If you like seafood, especially crab legs then this is for you. If not go somewhere else because I found the non-seafood items less than than stellar. Price is $39 unless you want to add crab legs, then it's $59. It was clean and the staff very responsive We had a very pleasant and attentive server. read more

Capt. Jack's Family Buffet - Front Beach - Buffets Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

This was awful-- the food wasn't good, the crab legs were obviously not fresh as the shells were flimsy and bendable- that was weird. Everything was very bland. The price is OUTRAGEOUS for the quality of food you are getting. I tried many items at the buffet and didn't enjoy anything. I do not eat desserts but decided to try them since I didn't like any of the savory food items. The desserts were okay. I had the banana pudding, the gooey butter cake (why was it salty?) and something I can't even remember. I was disappointed with everything. It takes a LOT for me to rate a place 1 star, but this was honestly the worst meal I've had in the last two weeks since being here. I also was super irritated we paid $121 for two people. That was insane. The food quality was major thumbs down. The server was Daniel, he was on point. VERY sweet fella, and very attentive. I would definitely rate him 5 stars. read more

We just ate for the first time today. Great food. We had fish and chips very good. Coconut shrimp delicious. Blackened Grouper fantastic and the burger with bacon and BBQ sauce was unbelievable. The server was fantastic as well. The only thing missing is Hush Puppies. Hopefully the mgr will read this and add to menu. We were told many people ask if they have them... w my family and I will be back and I will tell my friends. Thanx for a great experience.. Alan & family read more

NOTE: This is a buffet but if you do not eat seafood best to go across the street to Hooters and get Wings. The nine seafood options are average at best sirloin junk that are semi tough, fried chicken that was dry. Chicken tenders are ok the steak nuggets things were OK. Mac and cheese was pretty good. Hush puppies was my favorite thing. Desserts well it is a buffet lots to chose and average. Soft serve was soft serve. But the one unique soft serve was Pineapple was flavorful. Seafood review from the rest of the party. They ate about 10 pounds of crab legs. I guess that tells the story. Seafood thumbs up, non seafood eaters go across the street. The staff was great they made sure the drinks were full and the plates kept getting cleaned off the table. Enjoy if you love seafood. read more

Good food but don't go with more than 9 people they will automatically add at 20 dollar tip per bill

Absolutely love our waiter.. she came back and checked on us several times clearing the table of the all cracked crab legs. 1000/10

We drive to Panama City Beach just to come and eat at Captain Jack's! All you can eat crab legs!! this is the third time we've been there. The food is always good and the service is wonderful! read more

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Crab legs were great but the rest of the buffet were just ok. Service was great. The atmosphere gives beach vibes.

This place was really good. I was a little disappointed that there wasnt more seafood options. Everything we had was really good expect for 2 things. The steaks were so tough the knives wouldn't even cut them. We tried 2 different steaks. The other was the crab legs. They were rubbery, dried out, and bland. We talked with the waiter. He said they do not season the crab legs or the water they are boiled in. He said alot of times the crab legs dry out because the guy fixing them says he cooks them to long. Then they sit on the bar. That explains them being rubbery too. The waiter was really good. He kept the table clear and drinks full. read more

Captain Jacks is not cheap but it's an awesome buffet! Lots of fresh and delicious options! Lots and lots of shrimp of shrimp and crab legs!! There is also a salad bar, steak potatoes and corn and the list is endless. It's it worth the price tag? Well I made 5 trips just for crab, to me it was worth it. The staff is friendly and the atmosphere enjoyable. read more

Great food, great service, fun atmosphere. The way eating out should be. Truly enjoyed our visit. read more

Food is plain, frozen seafood for the price of $40/$60 per person you would expect better. Better off going to a high end and getting a true $40/$60 plate read more

When we go to any beach we always have to find a crab leg buffet! I have been to this restaurant before, its a good buffet if your going just for the crab legs as the variety of the other food isn't that big, it's just one isle of food to choice from. I have been to other restaurants where their are 5 isles so this one is small compared to the other ones. But we came here for crab legs, and the crab legs were so good! read more

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The food was lukewarm not hot and I did not enjoy the selection. The server Haley S was great- very friendly and attentive but even that wasn't enough to make up for the lackluster food. I am just glad we came here for lunch and paid the lunch price instead of coming out for dinner. read more

