Favorite restaurants

I didn't know there was an Acme in Sandestin! Being a Tulane grad, I've been to the one on Iberville hundreds of times. Are the po-boys in Sandestin as good? Do they ship in French bread from NOLA? I've never had French bread that tastes as good as in that town - so crispy on the outside and light on the inside.

Acme is branching out. They have restaurant in Covington/Mandeville and are planning one for Baton Rouge. The po-boys in Sandestin taste just like the Quarter, but I don't know about the bread (I thought they used Leidenheimer). Oysters are great, too. Getting hungry. 😀

Acme is branching out. They have restaurant in Covington/Mandeville and are planning one for Baton Rouge. The po-boys in Sandestin taste just like the Quarter, but I don't know about the bread (I thought they used Leidenheimer). Oysters are great, too. Getting hungry. 😀

Thanks! It's been so long since I lived in NOLA that I can't remember the brand name of the French bread that came in the white paper bags. It's so good.

There is a Nicks on the Bay in Freeport. It's on Hwy 20 after the 331 intersection about 6 or 7 miles. Man it's a dive! But a very clean dive! Awesome view, super nice people, same good food. We ate there leaving the beach last Sunday. It was a great experience and we had never seen that view before. Also the breeze off the bay was awesome :cool:

Thanks for the tip! I actually drove by there last year when I decided to take the scenic route to VPS...you are right, it looked way different than Nick's on the Beach! I will surprise my son next time!

Pandora's has the best grilled grouper and ny strip that I've ever tasted. It is the oak logs.

The kitchen and wait staff are great, but the mgt seems to indifferent. I've heard of several ressie's that were bumped because they got a larger party. And for some reason they don't do take out food, which seems not only elitist, but poor management.

The D&K Cafe in Old Grayton Beach, across from The Red Bar and upstairs. Can't beat the food, the prices, and the ambience. You can sit outside with a nice view of the Gulf and a breeze. Their gumbo, fish salad and fish sandwiches are the best I've had anywhere. We also get a double order of the boiled shrimp for the table. Had my husband's birthday party there and Doug did a great job for our group of 36 people. They are the favorite of all our guests at Grayton and everyone goes home with a D&K tee-shirt. During the off season, open for lunch and weekend nights only. During season, lunch and dinner daily. (D&K stands for Doug and Kathy, the owners.) A great place!

Blue Orleans is now open for dinner with a menu of:
Crawfish Etoffe
Chicken Clemenceau
Crawfish Cakes
Filet de Chackbay
Shrimp and Scallop Kabob
Blackened Grouper
Salads and appetizers of course

Yesterday I had a great breakfast special - 1/2 red beans, 1/2 Jambalaya with 3 eggs (any style) on top. The beignets were very good.

The food, atmosphere, decor, and friendly service is right out of the quarter.

They will be open for dinner from 6pm until 1 am with a reduced item menu for the later hours. Live music from time to time every night.

Breakfast: 7am - 2pm daily
Lunch: 11am - 2pm
Dinner: 6pm - 10 pm then reduced item menu until 1am

Located in Blue Mountain Beach on the North Side of 30-A in the pbuilding with Richard Lyles Interiors, across the street from "For The Health Of It".

850-622-1909
www.blueorleans.com

Does anyone know if Nina's(Nena's?) off of 98 West before you get to Destin is still open?

Was it just north of Hwy 98 a little west of where 30A meets 98? If so it is closed. I happened to drive by there today and the building was vacant.

That is(was) it. I had heard that it closed after Ivan. but was not sure.

Thanks.

How's about some OYSTERS on the half shell. You can't beat Hurricanes in Seaside. At least not the last time I was in town. Been a couple of years. Any other place locally that does as good a job and as tasty? :welcome:

How's about some OYSTERS on the half shell.

Acme in Sandestin

I've been to the Acme place. Service was extremely slow. Oysters weren't bad, but it took an act of Congress to get them. Plus I wasn't to thrilled with the lacksadaisical attitude of the servers themselves. They were more interested in each other than the customer it seemed. At least the day we visited. It was so bad I got on the computer and emailed my thoughts to the main Acme website. Don't know if it did any good, but at least I felt better. :idontno:

The D&K Cafe in Old Grayton Beach, across from The Red Bar and upstairs. Can't beat the food, the prices, and the ambience. You can sit outside with a nice view of the Gulf and a breeze. Their gumbo, fish salad and fish sandwiches are the best I've had anywhere. We also get a double order of the boiled shrimp for the table. Had my husband's birthday party there and Doug did a great job for our group of 36 people. They are the favorite of all our guests at Grayton and everyone goes home with a D&K tee-shirt. During the off season, open for lunch and weekend nights only. During season, lunch and dinner daily. (D&K stands for Doug and Kathy, the owners.) A great place!

I agree 100%, can't waite to be there in 12 days and counting :clap_1:

I've been to the Acme place. Service was extremely slow. Oysters weren't bad, but it took an act of Congress to get them. Plus I wasn't to thrilled with the lacksadaisical attitude of the servers themselves. They were more interested in each other than the customer it seemed. At least the day we visited. It was so bad I got on the computer and emailed my thoughts to the main Acme website. Don't know if it did any good, but at least I felt better. :idontno:

I've had that experience, too, but the oysters usually are quite good.

Buster's, which is across from the Silver Sands outlet mall, advertises itself as a local's oyster bar, but I can't recommend them. Indifferent service and oysters that arrived at the table dirty and without ice. Tried again with the same results. Twice bitten, thrice shy. :roll: