Probably the best seafood in the area, pick your seafood and steam with lemon pepper and mild spicy…read more10/10 been here two times when we stayed nearby.

We always went to another spot for seafood on our 30a trips. We tried Buddy's this time and I'm…read moreglad we did! We went three times during our trip. The service was friendly and helpful. The fish was super fresh and cooked up perfectly. The steamed shrimp was outstanding.

Small, friendly place. Various fresh fish and shrimp at decent price for this area. Some…read morerefrigerated items too. On 30-A. Parking out front.

Food was good. 7/10 Customer service is great. Skip the…read morecrab cake bc grilled fish is the best thing there. Second is the fried shrimp and muscles , third is the fish and chips. Not a lot of seating, also $$$!

This is the best place to get seafood in Destin! The customer service is always warm and welcoming…read more There is no seating on the inside, but there is a bench outside of the restaurant. The food is always fresh and tasty. We ordered shrimp, crawfish, potatoes, corn and sausage. We thoroughly enjoyed everything and look forward to our next visit!

We stopped and asked them to prepare one of their steamer trays...we added 1lb large gulf shrimp,…read more1/2 pound scallops, sausage, potato's and corn in the old bay seasoning. I ended saving the tray with the butter and baking the fresh grouper in it the 2nd night. Great fresh product. Super helpful behind the counter

Found this place last minute an hour before closing. Totally worth it…read more Crab cakes. 10/10. That's it. Get them. 2 massive crab filled cakes and not a lot of filler. God bless. Scallops. 8.5/10 (blackened was great but we lean towards butter, salt, pepper) cooked perfect though! ‍ Fried Shrimp. 9/10 (PaPa is a fried shrimp connoisseur and this rating is essentially a 10 for anyone else) Grouper. 10/10. Huge piece. Well cooked. Seasoned to (perfection) Coleslaw deserves a mention because I only like the coleslaw from my family's restaurant BUT THIS was a 2 hands times 5 fingers good. Could eat just that. Nothing else. No notes. Missed out on trying their oysters but hope to get back again in the future! Oh and the couple running the joint were super nice!

Stopped by Reel 'Em In on Tuesday, July 21, and got my food to go. I ordered a pound of snow crab,…read moreand it came with corn and potatoes. Everything was cooked perfectly and had so much flavor! The seasoning was really good, and the butter sauce it came with was absolutely delicious. The service was amazing too. Very friendly and helpful, and my order was ready quickly. Even though I got it to go, I could tell it's such a cute little place with a nice atmosphere. I'll definitely be coming back the next time I'm in the area. Highly recommend if you're craving a good seafood boil in 30A!!

David and his family that run the market are all amazing! They remember me by name when I come in…read moreevery time. They remember what I love and always remind me that they have my favorite colossal crab legs in. They offer to stream my order for me and save me the work. I have never once be disappointed with the quality of service there. I encourage all my friends to skip the long drive to Pensacola to go to the bigger fish market and shop local and support an amazing local business and family! The store is always clean and doesn't smell fishy inside. Thanks for all you do for me and my family. Keep those crab legs coming.

Fresh shucked oysters, sweet large shrimp and huge lump crabmeat made for a great Christmas Eve…read morefeast. Call in a few days early to place your order. Only drawback, no itemized receipt to show prices per item.

Whenever I am here in Destin, I come to Blalock and get my fish and shrimps! They have a large…read moreselection of frozen ready to eat things as well. You can't beat the Florida shrimp here. I got the large they will actually steam them for you For a small fee. I sautéed mine and garlic butter I also bought 2 pounds of the freshest red snapper ever. I cooked it on the grill with some Cajun spices. So delicious. The owner is a very nice woman and super accommodating to help. You choose just the right fish for you. She also sells fresh French bread that she bakes. They have cocktail sauce and lemons and such as well. Crackers, and really good dips. The tuna is delicious. Check it out if you are in the area right across from big kahunas, you can't miss it !