We had a great experience! Great service! Great select of food! Went bc my husband wanted All you can eat crab legs. I'm actually not for buffets AT ALL, you can ask my husband!! BUT I actually really LIKED the fact there wasn't tons and tons and rows and rows of options. They stick to what their good at. The salad bar options hit the spot. The jambalaya was very tasty, chicken tenders were crisp and everything was seasoned well. Desert options, I love that they were small portions so you didn't gorge and could try a few different things. My favorite was the cheese cake. I do wish the chocolate chip cookie would have been soft but maybe next time. My Husband ate his worth in crab legs and was satisfied. Our server, mentioned to us about their breakfast buffet and I actually really want to come back (would have been my Birthday) but we weren't really spending money on breakfasts on our few day vacay. Maybe next time! read more

There are multiple locations of Capt. Jack's. This one has a much smaller dining room than the other PCB location, but the buffet is basically the same. The boiled seafood (snow crab legs, gulf reds shrimp, warm boiled shrimp, and seasoned precooked deveined easy peel shrimp tails) were all wonderful! Everything was fresh and none of it was overcooked which is rare these days. They had crawfish too and these had a good flavor but as it was at the very end of the season, we didn't mess around with them too much. We were there for crab and were not let down! The fried seafood was also good and despite being catered to tourists, was still of good quality, well seasoned, and not overcooked. The only disappointment was the fried shrimp which were cooked properly but all tasted like they were well beyond fresh when they were fried in the first place. They seemed to have been fresh gulf shrimp and my guess is just that they were in taking their oldest shrimp and frying them whilst the freshest catch to arrive made it onto the boiled section of the buffet. If they fix this issue, this would be one of the best seafood buffets on the coast...certainly outdid all of the casinos. The biggest downfall for this restaurant and the reason for 4 stars rather than 5 is that management and staff allow ill-behaved children and their malfeasant parents to run amok all over the place and don't insist they either keep their families quiet and acting like they are human beings in a public place, or tell them they have to leave (and make them actually get the hell out for the sake of everyone else). People are trash and unfortunately PCB tends to attract the worst combination of trash and trash who think rules don't apply because they have money and are important (at least in their own feeble minds). If there is a downside this restaurant it is that the staff is burdened with trying to deal with being inundated by just jerks trashing the place, wasting the food, throwing it on the floor, and blocking every walkway. The owners owe it to their employees and well-behaved customers to stand up to the bad eggs and eject them from the restaurant before they've ruined everyone else's night rather than ignoring their abuses. read more

Arrived at 3:40 right after the restaurant opened. Figured the food would be fresh. Had the regular buffet, no crab legs. Tony, our server, was great. The food was tasteless, appeared old, smelled unusual. The gumbo and jambalaya, which is usually a smidge spicy and very flavorful, this gumbo and jambalaya was tasteless, no flavoring whatsoever and we could not find one piece of seafood. The breading on the fried foods had no flavor and much too thick. The mashed potatoes tasted like box potatoes. Literally everything we had, including the dessert, was tasteless. The desserts were just sweet. The restaurant was uncomfortably cold It was such a bad experience. We sampled the entire buffet, except the crab legs that were sitting in water. I truly have not had such consistently poor food. The meal for the 2 of us came to $88 before tip. What an embarrassment for this vacation community. Obviously they're not counting on repeat business. Do yourself a favor, just keep driving by this place. read more

Let me start off by saying our waitress Haley was the best. She was a absolute rockstar!! Now let me get to the food. There was not one single thing on the buffet that was bad. This was hands down the best food we had here all week. The restaurant was set up like a Normal buffet with desserts & soft serve ice cream. Lil pricey but for 60.00 a person all you can eat vs 50 for a pound else where this can't be topped. read more

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37/10 this place is absolutely bussin. not a very long wait and this shi good asf. gunna have to go on weight watchers after this one.. we f_ck3d that shi up. in total probably 30 pounds of crabs legs were takin advantage of. our little waitress was bustin her tail too. got a whole pit crew to clean up your mess too. this is fineeee dining. make sure you rob the bank before tho. had to break out that college fund. good thing i ain't going to college... try being my size amy type shi. bringing my kids here and telling them it's the four seasons.. even the doctor pepper was good asf. haley s. thank for for your service. this place needs its own holiday. make sure your pants are a size or two big before you pull up. they got them fancy hand dryers in the bathroom too ya heard. read more

Capt. Jack's Family Buffet - Front Beach - MESSED THAT SHI UP. we were all ten pounds lighter when we walked up in this bit - Buffets Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

Food was good. Our server (Daniel) was excellent and never let our cups go empty or the table crowded with finished plates.

