I've never been a big fan of buffalo wings until I discovered this place. What makes Buffalo's Reef different is the sauce. It's wet, orange, hot, and smells like vinegar. I don't know if that's that's authentic but I sure as hell like their wings. Not to mention their drummettes and wings are bigger than the "other guys" (BWW) across the street. My only complaint comes from Super Bowl. I ordered 50 wings to pick up before the game. When I got there they were already an hour behind, and to make it worse they couldn't even find my order! I left after about 30 minutes when the people 30 minutes in front of me were starting to get their pick up orders. If it weren't for that they'd have 5 stars, easily. read more

I would say this place has good hot wings. Nothing out of ordinary, I am from Houston and since I am pluckers fan, their wings were just stomach filling when I was really starving in Fort Walton. Give their hot wings a try. My boyfriend ordered coleslaw as well and he told me they were not good at all. So just stick with wings I guess :) read more

This is the place to go in Fort Walton Beach for Chicken Wings. I am a huge Chicken Wing fanatic and I approve of the chicken here. The quality is unsurpassed. Buffalo Wild Wings is literally located across the street and they are no competition. The service is very casual with seat yourself conditions. There are TVs on all of the walls for football season. The beer prices are amazing as well. This has been a repeat visit for my family time and time again. read more

First time eating here since my last review and happy to see improvements with new chairs and repaired tables. They were packed but service was great! Buffalo's Reef still has the best wings in the area and I look forward to visiting again in the future. read more

Good customer service. Wings are really good. Fries also! This time around I got the wings and they were a little on the dry side. The sauce is good and the super hot sauce is really good but hot! read more

The best wings on earth as far as I am concerned , I've tried wings from coast to coast and this place is awesome, also try their house made BLUE CHEESE, we buy a pint every time we come into Fort Walton Beach. read more

Best wings in Fort Walton Beach by far. Very low key atmosphere, I think it is in an old Pizza Hut building. Wait staff is always polite and on their game. They actually make the wings when you order them but it does not take long. There is a bar or you can get a table or a booth. Only place we eat wings in town. read more

I've lived here several years but my first time here was when I went in for an office function the other day. While seating wasn't prime for the amount of people we had during their lunch rush, they did a fantastic job of getting us all next to each other. Our waitress was very was fast on serving drinks & appetizers and the food was out super quick! read more

BEST WINGS EVER. tangy mustard is to die for! bought a bottle to take home. Good beer, decent service! Check it out!

Nothing special with the wings. I had an order of 10 for approx $10.00 including tax. They were take out so a little soft and slimy when I ate them. I chose the honey BBQ sauce, again nothing special tasted like McDonalds McRib sauce...Cookies, KCMasterpiece maybe? The real issue with this place was the order mess up. All told as a group we had 8 orders, one order missing 5 wings and another missing 10. Even though we were charged, the store's response was "nothing we can do, should've checked before you left". That dropped them down a star from marginal. I don't see myself going back. read more

We have come here every time we came to Ft. Walton for years! Our favorite place. Best wings and fried pickles on earth! Some things never change! And that's hard to find! read more

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Best wings around!! They were there before the others and still kick all their butts!! If you like saucy wings make sure you tell em extra wet! Can't wait to get back again! read more

Terrible communication as far as when the restaurant closes. Online says they close at 8 and happy hour is 4-6 so we show to eat and enjoy happy hour and they people inside state they are closed and no longer taking orders at 5:34pm which is absurd for a dinner restaurant to close that early. Severely disappoints in one of my all time favorites but will take this experience into consideration before going back to this horrid customer service. read more

Wasn't very busy. Good customer service. You definitely get your money worth with the portions. The garlic Parmesan chicken wings were pretty tasty. The burger was okay. Definitely stick with chicken wings if you go here. Friendly and helpful staff. read more

I was craving buffalo wings while in the area for business and I'm so happy I stopped in to visit Buffalo's Reef. I took a seat at the bar where I was greeted and had many friendly conversations with the locals who visit daily. I had the boneless hot wings. Great flavor and great service! read more

Best wings in town! A local favorite for sure! I don't like blue cheese but they make the best bf dressing! And they have fluffed nutter sandwiches on the kids menu! You must try this local eats! read more

I would give this place no stars if I could. My bf and I ordered takeout and literally ended up throwing the entire meal in the trash can and finding another option for dinner. We took one bite of everything and realized all of the food was either rotten or had been sitting out ALL DAY and it would be a bad idea to finish the meal. Sure enough, my boyfriend had eaten more than I had and was up all night sick. DO NOT EAT HERE. read more

Manager Donna was super rude!!!!! She wouldn't let us sit at table as well as the other staff and server. Customer always comes first!!!

This place is by far my favorite place to eat in Fort Walton. My husband's squadron eats here, and that's how he found out about it. I have never been a fan of *hot* wings, but Buffalo's Reef has changed my mind. I LOVE wings now! Their sauce is amazing, far better than the Buffalo Wild Wings across the street. The wings are juicy, hot and delicious, even reheated at home. It takes a bit longer to cook than at most places, but the quality is worth the wait. The atmosphere is your typical sports restaurant, with a bar area and a booth and table seating area. Although, their TVs are not screaming loud, and I can hear myself over the music and the chatter from the other people (unlike at BWW across the street). I have also had great service here! The waitstaff is friendly, refills my water and my husband's drinks quickly, and always checks back to see how are food is. My vote is, if you are in the Fort Walton Beach area and are dying for some delicious, authentic wings, skip that awful chain store across the way, and try Buffalo's Reef. read more

I walked in with no shoes and when I walked in with undersized shoes they still wouldn't let me in while all my friends continued to eat

Wings were pretty good and quality was good for the price. I would suggest not going during a rush due to the food being a little slow during off hours read more