Wanted to eat in and found this local seafood market near by. It was super clean and had a variety…read moreof fish, shellfish, and oysters. The lady that took our order was very nice and helped me with the options. We got a pound of shelled and deveined large steamed shrimp with medium spice. Put together shrimp tacos with a big Caesar salad. Shrimp were delicious.

Ate their 2lbs snow crab with corn and sausage smoked tuna dip. Fast service and kind staff. Helped…read moreus out- first time there and didn't know exactly what to get. Came out here for the beach and craving some crabs, yelp recommended this place and so glad we came!! It was absolutely amazing, my dad and I ate everything. Expect to have as take out or they have outside seating - where we sat. Gorgeous little seating area with shaded spots. So much better than a restaurant style crab. Will come again when back in the area!!!

Probably the most amazing crab leg combos ever. Split a combo with 6 others and it was INCREDIBLE!…read more Worth the cost. Do yourself a favor and just get it.

Amazing FRESH shrimp and scallops!!!! Soooooo good And…read more.. Chet, thank you for the door-to-door delivery of the "fresh off the boat" scallops!!!! Made the meal perfect! Cheers!!!

Ok. I've been patronizing Skipper's for as long as it's been in business...even before I had a…read moretaste for shrimp. I even have a t-shirt I wear proudly in my home town. Like many things here in Destin over the last few years, change is abrupt and frustrating. And for this review I don't mean ownership...I've continued patronizing since the original Skipper sold out and still love the shrimp and tuna dip there--and the folks helping behind the counter. I will typically visit 4 to 5 times during a break here to ensure we always have fresh, local, steamed shrimp in the fridge...it doesn't last long. And Skipper's has always had the best. But my first visit this summer really bothered me. After an honestly strange interaction with the young man handling the counter--seemed he couldn't interpret the questions I was asking about sizes, though I was being somewhat comic (I was happy to be getting my first batch of the summer!)--I chose my size and weight and requested it to be steamed with cajun seasoning, my usual. He then told me it would cost $5 to steam. I was floored. Again, how many years I can't even count that I've followed a routine of hitting Skipper's, grabbing a couple pounds and a tuna dip, request the steam, pay, leave the tuna dip on ice, head to Winn Dixie for a couple items, return in 10 mins to pick up the steaming hot shrimp, and head back to the condo to enjoy the best shrimp in the world. Never have I been charged to steam. So I asked the guy behind the counter when they started charging. His reponse? "We always have." I asked how long is "always" to him. He said since he'd been working there. I asked how long that has been. He said "about 8 months." Well, little did he know I had just followed my routine in April and was not charged for steaming. And I followed it several times in November as well with no charge. At the very least get the story and justification straight. It's enough to see the new credit card transaction charges on everything in Destin now (pre-tax, btw). This is just another hit. And I get it...small businesses have it tough, no doubt. And I will always support small businesses...as long as they make me feel good. This young man did not. And one more thing to add here...unfortunately another criticisim. On our next visit a few days later (can't give up the shrimp, and there really is no better...though there's a spot closer to Destin that may compete I've learned), my wife followed my routine while I was golfing. When I arrived back home, she was almost embarrassed to tell me that the steamed shrimp had come with butter and lemon...without notice. And I mean a Southern serving of butter...a pool of it in the tin container. We absolutely prefer our shrimp seasoned only (cajun, not old bay). Period. Adding a ton of butter with no check for preference or confirmation of a practice a new patron or old would never know was default (albeit, in the last few years the folks behind the counter would know me so knew how I liked it, which I also cherish) is just a straight up failure of service to me. I will say we drained the butter and saved it as it was tasty as heck on toasted bread, but not with our traditional shrimp enjoyment. Whenever I meet a new tourist to this area no matter where that may be--the geographic breadth of folks visiting here is amazing the last few years--I ALWAYS recommend Skippers fresh shrimp and tuna dip. I even did so with a family we met in the Austin airport on the way here headed to their first vacation in Miramar Beach and happened to be staying right across from Skipper's on old 98. I even bragged about how Skipper's steams it for you right on the spot. I surely hope they were asked if they wanted butter and lemon.