Food is delicious! If you love seafood then this is your place. They also have food for the nonseafood eaters. Staff was very nice and professional. Didn't have to worry about asking for refills or having my table cleared. Well worth the price. read more

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The food was good , had all the buffet stuff ready, ready and stocked. Our waitress never let our glasses get empty keep our table clean from all the crab legs plates. Family friendly , just be ready for price tag. It made for a good family outing. read more

They serve melted spread instead of real butter for the crab legs. The food was not seasoned. The salt shaker was rusty. The steak bottle was dirty. And the mixed drink ad said free glass but we were given plastic read more

We went during lunch Friday October 18, 2024. I've really never seen a staff that was less excited about being there. The hostess was rough around the edges, very direct not the least bit friendly. Definitely not the hostess with the mostest. The food was just average. Nothing great. Nothing horrible. Mediocre is the only word to adequately describe it. The staff knows the owners rip off credit card users with fees, so they probably know that's coming out of their tip. That's probably why they aren't friendly and provide the bare basics of service. It's definitely a one time $40 lunch for two. Won't happen again. read more

The pros: There were lots of options to choose from and the butter cake desert was delicious. Cons: my daughter and I both got sick before we even left and all through the night with the runs. $133 for 3 of us, we didn't get the crab legs, and we are pretty sure anything we ate there and the entire week left our body within the hour. We will not return. read more

Capt. Jack's Family Buffet - Front Beach - Crayfish and Shrimp - Buffets Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

If I could give this place a zero or negative, I would. The food is just awful, terrible, slop. I can't believe they charge $40 and $60 per person for bad cafeteria food and can't believe people pay it. What is supposed to be cold is actually warm and what is to be hot is tepid. It's all scraped out of a can and cooked to mush. It is the worst food I have ever eaten. Eating out of a fast food dumpster would be better quality. Some Items that are shown on the buffet are not on the buffet except weekends. After the high price, THE DRINKS ARE NOT INCLUDED and are added at $3 for a Pepsi or iced tea. Defend it all you want but this is literally terrible slop you are being fed. read more

I only found two good things about this place! The staff were very nice and accommodating. The second is that the soft serve ice cream was tasty. The rest was all bad. Definitely not worth the $39(w/o crab legs) & $59 (with all-you can eat crab legs). If you want buffet food, go to the Golden Corral - the food is way better and half the price. I had the crab leg option and found it to be water logged and lukewarm. The so called butter was some kind of fake oil. When I asked the waitress, she said it was 'melted marigold butter. She tried to help by going and melting a small dish for me, but she asked about it and was told it was imitation butter like they use for butter popcorn at the movie theaters. Believe me, it did not come close to tasting like butter - just some kind of tasteless oil. The rest of the food was equally tasteless. That meal cost us $117 plus tip (don't jib the waitstaff because they have to work in a crabby place). I suggest if you want good seafood, go to Dusty's or Captain Anderson's restaurant. BE FOREWARNED!,, read more

Service is good, but for the price there is barely any food choices. The steak is not great.

do not waste your $69 on all you can eat seafood n crab legs! they just boiled them with no seasoning ! the reviews on their website has to be fake! the best thing their is probably the salad and fruit read more

Great choice, this place is better than the one on Panama City food it's really good

Capt Jacks is absolute fire! We got there at 3:15pm and were the first in a long line when they opened. The hostesses were polite and informative and the servers were fast and efficient. The food was fresh, plentiful and delicious. The best part for me was the crab legs but as a close second they have a great dessert buffet with all my favorites, key lime pie, banana meringue pudding and a do-it-yourself ice cream bar. This place is worth the money! read more

Just okay... not the best, but not the worst. I don't think it's worth the price if you're not getting crab legs.