Drove from Niceville to Buffalos Reef for their wings for a big football game get-together. Best wings ever! Worth the drive. Ordered the day before and our order was ready and waiting. You cannot beat their crispy, saucy wings. So delicious! Best in the area. read more

This is hands down my favorite place to get wings. The quality of their wings far surpasses their competition's. Their pricing is fair and comparable to other wing establishments. We will definitely be back! read more

Great food! Portions are big. We got the 20 boneless wings with two flavors. Mango Habanero and Teriyaki! We both really enjoyed our lunch. I like that the basket of wings come out with extra sauce in the bottom. Definitely just order 1/2 basket of fries if it's two people. There is plenty! Ranch is good too! Server was friendly and knowledgeable. read more

The wings are spectacular! However, do not go in on a busy Saturday and expect good service. We sat for 10minutes before our waitress came to take our order. When I told her we were also ready to order food she told me "I'm too busy right now to take your food order" we immediately got up and left. A server should never tell a customer they cannot take an order! Won't be back anytime soon. Maybe just carry out from now on until they hire better servers. read more

Wings are good but the place is sooo filthy. I found the restaurant disgusting and the servers to be ok, just ok. I was not impressed. I use to live here SOO I've been here many times - this will be my last visit.... Nasty gross. read more

We really enjoy Tuesday night Wing Ding at Buffalo Reef and They are only $15.99 for all you can eat 5-9 this is a great deal for any one who enjoys chicken wings.We you go in asked for Linda and you will have great service .Linda is a great waitress and know her stuff when if come to being a someone who is hard to decide and eats nothing .lol but Linda went out of her way to make sure I was happy with my food choice. read more

The best wings in town, and the best I've ever had. The homemade dipping sauces are soooooooo delicious, and the staff is always friendly. Eat here read more

The Reef has some of the best wings on the Emerald Coast. I hear good things about their burgers, but how can I try a burger when those wiiiiinnnngs are on the menu? "Oh, but what about Buffalo Wild Wings" you say? Sure, go to BWW's for the game, but make sure you fill your lady's purse with Reef wings before going. read more

Service was very slow, several tables seated after us received food & finished before we got our food. Long wait for food was not rewarded, wings were terrible, even the sauce could cover the wings were way over cooked. 2 strikes is enough I'll not eat there again read more

This used to be my favorite wing place. My husband and I visited recently and the wings were big and meaty but very undersauced and not quite as crsipy as I had hoped. You won't be disappointed with the wings. But, sadly, they're not the best in my book anymore. read more

Man this place has really hit the skids over the past few years..always was kind of a dive but it had great wings at a reasonable price so it had its place...now its just a dive with lousy expensive wings...seriously charging a buck a wing now..and everything is extra(veggies..sauce..dip..etc)...I guess they lost a lot of cash when they opened up the to-go joint and the Destin Store which are now closed and they are trying to make it up on the original store now...I won't be back read more

Worst service I have ever received. It took over 30 minutes to get our food after ordering. The food was good when it finally came. We were there for over an hour and the waitress checked on us once and then never came back with our refill. She only came back after my wife got fed up and went to the car. Good food, terrible service. read more

1st time visit this past weekend. The portions are perfect. Got 1/2 basket of fries was plenty enough for 2 people and the wings were tasty. This will be my place of business for wings. Buffalo Wild Wings has nothing on this restaurant, well maybe just the beer selection. The service was great, greeted as soon as we walked in the door the waitress gave us sauces to try before ordering our wings. All around a great place. read more

I love hot wings but these are the WORST wings ever! No sauce on my hot wings and they had no flavor. Beware of those who say this place is good. It was NASTY! food gave us diarrhea later that night. I was just visiting the area and looked them up online but it was a waste of money. Cannot recommend them to anyone. YUCK! read more

I have spent countless dinners and lunches at Buffalos Reef even when it was on Okaloosa Island. Back in the Cindy days. I went tonight after a long day as a General Manager in a restaurant in the Destin area. Haven't had anything to eat all day. Most managers can relate. I jokingly asked the waitress to see if it was possible to get all flats because the drummets have a tenden in them that grosses me out. She said she can't ask. Ok I get it. Guess what I recieved, in an order of 25, 19 were drummets. Is it a joke. No sure wasn't when I sent them back and recieved my bill guess what. I was still forced to pay for then19 wings I returned. The manager came out and said I was for warned. No I was told I couldn't ask. Not that there was no way of controlling what I was going to get. Needless to say I went home hungry but the curley fries we great. I will be spending my hard earned money elsewhere. read more

Thanks for everything,came in from traveling, they treated​ me like family, parmesan garlic outstanding, mild spicy excellent, ice cold beer

Stopped in for lunch & got a buffalo chicken salad. Had huge chunks of veggies on it and a lot of chicken. Was a nice large salad, but required a lot of chopping up first. Tiny bag of tiny croutons on the side. Chicken had great flavor (I ordered it hot). I'd love to go back & try the chicken on its own. read more

What a great place. Not all dressed up and fancy. Great wings, in a variety of flavors, crispy and the smell hits you before you ever get them. Homemade ranch and blue cheese dressing that are way beyond anything you can get in a bottle. Generous portions of carrots and celery, not something you have to ask for or pay extra for. Also in great Southern Style, large glasses of sweet tea to wash it down with. Sports bar type decor, but be careful to play ahead on game day or the Superbowl, because everyone in 20 miles has already planned ahead as well. read more

Being from Buffalo it is really hard to impress me with Chicken Wings. With that being said....SCORE! The are big, juicy, and taste great! The ONLY place to eat for true Buffalo style chicken wings! Only reason not 5 stars is because with all the business they get I think it may be time for some upgrades. It would be really nice to just build a new restaurant but replacing the wall paper would be a good start. read more