Excellent wings, spicy honey garlic are the bomb. Hot is good too. Their fried pickles are great, their stuffed peppers are good too. I like their fries a lot tok read more

Best wings I've ever had. First place I go to eat whenever I come to FWB. Hot, extra crispy with their homemade blue cheese is the way to go. I love that they ACTUALLY give you veggies with your order, like a dozen sticks of celery and carrots. read more

Best wing joint around.One of those places where the wait is worth the wing if it's crowded. Their home-made blue cheese dip is out of this world. With fresh cut celery and carrots you won't feel so bad ordering the jalapeno poppers with Asian chili dipping sauce. Get red with cream cheese...green w/cheddar or mix both. This is one of the FEW places I'll order a burger since they're pretty damned decent and fresh. I've sampled the grilled tuna sandwich and that was delicious as well! Crisp, seasoned curly fries abound so you can definitely share an order of those. If you're looking for rowdy sports bar and a larger selection of beers then go across the street to Wild Wings. If it's taste...it's Buffalo's Reef. You can easily slide in to eat at the bar unless you're with kids. Large and even larger booths are available for groups and families. One of the few places around to offer a "Fluffer-Nutter Sandwich" the only bite...no milk for the wee ones. On the desert note: too bad they no longer serve the locally baked, mini-buttermilk pies. A local classic due to it's legendary and super tasty wings. read more

Food: This is THE best wings I have had in a very, very long time. I was stationed at Eglin AFB many years ago and this was the only wing place in town. Now there are others, but Buffalo's Reef is STILL THE BEST! If you like hot, slightly crispy, meaty chicken, rolled in hot, great tasting sauce, this is the best place. I always get my wings "hot", but there are many other choices. Atmosphere: Clean and plenty of seating. Can get packed during peak times, but it is a great indicator of great food. Customer Service: Quick and very kind. They cook your wings fresh, so be patient. Worth the wait! Conclusion: Great food...they get what the hot wing experience should be! I highly recommend this Fort Walton Beach staple! read more

Best wings in town!! You'd never know it from the outside, but you can't beat em! Best for takeout for the big game.

I gave this place another try a few years ago and it is now my favorite place for wings in Fort Walton Beach. I read my old review and don't know if they changed the sauce or if my palate changed but it is my go to for wings. read more

Initially you may thing to go to BWW for a drink, wings, and watch a game, but the atmosphere at Buffalos Reef is far superior not to mention the wings are far superior. read more

We had a great waitress and the helpings were large, but the food was all overcooked.... both the burgers and fries.

I love me some wings. Customer service was good. The wings were fresh(never frozen) and the wing sauce was more than I expected. Love that homemade taste and selection. Dont go if you starving fresh wings takes time to cook. But when that plate hits your table you will remember why you there. read more

The wings are amazing!! We tried a couple different flavors as well as plain and they were all good. The appetizers came out hot and flavorful, the ranch and bleu cheese were great. The restaurant is clean and the staff was great. read more

I thought the wings were average-ish, which is to say very tasty, but not particularly memorable. For starters we got some fried pickles. These are spears rather than chips. I've found that fried pickle spears have a tendency to become molten hot in the middle and take a very long time to cool off. These ones were no exception. They tasted fine, but me & my boys all burned our mouths on them. As for the wings, I ordered them hot and tried to get garlic with them, but for some reason they wouldn't do it. I ended up having to order a side of their parmesan garlic sauce and doing it that way. Kinda strange. Their blue cheese was almost indistinguishable from their ranch. The wings were properly cooked and tasted fine. Prices were good. The service was just ok. Not unfriendly, but not particularly friendly either. The kids meal plates are take he frisbees which is cool. It's an ok place, but don't go in expecting anything amazing. read more

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I've been eating at this place for over 15 years. I've yet to find better wings anywhere else. Their blue cheese dressing is the absolute best for dipping. Don't bother going anywhere else, this is it when you're looking for huge, crispy, flavorful wings. Also their chili cheese fries are solid. Made with curly fries and a great appetizer before you feast on wings! read more

Best chicken wings in FWB hands down!!!!!! Always served piping hot and super crispy. Mmmm I am salivating just thinking about their wings. Service is prompt and served with a smile which is always a plus. Favorite wings: tangy mustard, garlic Parmesan, and hot!!!!!!!! read more

Hands down my favorite wing place. Not as good as it use to be but still beats the competition. Good flavors and let's be real... I just want to bathe in their blue cheese dressing. Mary the server has been there my whole life and I simply LOVE HER. She makes the visit worth while just in herself. read more

This place originally started from a couple that moved here from Buffalo New York. Sauces are made in house and you can try the hot before you get wings that way! This is locally owned amazing wings y'all! read more

Brandy (the bartender) is amazing. Best wings around without question. Fried pickle spears shouldn't be missed nor the chili fries...

