Margaritaville - Destin

Reviews

• MM

  Miranda

  Jan 1, 2026
  2.0
  They do not take reservations and "don't understand why it says they do." So don't bother making one. Our server was at the host stand seemingly begging for a table, but she was awful. Rude and in a hurry when taking our order and then in a big hurry to disappear after that. Also the restrooms smell like sewer and are so dirty they should be embarrassed. There was live music starting as we were leaving which was nice.
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  Faith Pacheco

  Dec 31, 2025
  2.0
  The bar was SLOW. We got there 2 women left said they waited and noone waited on them. 2 others were seated. Bartender was honestly terrible slow - Daniel. He was talking at the side and the bar was not busy We got a drink and a takeout but this is not bar service. Too bad cause its New Years Eve.
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  James Smith

  Dec 28, 2025
  1.0
  I am going to start off with the ugly: I have a real concern for cross contamination, and overall sanitation. I go into this in more detail below… but that’s why I am giving a 1 star review… it’s not great… The hostess and waiter we had were very nice and helpful. Overall the “vibe” was really nice and chill. However the experience kind of fell apart with the food. I dined with 2 other people. I had a medium steak, and the other 2 had the club house sandwich, and the chicken sandwich. I don’t drink, so I just had a Coke. My coke immediately had a very pungent taste. The best way to describe it is as a mildew, almost sewage like taste/smell with a hint of sulfur/metal. It is nothing even close to tasting like just chlorinated water… if you have ever eaten at a place that does not frequently flush and clean the lines to the soda fountain, you have tasted this before. However, it is usually very faint, because it takes a long time for a biofilm to build up (because the sodium in the syrup will help with microbes)… this was so strong that I can say with confidence that the soda machine was not flushed and cleaned in years… this is very dangerous, and if I drank my pop I would have probably gotten very sick. They obviously cook the fish in the same oil they cook the fries, and chicken. My fries had a hint of fish taste, and so did my friend’s chicken sandwich… it is a health violation to cross contaminate foods like this, and if I was allergic to fish or chicken I could have had an allergic reaction. My steak was ok. It was a little grisly, but honestly not that bad for a sirloin. I ordered medium, mine was cooked more medium well (the picture makes the steak look WAY more red than it actually was). The steak was pretty watery, and relied heavily on the seasoning. If the steak was not $40, I would honestly be fine with this… but for 40 bucks, this needs just a little more quality control to be acceptable… an attempt at searing was made, but it was not done right, because most of the juices were gone… I would normally have given this 3 stars, but the health and safety concerns I have need to be addressed. This is going to get someone very sick someday. I get that the place is very busy, but there are some shortcuts being made that should never happen!
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  Shawna Parker

  Dec 27, 2025
  5.0
  We got an amazing view of the Bay & the Sun Set too. I was able to get some awesome pictures!! Persiffony (not sure of the spelling) is a great server & was very knowledgeable about the area as well. We also ordered the Nachos Volcano.... MOY BIEN lol We will be going for sure!! It is now 1 of our Faves to go to Locally 🖤💜 I have posted pictures but the Nachos loaded up last for some reason but they were absolutely deelish especially the pickled jalapeños
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  Jody Whetstone

  Dec 23, 2025
  5.0
  We arrived at Destin on a Thursday night around 8pm. Everything was closed, but Margaritaville. There was 4 of us and it took about 5-10 minutes before someone came up to sit us. Looking around, there was one other table eating. The food was good and the Jambalaya was awesome for it to be 8:30 at night. It did take a while for the food to come out, but that could be on us showing up later than normal. Other than the slow sit time, everything else was good. I imagine this would not be an issue at 5 o'clock.

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