Great selection but let's face it, you come here to eat crab legs and walk away miserable. Mission accomplished. Crab was good and not over cooked. Fried oysters were surprisingly good for a buffet, royal reds, gulf shrimp and some other items were good too. Just make sure you eat what you can in crab and run back to your room fast afterwards!! read more

Came for crab legs and got crab legs. All you can eat! The place is really busy so the food constantly moves. The crab legs where large and steamed and there was a server so no one had to touch the same tongs. They also had crawfish which was my first time trying and I liked it. The dessert was good too. Enjoy!! read more

Decent food. Was expensive though. Our waiter was good and attentive. Ambiance was as expected

We were given several recommendations to tri Capt. Jack's family buffet and man am I sorry we did. What a waste of money that was. I'm have never regretted a decision so quickly in my life. I knew when we walked in the door it was likely going to be bad by the overwhelming "fishy" odor. Anyone who has ever cooked seafood or grown up around it knows fresh, appropriately cooked seafood should NEVER smell that strongly. But I let myself ignore what I knew to be true and proceeded on in. The buffet was very small, stocked with overcooked items that were either mush or so chewy that it was like eating rubber. The crab legs were so overcooked that the shells were rubbery and the meat was mush. Don't go unless you just want to throw money away. You won't enjoy it and you will never come close to getting your money's worth. You'll leave either completely disappointed or very angry at how much you spent. read more

1 Star is based on the pricing we had to pay for our kiddos vs what's on their website along with how we were greeted (no smiles and slight irritation when asking about a veteran discount and pricing) Crab legs are large however, all places around PCB have large crab legs unless they are King. They charged us $49.95 for our 14yr old who was considered an adult. She eats chicken tenders, but, she wanted to try the crab legs too so the lady said she would have to be charged as an adult. She ended up eating literally 3 legs from one cluster. Our wait help also apologized to us that she had to pay an adult price. I attached the price list which is on their website. Only the $49.95 seemed to stand out over the rest. Our 17yr old son doesn't eat seafood at all. They charged him $29.95. Which was a Reasonable price but that price was not on their website either, They still charged our youngest $49.95 My husband & I enjoyed the crab legs and I enjoyed the coconut shrimp as well. That's all I ate. 4 clusters and shrimp, but the coconut shrimp were the best. The yellow liquid in the dispenser is not good at all. Our total came out to $196.00 I attached the website pricing which clearly says ADULTS $49.95 and kids pricing from small to large and nothing about $29.95 for non seafood eaters. I have to add that our table staff person was absolutely amazing! He was tentative not only to our table but all tables surrounding us! I had to edit my review as there are 2 locations. This review is for the location on Front Beach Road by the Days Inn hotel. read more

Capt. Jack's Family Buffet - Front Beach - Night out family dinner plans - Buffets Near Me - Panama City Beach, Florida

Service was great, but he food was mediocre. Now, we arrived around 5:15 and was greeted and seated quickly. Our server was polite, attentive to our needs and never missed a beat with all of her tables. The food however, there was a good variety although I was expecting this large, great buffet area. Instead, it was quite small and most of the items I tried were over cooked. The only thing that wasn't was the boiled shrimp. The fried shrimp, fried cod, fried clams, old bay shrimp, fried okra, petite sirloin and crab claw were all over cooked. And yes, there were constantly refreshing the items and those were also over cooked. I even got a batch of crab legs (that's what everyone was there for) that were bland and tasted like they sat in water. The first two plates I got, even though over cooked, had a good salt to meat ratio. The last plateI got, I swear had not taste at all, even dipped in butter didn't help. Now let's talk dessert. What a joke. The pieces they pit out were so small, you had to get several plates of the spoon sized portions that were put out. I've been to several seafood buffets, but this is one place I cannot recommended, nor will I go back. If not for the service, I probably would have given 1 read more

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We went once before for dinner and it was good ..or so we thought after a day of drinking. Stopped by today sober for lunch and it was bad...really bad.. like the worst meal out I've ever had especially at a buffet. Food looked and tasted like slop, very poor quality. Everything was overcooked and nothing had flavor .. just tasted like cheap food. The place smelled awful...to the point you couldn't even sit inside comfortably. After 2 tablespoons of mashed potatoes and a chicken leg we bounced. Wouldnt come back again to this tourist trap if you paid me ..find somewhere else to eat fried shrimp. read more

Yes AYCE crab legs. But imagine the last clusters left at seafood counter being refrozen and dropped in hot water. Even got some that were still cold. Buffet was filled and hot but that wasn't the draw there for $50 per person, we left lacking. Service from Wyatt was great, keeping table and drinks filled. Likely will not return. read more