Atmosphere: A lot of TV's.... Would be great to watch games. Food: I had the beef/pork burger. It was dry as if it was pre-cooked and was heated in the oven. Drinks: Had a margarita and it was so thick and lacked the flavor of lime. I would visit again if it were a BYOB&F. The staff wore smiles, yet they didnt not seem to care about serving. The mgr was present, yet offered nothing. He passed by several times and did not acknowledge any patrons. Pretty poor leadership. read more

I can see why some of y'all locals are disappointed in the price of the wings going up and whatnot... Wanting to give this place a crappy review based on crappy service... But these are some of the best wings and sauces I've ever had... And I never considered myself much a wing fan! The combination of the very unique blue cheese dip with the wings in the spicy Thai sauce are sooooo good. My mouth just watered. In San Antonio, TX, I have yet to find a wing place this good. We have crappy chains such as Wing Stop and Buffalo Wild Wings. I wish we had something like Buffalo's Reef with your yummy wings and cute snorkeling buffalo logo/mascot!!! A few places have opened up here recently, but I have yet to find something as delicious as Buffalo's Reef. Quit complaining and consider yourselves lucky!!! read more

My roomate thinks Buffalo Reef has the best burgers in town so, of course, I had to go. Well, I can't say it was the absolute best burger of my life but it was pretty awesome. We both had the Parrot burger with bacon and different kinds of cheeses and YeuingLing (sp?). They actually cooked them rare for us and since it was a 1/2 pound burger, I didn't have any room left for the fries. The service was pretty slow but I don't know if I'm making a fair generalization here. Our waitress kept getting distracted by the table full of guys behind us. read more

I write this with a saddened heart. I grew up in Ft.Walton Beach. Buffalo's Reef was my family's favorite go-to restraunt. I moved away and had been back to visit several times, and now have finally moved back home. I was excited to have my favorite wings. Every time I have gone back though.. the quality was poor, the chicken was dry and both the medium and hot sauce held no spice. We had to get a side of sizzling sauce to feel/ taste any kind of heat. It's a bit dingy and outdated as well. The service however was not bad. The staff were quick and polite. With a bit of sprucing up, and tightening the gears this could be a once again great wing spot. read more

huge wings on steroids. hubs always gets tangy mustard wings. I always get fiery thai, dry (which is lightly sauced) chilli cheese fries are a must! read more

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These wings are D-Lish!!! Large and crisp and drenched in the sauce of your choice with a generous amount of carrots, celery, and blue cheese on the side. The standard varieties include: Mild, Medium, Hot, Super Hot (don't do it if you value your intestines), Fiery Thai, Honey BBQ, Teriyaki, Honey Mustard, Hot N' Spicy BBQ, Garlic Parmesan. When I lived in the area I used to order a special sauce combo which is a Hot Honey BBQ (no longer on menu but most of the staff will make it for you on request.) The original (mild-medium-hot) sauces are very authentic to the wings I've had in upstate NY. The place is always packed (especially during game times) so it's better to place an order to go and pick it up at the drive through window. Also note that they are usually closed on Mondays (except during football season.) If you're vacationing in the Ft. Walton/Destin area you've got to go at least once. I miss it and can't wait to visit on my next trip to the area. read more

Super racist people tried to sit for a table of four and they were super disrespectful and kicked us out for no reason for asking to get sat. read more

THE REEF! This place has a menu for everyone in the family, but let's be real The Reef has some of the best wings in the panhandle. All wings are cooked to order which creates the wait. But it is totally worth the wait. Xtra xtra crispy hot traditional wings are always my go to with an ice cold beer. Can't go wrong with the house made ranch or blue cheese. With Buffalo Wild Wings across the street, I always pick Buffalos' Reef because it is that much better. Check it out! read more

Great wings, boneless and traditional. Tried several sauces and liked them all. They also have great daily specials.

Wings were dry and hard..The fries were super soggy and it was just an overall terrible experience. I heard plenty of people recommend this place & I was sooooo disappointed. Definitely won't be back. My cousin had a burger and the meat was dry and rubber tasting. All in all terrible. Oh and the staff just looked at me when we were standing there. Not so great customer service either. Barely any greeting. read more

Best Wings Ever! No nonsense, great sauces, good selection of beers, comfy and inviting. My go to place for spicy buffalo wings. Screw BW3's, this place is better... just go. read more

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I didnt even like fried chicken wings until I ate here so this place changed my tastebuds forever. Wings are flavorful and crispy. The house ranch is amazing!! I think about getting wings from here literally every time I am in fort walton Beach. read more

Pretty disappointed with this restaurant for not requiring their workers to wear masks. The food is expensive so I don't get it that much and it wasn't as good as it normally is. read more

As always, the BEST WINGS EVER! It's a family tradition to come here and we are never disappointed! Amazing service and the food, can't be beat! Make it a priority on your list! read more

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The service was great. I ordered Hawaiian BBQ wings and they were on point. My buddy got garlic Parmesan which was delicious. And my other buddy got Hot wings. Their pretty big too. Beer isn't too pricy either. read more

The wings were SO good. Nice and crispy on the outside and super moist on the inside. Perfect amount of sauce. We also got the sweet potato fries, which were good and came with a cinnamon apple dipping sauce that was really good. Everything came out fresh and hot and our waitress was very nice and attentive. read more

Great naked wings, definitely beats bww. I've gotten wings from here a few times and they never disappoint.

