. The manager takes the orders for people with food allergies, and the manager delivers your food to your table. Their attentiveness to people with food allergies is the best ever! read more

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This was my favorite restaurant on a recent trip to Destin among a lot of great places that we ate. First of all, the view is beautiful and there's a beach area where kids can play. There's also a nice gift shop and even an arcade area. The night we went there was live music by a great performer. But above all else, the food was delicious. I am not a big grits person but decided to go for the gulf shrimp and grits. I'm still dreaming about it!! It was perfection. Warm and filling and perfectly flavorful. The fried green tomatoes and LA cavier were also tasty. Our server was friendly and the food was fast. Basically a perfect evening meal!! read more

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The staff were the best...and the food absolutely delicious. By far, the best key lime pie I ha e ever had. This is a great place to bring your children. The is a small beach area for them while waiting for their meal. If ever in the area, we definitely be back. read more

LuLu's Destin - Front entrance. - Seafood Near Me - Destin, Florida

Blackened fish was great! Awesome place for families with little kids if you sit outside. They are really helpful with allergies. They send a manager out to come take orders for anyone with allergies and have allergy dedicated menu. Six was such kind waitress! We enjoyed the live music! Beautiful view. Lots of fun souvenirs. Would definitely come back. read more

We had a great experience here last year, but this time was very disappointing. We attempted to place a to-go order and were told it had to be done at the bar. Despite there being only two people at the bar, we were turned away because they said they were too busy to take our order. Poor customer service ruined the experience, and unfortunately, we won't be back. read more

Delicious food, good selection and can beat the ambiance of an open patio on the water

Mediocre at best. You're definitely paying a premium expecting a premium experience. Instead, you'll get a mediocre experience with average food at best. We had ordered the veggie tacos and asked 3 times for no tomato. They still came out with tomato. Even after notifying our server, nothing was done. Not that we're looking for a meal to be comped, but no resolution offered. Pretty average to below average experience read more

I've been here before and enjoyed it more in the past, but comparing it to two years ago, the experience has definitely gone downhill. If you're looking for loud, live music and are okay with average food, this place still delivers on the atmosphere. But that's about where the positives end. There's no way to call ahead or make a reservation--which makes sense given the setup--but personally, I wouldn't wait more than 30 minutes to eat here again. Honestly, I'm not likely to return. We started with the okra appetizer. It was slightly undercooked but still had decent flavor. Unfortunately, the fish tacos were a letdown--small, overly "fishy" tasting, and poorly prepared. They looked more like a kid's portion than an adult meal, which was surprising. I'm not sure what the rest of my family ordered, but I clearly remember everyone's reaction: *"Eww."* To top it all off, the restaurant now tacks on a 2% "village fee," which is just ridiculous. None of the other places we ate at during the week had such an unnecessary surcharge. read more