We always went to another spot for seafood on our 30a trips. We tried Buddy's this time and I'm…read moreglad we did! We went three times during our trip. The service was friendly and helpful. The fish was super fresh and cooked up perfectly. The steamed shrimp was outstanding.

Very helpful man (John) helped me with selections. Bought snapper and shrimp. All were very good…read moreand fresh! Try the chocolate lush dessert. Yum!

Small, friendly place. Various fresh fish and shrimp at decent price for this area. Some…read morerefrigerated items too. On 30-A. Parking out front.

Food was good. 7/10 Customer service is great. Skip the…read morecrab cake bc grilled fish is the best thing there. Second is the fried shrimp and muscles , third is the fish and chips. Not a lot of seating, also $$$!

This is the best place to get seafood in Destin! The customer service is always warm and welcoming…read more There is no seating on the inside, but there is a bench outside of the restaurant. The food is always fresh and tasty. We ordered shrimp, crawfish, potatoes, corn and sausage. We thoroughly enjoyed everything and look forward to our next visit!

We stopped and asked them to prepare one of their steamer trays...we added 1lb large gulf shrimp,…read more1/2 pound scallops, sausage, potato's and corn in the old bay seasoning. I ended saving the tray with the butter and baking the fresh grouper in it the 2nd night. Great fresh product. Super helpful behind the counter

Found this place last minute an hour before closing. Totally worth it…read more Crab cakes. 10/10. That's it. Get them. 2 massive crab filled cakes and not a lot of filler. God bless. Scallops. 8.5/10 (blackened was great but we lean towards butter, salt, pepper) cooked perfect though! ‍ Fried Shrimp. 9/10 (PaPa is a fried shrimp connoisseur and this rating is essentially a 10 for anyone else) Grouper. 10/10. Huge piece. Well cooked. Seasoned to (perfection) Coleslaw deserves a mention because I only like the coleslaw from my family's restaurant BUT THIS was a 2 hands times 5 fingers good. Could eat just that. Nothing else. No notes. Missed out on trying their oysters but hope to get back again in the future! Oh and the couple running the joint were super nice!

18% automatic gratuity on to-go orders. Leaves a bad taste in your mouth before you even get your…read morefood. Warning to others to avoid this place. Tipping culture is out of control...maybe try for 10% on to-go if you want to automatically add it. The host didn't even bring our order outside like she said she would when we told her we would wait in the courtyard, we had to go back in to get it after it was well past the stated time.

Fresh shucked oysters, sweet large shrimp and huge lump crabmeat made for a great Christmas Eve…read morefeast. Call in a few days early to place your order. Only drawback, no itemized receipt to show prices per item.

Very friendly folks! Great selection and very fresh stock. I bought fresh bluegill tuna and…read morecalamari! Both were wonderful!

Whenever I am here in Destin, I come to Blalock and get my fish and shrimps! They have a large…read moreselection of frozen ready to eat things as well. You can't beat the Florida shrimp here. I got the large they will actually steam them for you For a small fee. I sautéed mine and garlic butter I also bought 2 pounds of the freshest red snapper ever. I cooked it on the grill with some Cajun spices. So delicious. The owner is a very nice woman and super accommodating to help. You choose just the right fish for you. She also sells fresh French bread that she bakes. They have cocktail sauce and lemons and such as well. Crackers, and really good dips. The tuna is delicious. Check it out if you are in the area right across from big kahunas, you can't miss it !

Wanted to eat in and found this local seafood market near by. It was super clean and had a variety…read moreof fish, shellfish, and oysters. The lady that took our order was very nice and helped me with the options. We got a pound of shelled and deveined large steamed shrimp with medium spice. Put together shrimp tacos with a big Caesar salad. Shrimp were delicious.

Probably the most amazing crab leg combos ever. Split a combo with 6 others and it was INCREDIBLE!…read more Worth the cost. Do yourself a favor and just get it.

I wanted something simple for dinner and this place hit it out of the ballpark. Service was amazing…read moreand the employees are so helpful! Food was delicious and was ready in less than 20 minutes! Key lime pie is to die for! I bought the last two! I ordered shrimp, lobster tail, potatoes, corn on the cob and everything was cooked to perfection! Great impression for my first visit! My daughter, son in law and grandkids loved everything I brought back to the house!

Great place!! Their shrimp is awesome!! We come here every time we come in town. Two locations!read more

Ok. I've been patronizing Skipper's for as long as it's been in business...even before I had a…read moretaste for shrimp. I even have a t-shirt I wear proudly in my home town. Like many things here in Destin over the last few years, change is abrupt and frustrating. And for this review I don't mean ownership...I've continued patronizing since the original Skipper sold out and still love the shrimp and tuna dip there--and the folks helping behind the counter. I will typically visit 4 to 5 times during a break here to ensure we always have fresh, local, steamed shrimp in the fridge...it doesn't last long. And Skipper's has always had the best. But my first visit this summer really bothered me. After an honestly strange interaction with the young man handling the counter--seemed he couldn't interpret the questions I was asking about sizes, though I was being somewhat comic (I was happy to be getting my first batch of the summer!)--I chose my size and weight and requested it to be steamed with cajun seasoning, my usual. He then told me it would cost $5 to steam. I was floored. Again, how many years I can't even count that I've followed a routine of hitting Skipper's, grabbing a couple pounds and a tuna dip, request the steam, pay, leave the tuna dip on ice, head to Winn Dixie for a couple items, return in 10 mins to pick up the steaming hot shrimp, and head back to the condo to enjoy the best shrimp in the world. Never have I been charged to steam. So I asked the guy behind the counter when they started charging. His reponse? "We always have." I asked how long is "always" to him. He said since he'd been working there. I asked how long that has been. He said "about 8 months." Well, little did he know I had just followed my routine in April and was not charged for steaming. And I followed it several times in November as well with no charge. At the very least get the story and justification straight. It's enough to see the new credit card transaction charges on everything in Destin now (pre-tax, btw). This is just another hit. And I get it...small businesses have it tough, no doubt. And I will always support small businesses...as long as they make me feel good. This young man did not. And one more thing to add here...unfortunately another criticisim. On our next visit a few days later (can't give up the shrimp, and there really is no better...though there's a spot closer to Destin that may compete I've learned), my wife followed my routine while I was golfing. When I arrived back home, she was almost embarrassed to tell me that the steamed shrimp had come with butter and lemon...without notice. And I mean a Southern serving of butter...a pool of it in the tin container. We absolutely prefer our shrimp seasoned only (cajun, not old bay). Period. Adding a ton of butter with no check for preference or confirmation of a practice a new patron or old would never know was default (albeit, in the last few years the folks behind the counter would know me so knew how I liked it, which I also cherish) is just a straight up failure of service to me. I will say we drained the butter and saved it as it was tasty as heck on toasted bread, but not with our traditional shrimp enjoyment. Whenever I meet a new tourist to this area no matter where that may be--the geographic breadth of folks visiting here is amazing the last few years--I ALWAYS recommend Skippers fresh shrimp and tuna dip. I even did so with a family we met in the Austin airport on the way here headed to their first vacation in Miramar Beach and happened to be staying right across from Skipper's on old 98. I even bragged about how Skipper's steams it for you right on the spot. I surely hope they were asked if they wanted butter and lemon.