D&K"s Cafe web site

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the blackened grouper with grilled shrimp sounds amazing!!!!:drool:

Did you just read my post looking for your menu you posted earlier?

I just sent my parents a copy and pasted version of the menu and my mother made a reservation no more than an hour ago 😀

The website looks great as does the menu. I am sorry we are not heading your way this summer, but my family wanted to visit Hilton Head again. As I am the maker or all vacation reservations, I have been able to convince my crew that SoWal was the best. I guess they will have to go back to Hilton Head one last time to really be convinced!;-)

Maybe I can talk my husband into a long weekend your way without the kids in the fall; then I can try out that great looking menu!!

Your place looks beautiful! :clap:
The menu looks divine! :wub:

:clap: Wonderful website and your menu (first time I've seen it) looks so good I'm near tears. But won't get to get to D&Ks until August because we won't get to SoWal before then.

What a great website. Can't wait to try your place when we come down for the winter. For some crazy reason, we didn't get to your rest. last winter, but sure am looking forward to experiencing a meal with you this coming year.

Yummy! I can't wait to come to your place and eat! My hubby and I will be celebrating our 23 anniversary in June and we are coming to D&K's!!:wub:

Finally got to try D & K's last week. My husband and I tried the Grouper Cardinal - delicious!! Seafood dip and gumbo were also fantastic. Can't wait to go back.

:wave: :bow: Doug and I want to thank all of you for your kind words and support. Bringing great food and a wonderful Gulf view (in our beloved New Orleans style) to Grayton Beach has been a labor of love. Eleven years ago D&K's started in a tiny cottage in the pines along 30-A. With only 9 tables...many of them tables for two, we could only seat 26 people. A very homey place where many people came to dine in what felt like our own dining room. This has always been my ultimate goal....to give you the feeling that you have at Thanksgiving....full, happy, and ready to sleep like a baby.

An 8 month renovation (which seems to never end) has brought us more space (we can seat 48) and a bird's eye view of the beach and Gulf of one of the most sought after spots in the country....Grayton Beach.

We now have 9 stools at the bar instead of the two we had in the tiny cottage. Doug has a beautiful kitchen with windows facing the water. Here he watches his friends go out on their charter fishing boats....and when they come in he can run out to see what they caught. Another advantage of having our cafe in Grayton.

Most of our staff, Kelly, Chris, and Cathy have been with us for 5 years. These are your servers and they work very hard to give you the best dining experince you can get, while staying casual in a fine dining atmosphere. They have worked very hard with Kathy Bridges (Southern Wine) moving on from a very limited wine list to a list that can please that casual glass of wine to the seasoned wine connoisseur. I am very prowd of their desire to be the best, without losing their own personality.

Jamie Landreneau and I spent weeks in New Orleans hunting for the perfect decor for our newly renovated D&K's. We are so happy to present to you the work of many artists who were devestated by Katrina. Jamie is well known for his incredible decoration at Bay Town during Mardi Gras. He has worked with us at D&K's in the pines and collaborated on other ventures. His skills go way beyond what I have time to write down. Doug and I are so happy to have him as a partner with us in this incredible "Upstairs Dining" FUNN!

We also have a small dining room down stairs for handicap access. It is called "The Rose Room". It is as every bit as beautiful as the upstairs and is named for a large painting of roses on one wall.

Another intimate room right off the main dining room is what we nicknamed "The Anne Rice" room. It is my favorite! Very intimate with only two tables separated by a rotund wine cage. Four windows give a view of the beach and surrounding area.

We will be posting food pictures soon. But if you haven't tried our new appetizer, the Martini Trio, don't wait for the pictures. It is wonderful! Served in a frozen martini glass it is stacked with white lump crabmeat, surrounded by boiled seasoned shrimp, and topped off with fried crab claws. A new twist on the old shrimp coctail.

BBQ Shrimp is another new addition served with slices of French bread to sop up that wonderful sauce. Looks like the Crab Boulettes are a quick pop in your mouth favorite! Fresh sweet lump crab hand rolled into "Boulettes", cajun for "balls" are flash fried to a golden brown and served with a Remoulade dipping sauce.

Okay, I think I've given you enough information about D&k's in my own words.
Don't forget to call for a reservation and parking information....850-231-0455. Look for us as you drive straight into Grayton aiming for the beach. When you come to the corner, where you must turn left, we sit right there in a 2 story house painted in Red, Gold, and Teal.

We look forward to seeing you! SoWallers make the best customers, but even better friends!!!!:wub:

Gotta Run....see you soon!

Kat:welcome:
www.DandKCafe.com

Kat,
We can't wait! When I have a definite date of my hubby's arrival can I call and reserve a spot in the Anne Rice room? 😀

My mouth is watering from your discription of the new appetizer!

Ozbeachmom

Kat-You are really making me hungry! When my parents come on Tuesday, can you ask them to order everything and bring me back the leftovers?:lol:

:wub: You love your restaurant and you love your customers and you love SoWallers and your menu makes me cry with desire. And it sounds like the people who work there are happy, too. It's a formula for great food and success. I used to go there (even by myself to just read and enjoy -- of all things -- an appetizer and a hamburg) -- kids liked it, too. So, we most definitely look forward to trying the new D&Ks. Can't wait but have to wait until August. We'll be visiting SoWal with some of our best friends from Michigan and I just told them last night that the three new things I want to do when we're there in August are D&Ks, the swamp raft tour someone wrote about on SoWal.com, and maybe shelling at one of of the out-of-the-way-beaches past Panama City. Frankly, I think we'll definitely do D&K's but the rest will be iffy...

PS: There's a great book called "Small Giants" about small businesses and people who succeed because they have a vision they love and usually want to commit to a community or profession, not necessarily because they want to grow very big. I love that book. It's an inspiration.

You have outdone yourself. :clap: The website is so enticing!! I will see you in August! Your love of the restaurant is so apparent.

Paula, can you expand on the out of the way shelling beaches? Is there a thread or website you could direct me to?

I want to bring my family of 8 to your restaurant during our vacation during week of June 30, 2007. Everything I have read has been outstanding. Is one night better than another (less crowded)? Also, I can make your website operational. Please help. thanks. John

Forget to ask. Do you accept credit cards? thanks. John

This is one place I plan to eat at come the last week in June. I am a NEW ORELAN FOOD JUNKIE!!, and this is right down my alley!.

The menu looks like heaven to me!!

CAN NOT WAIT!!!

You have outdone yourself. :clap: The website is so enticing!! I will see you in August! Your love of the restaurant is so apparent.

Someone please help. I can't navigate through the website. It opens and thats it. JOhn :bang:

😀 Your menu is wonderful, and we can't wait to visit. Will be there in October with 6 others and will call for reservations. Get the soft shell crabs ready please!:clap:

YEAH :clap:!!! We're going tonite @ 8 for our "maiden voyage" at D&K's. Menu looks scrumptious & so many glowing recommendations (will definitely be trying the seafood dip, JDarg!). My family visiting from Texas are looking forward to another memorable SoWal experience on their last night here!!!