Excellent!!!! Our server David (Who is the BEST waiter EVER) was INCREDIBLE. He never missed a beat while working his section. He explained the special's to us, gave his personal recommendations on items on the menu, I mean the man was SUPER MAN OF BUFFALO'S REEF(Lhh) We both ordered the combo basket which included six wings, two tenders, (not that great) four jumbo shrimp, curly fries and one side all for $13.89. Sooooooooo worth it... Then my greedy self wanted to try another flavor so I ordered six more wings.. I know.. I know.. It was way to much food, but I had plenty leftovers :-) If I could convince my gf we'd eat here our entire vacation. read more

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Heard great things about this place so I was excited to try it. Got the garlic Parmesan, mild, mango habanero and fiery Thai. All but the fiery Thai were bland. We were so bummed. BWWs mango habanero has better flavor and they are mediocre best. read more

We decided to try this place after zaxby's told us they didnt accept credit cards. I can safely say that this was a better choice. Very attentive staff, large glasses for the drinks, lots of quick refills, the wings were awesome, and the burger was juicey and delicious. Be warned , the Hot sauce is more along the lines of a strong medium, so be sure to order xtra hot if you are a spice lover. Also, had every baseball game on tv, as well as the ufc fight. Plenty of entertainment. Home made blue cheese and ranch were great too. I could keep going about this place, but i'll stop here. read more

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The best place to get wings in the area. The wings are always hot, fresh and have a solid crisp to the skin. Worth the wait if you dine in. If you are weird and not into wings, the burgers there are great option too! Especially the parrot burger. Get whatever you order with a side of sweet potato fries and thank me later. read more

The last time we were here, while waiting for a to-go order, a waitress walked past us with a tray of food and exclaimed "Oh my god, this smells awful" to another waitress. To which the other waitress replied "Uh, you probably shouldn't say that in front of customers". Uh, no you shouldn't. I think that pretty much sums up Buffalo's Reef... I've been here several times, my family usually gets wings from here to-go to eat back at our place. The wings themselves are good, big and well cooked, but everything else, meh. The buffalo sauce is strange, it has little buffalo flavor, it seems to just be butter flavored oil and hot sauce. It's very thin and doesn't coat the wings very well. It's also not very well mixed together so it separates, half the container is hot sauce and the other half is grease. The wings seem to soak up the grease and just taste like margarine. I find myself scooping up the hot sauce part with celery just for some "buffalo" flavor. The other sauce flavors are better, the teriyaki and honey mustard are particularly good. The bbq is pretty standard tasting, like KC Masterpiece from a bottle. They are very stingy with the ranch and bleu cheese dressing, we got one 1.5 ounce serving cup of ranch with 20 wings, not really covering it. Make sure you order extra, but it'll cost you. The curly fries have always been soggy, but that may be due to us bringing them home in the styrofoam clamshell. We did get chili cheese fries one time while dining in and they were quite good, but seriously they're chili cheese fries, how bad could they be? Other sides (potato salad, macaroni salad, coleslaw) are inoffensive but nothing special. Chicken fingers seemed to be pre-made frozen tenders, not freshly breaded, not very good. Service is definitely a negative, has always been slow when dining in and there's not always someone at the to go counter. We have waited a long time to pick up called in to go orders that we could see sitting on the counter because no one came to help us. Also, see the first paragraph. Decor is godawful, to call it divey would be an insult to my favorite dives. Dirty and old is probably a better description. But, I'm sure I'll come back, because it's sort of a family tradition now, that's what gets them the second star. But the Zaxby's next door is looking better and better every time I go. read more

I came to this place after hearing a lot of people rave about how delicious their wings were. To be perfectly honest, I wasn't blown away and I wasn't really letdown either. Their bone-in wings do have a pleasant crunchy exterior and moist meat inside, so that's a big plus. Their boneless wings..are boneless wings, nothing extraordinary. As for the sauce, I ordered the fiery thai which was described to me as being similar to a sweet thai chili sauce. It kinda was, it was sweet but it had a different twang to it. Not a bad twang, just a different twang that I've had with other similar sauces. For what it's worth, one of the people I was eating there with said they honey bbq was very good. I also got a bowl of chili cheese fries which were good. Chili didn't have much flavor, but the chili and cheese were warm so I can't be too mad. Overall, this place wasn't bad. Service was friendly, no issues there. I would eat there again, but honestly, I'd prefer to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings as they have more sauces and their sauces taste better, in my opinion. It's a divey type place as most people have described and it's a semi decent place to go on gameday as it won't be near as loud or crowded as other places like Buffalo Wild Wings. 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